Tag Archives: Kostenki

The Kostenki-Gravettian

These are two broken shouldered points from the Willendorf-Kostenki complex (max. 3 cm long). A Paleolithic entity can be defined by the presence of a common material culture, ideology and a common “lifestyle”, shared by the members of a group … Continue reading

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Shouldered Points during the Upper Paleolithic

This is a shouldered point found during the 19th century in the Provence with no contextual information.  Shouldered points during the Upper Paleolithic appeared first in the context of the French Perigordian / Gravettian. They are known from the Périgord … Continue reading

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Eastern Gravettian at Moravany Nad Vahom: the Banka-Site

These are upper Paleolithic artifacts, found early in the last century at Moravany Banka. This site has been introduced into the scientific literature by Lothar F. Zotz and Wenzel Vlk in 1939 and has been reexcavated by an international team in the … Continue reading

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Bone Implements from Roc de Sers

The site of Roc de Sers is a collapsed rock shelter located about 20 km south-east of Angouleme. Research was conducted by L. Henri-Martin from 1909 to 1929 and completed in 1951 by G. Henri-Martin and R. Lantier. The site … Continue reading

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The late Gravettian of Western Slovakia

Several shouldered points from the late Gravettian in the Vah-valley. Together with Willendorf I/II in Lower Austria, sites in the adjacent area of Western Slovakia form a dense cluster of the late Gravettian in Middle Europe. The Moravany and the … Continue reading

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Moravany: Shouldered point (Willendorf-Kostenki culture)

Shouldered point (“Willendorf-Kostenki culture”; 25000-21000 BP) from the Moravany nad Váhom area. In Middle Europe several sites of this technocomplex are known from Slovakia, Moravia and Poland. The oldest documented finds in the Moravany area are dated to the 19th century when … Continue reading

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