Frontiers of the Lower Palaeolithic expansion in Europe: Tunel Wielki Cave (Poland)
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APE
Publication Type: Journal Article
Authors: Kot, Małgorzata; Berto, Claudio; Krajcarz, Maciej T.; Moskal-del Hoyo, Magdalena; Gryczewska, Natalia; Szymanek, Marcin; Marciszak, Adrian; Stefaniak, Krzysztof; Zarzecka-Szubińska, Katarzyna; Lipecki, Grzegorz; Wertz, Krzysztof; Madeyska, Teresa
Year of Publication: 2022
Journal: Scientific Reports
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
Pagination: 16355
Date Published: 09/2022
Publication Language: eng
ISBN Number: 2045-2322
Abstract:
Peopling of Central Europe by Middle Pleistocene hominids is highly debatable, mainly due to the relatively harsh climatic and environmental conditions that require cultural and anatomical adjustments. At least several archaeological sites certify human occupation in the region dated back to MIS 13-11, but they represent open-air settlements. Based on the new fieldwork conducted in Tunel Wielki Cave, we can date the human occupation traces in the cave to MIS 14-12. Bipolar-on-anvil knapping technique prevails in the lithic assemblage, made exclusively in flint. The obtained results have given ground for studying the frontiers of human oikumene and the required cultural adaptive abilities.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20582-0
Short Title: Scientific Reports
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