The Archaeology of Archaic and Early ModernHomo Sapiens

An African Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID6044444
AuthorsPhilip Allsworth-Jones (Arthur B. McDonald-Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume3
Issue1
Pages21-39
Publication date1993-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0959774300000706
OpenAlexW2152568054
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited97

Whereas in Europe the transition from Middle to Upper Palaeolithic and the replacement of Neanderthal by anatomically modern humans appear to be synchronous events, in Africa this is not the case. Neanderthals as such were not present in Africa, and if the ‘Out of Africa’ model is correct, the ancestors of anatomically modern humans must have made their appearance in a Middle Stone Age context before 100,000 years ago. Subsequently, it seems that they coexisted with Neanderthals for up to 70,000 years in the Near East. If a direct biological correlation can be ruled out, the question arises: what was the impetus for an Upper Palaeolithic ‘revolution’ and why should it have taken place at all

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Aurignacian · Cave · Context (archaeology · Geography · Homo sapiens · Neanderthal · Perspective (graphical · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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