Lower Palaeolithic Core-Flake Industries in Western Europe: Techno-Functional Study of Layer « L» of Caune de l’Arago Cave (Tautavel, France)
International audience Technical and socio-economic behaviours of Middle Pleistocene human groups in Western Europe still remain under-studied. In addition to the so-called Acheulean industries that include bifacial tools, other lithic traditions that are focused on flake production are present. Thi...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-03381181v1 2023-05-15T18:04:24+02:00 Lower Palaeolithic Core-Flake Industries in Western Europe: Techno-Functional Study of Layer « L» of Caune de l’Arago Cave (Tautavel, France) Capellari, Félicien Grégoire, Sophie De Lumley, Henry Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique (HNHP) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2021-09 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03381181 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41982-021-00092-7 en eng HAL CCSD Cham: Springer International Publishing info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s41982-021-00092-7 hal-03381181 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03381181 doi:10.1007/s41982-021-00092-7 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/ CC-BY-NC-SA ISSN: 2520-8217 Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03381181 Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021, 4 (3), ⟨10.1007/s41982-021-00092-7⟩ [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2021 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1007/s41982-021-00092-7 2021-11-20T23:40:22Z International audience Technical and socio-economic behaviours of Middle Pleistocene human groups in Western Europe still remain under-studied. In addition to the so-called Acheulean industries that include bifacial tools, other lithic traditions that are focused on flake production are present. This is the case of the ‘L’ stratigraphic layer of the Caune de l’Arago site in Tautavel, France. Here, we present the results of the techno-economic and techno-morpho-functional study conducted on the lithic industry, which was well-defined and well-preserved in the Caune de l’Arago sequence. Dated to approximately 540 ka and correlated with the end of the MIS 14, it contains 4428 lithic artefacts that are associated with numerous remains of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). This occupation has been culturally attributed to the Acheulean. However, the layer L assemblage does not contain bifacial tools and presents a lithic production chaîne opératoire only oriented towards flake production. This study is carried out within a previously refined stratigraphic framework, thereby allowing a relevant return on the lithic material. Despite different raw materials, there are recurrences in the selection of volumes, the production methods, the choice of tool blanks and the desired techno-functional objectives. Additionally, the prehensile components are integrated into the production of tools. Some of the chaînes opératoires are fragmented, and we can see techno-economic dynamics with some tool movements more widely across the landscape. These results lead us to question the activities carried out during this occupation and to highlight the diversity of lithic technical expressions during Lower Palaeolithic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology 4 3 |
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International audience Technical and socio-economic behaviours of Middle Pleistocene human groups in Western Europe still remain under-studied. In addition to the so-called Acheulean industries that include bifacial tools, other lithic traditions that are focused on flake production are present. This is the case of the ‘L’ stratigraphic layer of the Caune de l’Arago site in Tautavel, France. Here, we present the results of the techno-economic and techno-morpho-functional study conducted on the lithic industry, which was well-defined and well-preserved in the Caune de l’Arago sequence. Dated to approximately 540 ka and correlated with the end of the MIS 14, it contains 4428 lithic artefacts that are associated with numerous remains of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). This occupation has been culturally attributed to the Acheulean. However, the layer L assemblage does not contain bifacial tools and presents a lithic production chaîne opératoire only oriented towards flake production. This study is carried out within a previously refined stratigraphic framework, thereby allowing a relevant return on the lithic material. Despite different raw materials, there are recurrences in the selection of volumes, the production methods, the choice of tool blanks and the desired techno-functional objectives. Additionally, the prehensile components are integrated into the production of tools. Some of the chaînes opératoires are fragmented, and we can see techno-economic dynamics with some tool movements more widely across the landscape. These results lead us to question the activities carried out during this occupation and to highlight the diversity of lithic technical expressions during Lower Palaeolithic. |
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Lower Palaeolithic Core-Flake Industries in Western Europe: Techno-Functional Study of Layer « L» of Caune de l’Arago Cave (Tautavel, France) |
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Lower Palaeolithic Core-Flake Industries in Western Europe: Techno-Functional Study of Layer « L» of Caune de l’Arago Cave (Tautavel, France) |
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Lower Palaeolithic Core-Flake Industries in Western Europe: Techno-Functional Study of Layer « L» of Caune de l’Arago Cave (Tautavel, France) |
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Lower Palaeolithic Core-Flake Industries in Western Europe: Techno-Functional Study of Layer « L» of Caune de l’Arago Cave (Tautavel, France) |
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Lower Palaeolithic Core-Flake Industries in Western Europe: Techno-Functional Study of Layer « L» of Caune de l’Arago Cave (Tautavel, France) |
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