The emergence of the Middle Palaeolithic in north-western Europe and its southern fringes
The emergence of the Middle Palaeolithic in north-western Europe and its southern fringes
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10.1016/j.quaint.2016.02.049
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2016-08
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2.2
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David Hérisson;M. Brenet;D. Cliquet;M. Moncel;J. Richter;B. Scott;A. V. Baelen;K. D. Modica;D. Loecker;N. Ashton;Laurence Bourguignon;A. Delagnes;Jean-Philippe Faivre;Milagros Folgado-Lopez;J. Locht;M. Pope;J. Raynal;W. Roebroeks;C. Santagata;Alain Turq;P. V. Peer
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David Hérisson;M. Brenet;D. Cliquet;M. Moncel;J. Richter;B. Scott;A. V. Baelen;K. D. Modica;D. Loecker;N. Ashton;Laurence Bourguignon;A. Delagnes;Jean-Philippe Faivre;Milagros Folgado-Lopez;J. Locht;M. Pope;J. Raynal;W. Roebroeks;C. Santagata;Alain Turq;P. V. Peer
早中旧石器时代过渡的性质是世纪中期以来史前早期最具争议的问题之一。这些争论的根源主要在于早期史前史学家是如何建立年代模型的，他们严重依赖于索引化石。这种模式具有“人为的边界，旨在为复杂的记录提供结构，而不是被认为是永久的或真实的，应该经常检查和修订（Corbey和Roebroeks，2001）”（Monnier，2006）。在本文中，我们将不集中精力讨论与命名和分类系统有关的问题。相反，我们将重点放在一个时间框架内，快速的行为和技术变化已被记录：MIS 9至6之间的时期。在大规模工作，并考虑到所有的西北欧及其南部边缘，一组研究人员工作的主要网站从这个时期提出了一个评估目前的研究出现的“旧石器时代中期”。使用丰富的语料库的考古遗址，我们讨论了人类如何占领西北欧及其南部边缘MIS 9至6之间，特别侧重于埋藏，保护，年代学和环境的问题，以及审查的技术变化的模式内的石器组合。对旧石器时代中期出现的当前研究的概述将有助于确定未来的研究路径，并促进我们对人类进化这一关键时期的理解。
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.