Pettitt, P. B. (1999). Disappearing from the world: an archaeological perspective on Neanderthal extinction. Oxford J Archaeol 18 (3). Vol 18(3), pp. 217-240.

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Title:		 Disappearing from the world: an archaeological perspective on Neanderthal extinction
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Issue:		 Oxford J Archaeol 18 (3)
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Series:		 Oxford Journal of Archaeology
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Volume:		 18 (3)
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Page Start/End:		 217 - 240
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Abstract:		 A paper concerned with the statistical precision of radiocarbon dating at the earlier range of its efficacy - a period covering the extinction of the Neanderthals. A basic and provisional attempt to interpret the archaeological database is made, with the assumption that Late Middle Palaeolithic and `transitional' industries are proxy indicators of Neanderthal presence in a region. From this it is suggested that the processes of Neanderthal extinction began by c. 40ka BP in the Balkans and Central Europe, radiating out from there, leaving Neanderthals on the periphery of their old distribution (southern Iberia, southern Italy, Crimea, Siberia and possibly the UK) as late as c. 29ka BP. The processes differ in signature (and therefore by extension nature and probably cause) region to region, and because of this, the role of anatomically modern humans in the extinction of Neanderthals is questioned.
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Author:		 Paul B Pettitt ORCID icon
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Year of Publication:		 1999
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Radiocarbon Dating (Auto Detected Subject)
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
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Created Date:		 20 Jan 2002