In the lower levels of Les Pradelles, in Charentes, very low densities of lithic artefacts are in contrast with large quantities of bone remains, mostly reindeer. The introduction of finished tools (made on non local, high quality flint from the Cretaceous outcrops) highly curated in the site, together with an expedient strategy on strictly...
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September 4, 2006 (v1)Conference paperUploaded on: December 4, 2022
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2008 (v1)Book section
Characterized by marked climatic contrasts and important differences in altitude, the mountain environment is generally regarded as constraining for Paleolithic hunter-gatherers groups. The Mousterian site of Grotte du Noisetier is exceptional within the framework of the Pyrenees by its altitude and its settlement in the middle of the chain. It...
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September 1, 2014 (v1)Conference paper
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