Within Projectile Range
Some Thoughts on the Appearance of the Aurignacian in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7870410 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicolas Teyssandier (0000-0001-7026-1968, Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés), François Bon (0000-0001-7755-5643, Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés), Jean-Guillaume Bordes (0009-0009-7350-0122), Jean‐Guillaume Bordes (De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-229 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3998/jar.0521004.0066.203 |
| OpenAlex | W1997298090 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 35 |
The Aurignacian has long been interpreted as the culture that corresponded to the arrival of modern humans in Europe and, along with them, all the constituent elements of the Upper Paleolithic. In addition to noting the profound technological changes, we emphasize in particular the systematization and diversification of personal ornaments and the emergence of graphic arts. While not denying the impact of such transformations, and not questioning their close association with the Aurignacian, our objective here is to place them in their archaeological context in order to show that their development was not sudden but in fact more gradual than is usually considered. With respect to the internal chronology of the Aurignacian, we thus depict a more complex image of the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition, attenuating the impression of an abrupt and radical break that generally surrounds its interpretation
Archaeology · Aurignacian · Cave · Chronology · Context (archaeology · Diversification (marketing strategy · Geography · Middle Paleolithic · Ornaments · Projectile point · Style (visual arts · Upper Paleolithic · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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