The Lower To Middle Palaeolithic Transition In Northwestern Europe

Author : Ann Van Baelen,Joerg Zens,Philipp Schulte,Frank Lehmkuhl,Jozef J. Hus,Erik P. M. Meijs,Philip van Peer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN : 946166219X

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The Lower to Middle Palaeolithic Transition in Northwestern Europe by Ann Van Baelen,Joerg Zens,Philipp Schulte,Frank Lehmkuhl,Jozef J. Hus,Erik P. M. Meijs,Philip van Peer Pdf

A well-preserved early Middle Palaeolithic site set against a wider northwestern European context The shift from Lower to Middle Palaeolithic in northwestern Europe (dated to around 300,000-250,000 years ago) remains poorly understood and underexplored compared to more recent archaeological transitions. During this period, stone tool technologies underwent significant changes but the limited number of known sites and the general low spatio-temporal resolution of the archaeological record in many cases has impeded detailed behavioural inferences. Brickyard-quarrying activities at Kesselt-Op de Schans (Limburg, Belgium) led to the discovery and excavation of a well-preserved early Middle Palaeolithic level buried beneath a 10 m thick loess-palaeosol sequence. The present volume offers a comprehensive report on the site, dated to around 280,000 years ago, set against a wider northwestern European context. An in-depth study of the lithic assemblage, including an extensive refitting analysis, provides detailed information on the technological behaviour of prehistoric hominins in the Meuse basin during this crucial time period. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.

Author : Ann Van Baelen
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789462700987

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The Lower to Middle Palaeolithic Transition in Northwestern Europe by Ann Van Baelen Pdf

A well‐preserved early Middle Palaeolithic site set against a wider northwestern European context The shift from Lower to Middle Palaeolithic in northwestern Europe (dated to around 300,000–250,000 years ago) remains poorly understood and underexplored compared to more recent archaeological transitions. During this period, stone tool technologies underwent significant changes but the limited number of known sites and the general low spatio‐temporal resolution of the archaeological record in many cases has impeded detailed behavioural inferences. Brickyard‐quarrying activities at Kesselt‐Op de Schans (Limburg, Belgium) led to the discovery and excavation of a well‐preserved early Middle Palaeolithic level buried beneath a 10 m thick loess-palaeosol sequence. The present volume offers a comprehensive report on the site, dated to around 280,000 years ago, set against a wider northwestern European context. An in‐depth study of the lithic assemblage, including an extensive refitting analysis, provides detailed information on the technological behaviour of prehistoric hominins in the Meuse basin during this crucial time period. Contributors: Jozef J. Hus (Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium), Frank Lehmkuhl (RWTH Aachen University), Erik P.M. Meijs (ArcheoGeoLab), Philipp Schulte (RWTH Aachen University), Ann Van Baelen (KU Leuven and University of Cambridge), Philip Van Peer (KU Leuven), Joerg Zens (RWTH Aachen University)

Author : Wil Roebroeks,Clive Gamble
Publisher : Faculty of Archaeology, University of Leiden
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000066095088

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The Middle Palaeolithic Occupation of Europe by Wil Roebroeks,Clive Gamble Pdf

This volume focuses on the evidence from the Middle Paleolithic, assessing it in its own right rather than looking at it for signs of the development of 'modern humans' as they become recognisable in the subsequent Upper Paleolithic period. It provides useful regional reviews of the evidence from different regions of Europe. It is the second of three volumes on the phases of the Paleololithic being sponsored by the European Science Foundation. (The first was the Earliest Occupation of Europe - ed. W. Roebroeks, Leiden 1995). Contents: The Middle Paleololithic - a point of inflection (Clive Gamble and Wil Roebroeks); Environments and settlements in the Iberian peninsula (Luis Gerardo Vega Toscano, Luis Raposa and Manuel Santojana); The Neanderthals in Italy (M Mussi); Environment and adaptations in Eastern central Europe (Jiri Svorboda); The Middle Palaeolithic of Quercy (J Jaubert); The Middle Paleolithic of the Aquitaine Basin (Alain Turq); The Northwest European Middle Paleolithic (Wil Roebroeks and Alain Tuffreau); Hominids without homes - The Nature of Middle Palaeolithic settlement in Europe (J Kolen); Surface scatters from Southern Limburg, the Netherlands (Jan Kolen et al); Raw Material Transport Patterns (J Feblot-Augustins); The Faunal Record of the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic of Europe (S Gaudzinski). "

Author : Philip Allsworth-Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSC:32106009474773

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The Szeletian and the Transition from Middle to Upper Palaeolithic in Central Europe by Philip Allsworth-Jones Pdf

Approximately 40,000 years ago during the transition between Middle and Upper Paleolithic eras in Europe, Neanderthal man was being replaced by the anatomically modern man. Dr. Allsworth-Jones explores this period, focusing on a characteristic style of Central European cave called the Szeletian. His first-hand knowledge of the caves and in-depth study of related literature support his thesis that the Szeletian caves were the creation of Neanderthal man and were thus linked to that important period in prehistory.

Author : João Cascalheira,Andrea Picin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030274030

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Short-Term Occupations in Paleolithic Archaeology by João Cascalheira,Andrea Picin Pdf

This edited book aims to provide a new perspective on the identification and interpretation of short-term occupations in Paleolithic Archaeology. The volume includes contributions with a particular focus on the definition and identification of short-term occupations in Paleolithic contexts, aiming to improve our current knowledge on the topic, both methodologically and interpretatively. The set of chapters coming from a broad spectrum of geographies and chronologies will contribute to the debate on the definition of short-term occupations but also to a better understanding on how past hunter-gatherers communities adapted and moved in different environmental contexts across time. The in-depth examinations of short-term occupations in different chronologies and environments will shed light on an aspect of the behavioral trajectories of the human species in the management of the territory.

Author : Marta Camps,Parth Chauhan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387764870

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Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions by Marta Camps,Parth Chauhan Pdf

As the study of Palaeolithic technologies moves towards a more analytical approach, it is necessary to determine a consistent procedural framework. The contributions to this timely and comprehensive volume do just that. This volume incorporates a broad chronological and geographical range of Palaeolithic material from the Lower to Upper Palaeolithic. The focus of this volume is to provide an analysis of Palaeolithic technologies from a quantitative, empirical perspective. As new techniques, particularly quantitative methods, for analyzing Palaeolithic technologies gain popularity, this work provides case studies particularly showcasing these new techniques. Employing diverse case studies, and utilizing multivariate approaches, morphometrics, model-based approaches, phylogenetics, cultural transmission studies, and experimentation, this volume provides insights from international contributors at the forefront of recent methodological advances.

Author : Robert Hosfield
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781785707643

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The Earliest Europeans by Robert Hosfield Pdf

The Earliest Europeans explores the early origins of man in Europe through the perspective of ‘a year in the life’: how hominins in the Lower Palaeolithic coped with the year-round practical challenges of mid-latitude Europe with its distinctive temperatures, seasonality patterns, and available resources. Current research has provided increasingly robust archaeological and Quaternary Science records, but there are ongoing uncertainties as to both the earliest Europeans’ specific survival strategies and behaviours, and the character of their dispersals into Europe. In short, how sustained and ‘successful’ were the individual phases of European occupation by Lower Palaeolithic hominins and what sorts of ‘human’ where they? Using a season-by-season chapter structure to explore, for example, the contrasting demands and opportunities of winter versus summer survival, Hosfield explores how foods and other resources would vary across the four seasons in quantity and quality, and the resulting implications for hominin behaviours. Text boxes provide the background on key issues, and the book draws on a range of supporting evidence including technology (e.g. the nature of Lower Palaeolithic stone tools; the evidence for organic tools), hominin life history (e.g. the length of infant dependency; the nature of ‘parenting’; the implications of different mating models; the Social Brain Hypothesis), cognitive studies (e.g. brain scanning research into possible planning capabilities) and potential bias in the archaeological record (e.g. in terms of what is and isn’t preserved). By testing the likelihood of different scenarios by comparing short-term, site-based insights with long-term, regional trends, Hosfield is able to out forward ideas on how our earliest European ancestors survived and what their lives were like.

Author : Paul Pettitt,Mark White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136496776

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The British Palaeolithic by Paul Pettitt,Mark White Pdf

The British Palaeolithic provides the first academic synthesis of the entire British Palaeolithic, from the earliest occupation (currently understood to be around 980,000 years ago) to the end of the Ice Age. Landscape and ecology form the canvas for an explicitly interpretative approach aimed at understanding the how different hominin societies addressed the issues of life at the edge of the Pleistocene world. Commencing with a consideration of the earliest hominin settlement of Europe, the book goes on to examine the behavioural, cultural and adaptive repertoires of the first human occupants of Britain from an ecological perspective. These themes flow throughout the book as it explores subsequent occupational pulses across more than half a million years of Pleistocene prehistory, which saw Homo heidelbergensis, the Neanderthals and ultimately Homo sapiens walk these shores. The British Palaeolithic fills a major gap in teaching resources as well as in research by providing a current synthesis of the latest research on the period. This book represents the culmination of 40 years combined research in this area by two well known experts in the field, and is an important new text for students of British archaeology as well as for students and researchers of the continental Palaeolithic period.

Author : Matt Pope,John McNabb,Clive Gamble
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315439303

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Crossing the Human Threshold by Matt Pope,John McNabb,Clive Gamble Pdf

When was the human threshold crossed? What is the evidence for evolving humans and their emerging humanity? This volume explores in a global overview the archaeology of the Middle Pleistocene, 800,000 to 130,000 years ago when evidence for innovative cultural behaviour appeared. The evidence shows that the threshold was crossed slowly, by a variety of human ancestors, and was not confined to one part of the Old World. Crossing the Human Threshold examines the changing evidence during this period for the use of place, landscape and technology. It focuses on the emergence of persistent places, and associated developments in tool use, hunting strategies and the control of fire, represented across the Old World by deeply stratified cave sites. These include the most important sites for the archaeology of human origins in the Levant, South Africa, Asia and Europe, presented here as evidence for innovation in landscape-thinking during the Middle Pleistocene. The volume also examines persistence at open locales through a cutting-edge review of the archaeology of Northern France and England. Crossing the Human Threshold is for the worldwide community of students and researchers studying early hominins and human evolution. It presents new archaeological data. It frames the evidence within current debates to understand the differences and similarities between ourselves and our ancient ancestors.

Author : Sarunas Milisauskas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1441966331

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European Prehistory by Sarunas Milisauskas Pdf

European Prehistory: A Survey traces humans from their earliest appearance on the continent to the Rise of the Roman Empire, drawing on archaeological research from all over Europe. It includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. Throughout these periods, the major developments are explored using a wide range of archaeological data that emphasizes aspects of agricultural practices, gender, mortuary practices, population genetics, ritual, settlement patterns, technology, trade, and warfare. Using new methods and theories, recent discoveries and arguments are presented and previous discoveries reevaluated. This work includes chapters on European geography and the chronology of European prehistory. A new chapter has been added on the historical development of European archaeology. The remaining chapters have been contributed by archaeologists specializing in different periods. The second edition of European Prehistory: A Survey is enhanced by a glossary, three indices and a comprehensive bibliography, as well as an extensive collection of maps, chronological tables and photographs.

Author : Terry Hopkinson
Publisher : BAR International Series
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015070947653

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The Middle Palaeolithic Leaf Points of Europe by Terry Hopkinson Pdf

An investigation of the relations between heterogeneity in the material world and variations in human behaviour, particularly landscape settlement and stone tool fabrication, in the European Lower and Middle Palaeolithic. A theoretical approach termed ecological geography is developed. This approach is applied to the Middle leaf point industries of Europe, and in particular the Middle Palaeolithic of the Altmuhl Valley in Bavaria.

Author : World Heritage Centre
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Cultural landscapes
ISBN : 9789230042097

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Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS) / Evolución Humana: Adaptaciones, Migraciones y Desarrollos Sociales – N° 29 – World Heritage Thematic Programme / Programa Temático de Patrimonio Mundial by World Heritage Centre Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 0719018757

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British and Irish Archaeology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Francesco d’Errico,Lucinda Backwell,Bernard Malauzat
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781776142293

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From Tools to Symbols by Francesco d’Errico,Lucinda Backwell,Bernard Malauzat Pdf

A number of researchers have tried to characterise the anatomy and behavioural systems of early hominid and early modern human populations in an attempt to understand how we became what we are. Can archaeology, palaeo-anthropology and genetics tell us how and when human cultures developed the traits that make our societies different from those of our closest living relatives? In which cases are these differences substantial, and when do they simply reflect our definitions of culture, species, the image we have of their evolution or of ourselves? From Tools to Symbols, a collection of twenty-seven selected papers from a South African-French conference organised in honour of the well-known palaeo-anthropologist Phillip Tobias, provides a multidisciplinary overview of this field of study. It is based on collaborative research conducted in sub-Saharan Africa by South African, French, American and German scholars in the last twenty years, and represents an excellent synthesis of the palaeontological and archaeological evidence of the last five million years of human evolution.

Author : Ravi Korisettar,Michael D. Petraglia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134828562

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Early Human Behaviour in Global Context by Ravi Korisettar,Michael D. Petraglia Pdf

Early Human Behaviour in a Global Context will be of use to students and professionals who are interested in prehistory, Paleolithic archaeology, and paleoanthropology. Those interested in our ancestors and their place in the natural world will also benefit from the information presented in this book. Chapters focus on: * the nature of archaeological evidence * stone tool technology * subsistence practices * settlement distributions.