GUIBERT-CARDIN , Juliette

The lithic industries of the European Lower Palaeolithic are characterized by a wide typo-technical diversity that is still poorly understood (bifacial assemblages, flakes, small tools...). This diversity is often explained only by cultural factors. Few researches take into consideration questions relating to the occupation of the sites, their...

The modes of use of lithic tools from the European Lower Palaeolithic are still poorly understood, which is an obstacle to our knowledge of this period. Indeed, the numerous alterations on ancient artefacts affect the microscopic use-wear traces. Functional interpretations are then mainly based on macrotraces (scars and rounding). As these...

Lower Palaeolithic industries are characterized by a wide typo-technical variability (bifaces, flakes, pebbles, small tools, etc.) but the origins of this disparity are still poorly understood. We aim to focus our study on the function of ancient tools using a techno-morpho-functional approach and traceological analysis to apprehend the tool on...

Valle Giumentina (Abruzzes), sixième mission : étude des comportements techno-économiques au Pléistocène moyen

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European Lower Palaeolithic assemblages are characterized by a wide range of diversity (bifaces, flakes industries, pebbles, small tools…). This variability is accepted but still misunderstood, which constitutes an obstacle to identify the socio-economic behaviors of human groups in this period. Differences in assemblage composition are often...

Historically, European Lower Palaeolithic cultures have been differentiated according to the presence or absence of bifacial tools. In order to go beyond this typological classification of Homo heidelbergensis groups, we approach the study of their technoeconomic behaviours based on functional and technical analyses. This involves the study of...

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Small flake industries are a commonly identified component of Lower Paleolithic archaeological assemblages in Eurasia. Utilized as blanks for tools, at many sites, their functions are often poorly understood. Here we present a preliminary traceological analysis of lithics from Marathousa 1 (MAR-1; Megalopolis, Greece). MAR-1 dates to ca....

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The study of Pleistocene climates and environments on a local and regional scales and the analysis of archaeological settlements are both complementary and dependent on each other. Whether we want to establish a dynamic cartography of the first settlements of Europe, to understand the ways of life of human groups from a technical, cognitive and...