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Lithics 33
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Lithics 33
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Lithics
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33
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78
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Journal
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Beccy Scott
Andrew D Shaw
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2012
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13 Jul 2014
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Identification of Longhole (Gower) as an Aurignacian site
Rob Dinnis
17 - 29
Several factors have conspired to deplete the British record of Earlier Upper Palaeolithic occupation and the coeval replacement of Britain's last Neanderthals by early modern humans. Assemblages known to contain early modern human Aurignacian material are scarce, and therefore the identification of new sites is noteworthy. A lithic artefact in the old collections from Longhole, Gower, confirms it as an Aurignacian site. That artefact and justification of its Aurignacian attribution are detailed in this article. Technological traits shared by the artefact and those seen in a larger collection from nearby Paviland give reason to believe that Aurignacian occupation at Longhole and Paviland was broadly contemporary.
An open-air Creswellian site at Bradgate Park, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire
30 - 39
This paper describes an assemblage of Later Upper Palaeolithic worked flints recovered from an eroding footpath at a site in the Charnwood Uplands of Leicestershire. The results of typo-technological analysis are presented along with a discussion of the structure of the assemblage and its context. The lithic industry is typical of the Creswellian facies of the Late Magdalenian. However, there is conspicuous evidence for the use of soft stone percussion, a technique not previously reported for the Creswellian, together with the use of opposed platform core technology. It is suggested that the Creswellian typo-technological adaptations indicate a change in projectile technology reflecting new hunting strategies required to cope with ecological changes in a warming environment.
Quantitative functional analysis of Late Glacial projectile points from northern Europe
S Dev
Felix Riede
40 - 55
This paper discusses the function of Late Glacial arch-backed and tanged projectile points from northern Europe in general and southern Scandinavia in particular. The authors outline the argument that, based on metric considerations, arch-backed points (pen-knife points or Federmesser) most likely were part of a bow-and-arrow weapon system, while large tanged points (Bromme points) most likely tipped spears. A comparative symmetry analysis is then presented. Observations arising from this are related to southern Scandinavian Late Glacial culture-history, interpreted as indicating the loss and subsequent reintroduction of bow-and-arrow technology. It is suggested that long-range effects of the Laacher See volcanic eruption of 12,920 BP cut southern Scandinavian hunter-gatherer populations off from continental European groups, leading to the loss of technology. This suggestion remains one of several hypotheses.
A Lower Palaeolithic handaxe from Foxholes Farm, Hertford
A M Slade
56 - 59
This note presents a description of a handaxe from Foxholes Farm, Hertford, recovered from a multi-period site in 1983 and recently redisplayed at Hertford Museum. It is hoped that the article will rekindle interest in the Palaeolithic period of Hertford. The current record is sparse, with only five artefacts being recorded within TERPS [The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project]. However, in the late 19th century W G Smith maintained that the area consistently yielded Palaeolithic implements; this suggests that the area of the Lea Valley remains under-researched.
Replicating and recognizing the Lincombian; Wymer Bursary Award report
John Piprani
60 - 62
Report on PhD research partly funded by the 2012 John Wymer Bursary and looking into the Lincombian, a British Early Upper Palaeolithic flint tool industry. Most of the blade points representing this technology were recovered in the 19th and 20th centuries and currently sit within mixed museum collections with very little contextual information. The author's research has involved directing an experimental knapper to produce a series of blade points. The museum collections will be assessed in relation to the experimentally produced debitage materials as a possible strategy for relating stage of production to landscape location. Whilst the results are still under analysis, the experimental work has itself raised some unexpected research questions and observations. Three points are discussed: opposed platform production; the use of hard hammer, soft hammer, and soft stone hammer; and the effects on knapping performance and process of the difference in context between a modern-day knapper and a Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer. LD