MONCEL , Marie‑hélène

The prevalence of large game found in association with Middle Paleolithic tools has traditionally biased our ideas of Neanderthal subsistence practices. Studies document the exploitation of small mammals, birds, and plants by Neanderthals, whereas data on aquatic resources are still scarce and data on fish are almost non-existent. This article...

The recently discovered Nalai site is one of the Bose Basin localities, which is key to studying the earliest bifaces in China. The Nalai site has yielded an abundance of lithic artifacts, including bifaces and tektites in close association. The total fusion 40Ar/39Ar method was applied to four tektites discovered beside and contemporaneous...

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Entre 2005 et 2007, dans le cadre d'un projet du Ministère de la Culture et de la région Rhône-Alpes, de nouvelles investigations ont été consacrées aux séquences du Paléolithique moyen des sites de la Baume Flandin, l'Abri des Pêcheurs, l'Abri du Maras et la Grotte du Figuier. Elles ont permis d'apporter des précisions sur les cadres...