Hérisson, David, Brenet, Michel, Cliquet, Dominique, Moncel, Marie-Hélène, Richter, Jürgen ORCID: 0000-0003-2793-7867, Scott, Beccy, Van Baelen, Ann, Di Modica, Kévin, De Loecker, Dimitri, Ashton, Nick, Bourguignon, Laurence, Delagnes, Anne, Faivre, Jean-Philippe, Folgado-Lopez, Milagros, Locht, Jean-Luc, Pope, Matt ORCID: 0000-0002-8215-5000, Raynal, Jean-Paul, Roebroeks, Wil, Santagata, Carmen ORCID: 0000-0002-2043-7221, Turq, Alain and Van Peer, Philip (2016). The emergence of the Middle Palaeolithic in north-western Europe and its southern fringes. Quaternary International, 411. pp. 233-283. ISSN 10406182

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Abstract

The nature of the Lower–Middle Palaeolithic transition has been one of the most debated questions in early Prehistory since the mid-20th century. The root of these debates lies primarily in how early prehistorians constructed chronological models, relying heavily upon index fossils. Such models have “artificial boundaries designed to provide structure to a complex record and, rather than being conceived of as permanent or real, should be frequently examined and revised (Corbey and Roebroeks, 2001)” (Monnier, 2006). In this paper, we will not focus our efforts on issues relating to nomenclature and systems of classification. Instead, we will focus on a time frame within which rapid behavioural and technological changes have been documented: the period between MIS 9 to 6. Working on a large scale, and taking account of all of north-western Europe and its southern fringes, a group of researchers working on the main sites from this period propose an assessment of current research on the emergence of the “Middle Palaeolithic”. Using a rich corpus of archaeological sites, we discuss how humans occupied north-western Europe and its southern margins between MIS 9 to 6, focusing particularly on questions of taphonomy, conservation, chronology and environment, as well as reviewing the pattern of technological change within lithic assemblages. This overview of current research into the emergence of the Middle Palaeolithic will help to define future research paths and advance our understanding of this key period of human evolution.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Hérisson, DavidUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brenet, MichelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cliquet, DominiqueUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moncel, Marie-HélèneUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Richter, JürgenUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-2793-7867UNSPECIFIED
Scott, BeccyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Van Baelen, AnnUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Di Modica, KévinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
De Loecker, DimitriUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ashton, NickUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bourguignon, LaurenceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Delagnes, AnneUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Faivre, Jean-PhilippeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Folgado-Lopez, MilagrosUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Locht, Jean-LucUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pope, MattUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-8215-5000UNSPECIFIED
Raynal, Jean-PaulUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Roebroeks, WilUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Santagata, CarmenUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-2043-7221UNSPECIFIED
Turq, AlainUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Van Peer, PhilipUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-381558
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.02.049
Journal or Publication Title: Quaternary International
Volume: 411
Page Range: pp. 233-283
Date: 2016
ISSN: 10406182
Language: English
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 2: Archäologie, Altertumskunde und Kulturen des Mittelmeerraums > Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte > Abteilung A - Ältere Steinzeit
Subjects: History of ancient world
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/38155

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