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Reconsidering the middle to upper Paleolithic transition in S/W-France: The case of the Châtelperronian

 Châtelperronian Points from the Pas-Estret site (Beune) near Les Eyzies excavated during a couple of days by Dr. Ampoullanges in 1911. Unfortunately many important stratigraphies (Le Mouster, Combe Capelle, Laussel) were “excavated” in this manner. Consider a hypothetical scenario: In … Continue reading

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The Comeback of a relative chronology: How old is the Chatelperronian? .

This is a Chatelperronian Point found near Brive / France Several Questions about the Chatelperronian: Who made the Chatelperronian? ( Persumably the Neantherthals, but AMHs could aso be the makers ) Is there an antecedent technocompex? (The MTA-B?, the denticulated … Continue reading

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Chatelperronian Points from the Pas-Estret site

Chatelperronian Points from the Pas-Estret site (Beune) near Les Eyzies excavated during a couple of days by Dr. Ampoullanges in 1911. Many questions about the Chatelperronian, a technocomplex which is found stratigraphically above the Mousterian and below the Protoaurignacian and … Continue reading

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