White, M. J. and Pettitt, P. B. (1995). Technology of early Palaeolithic western Europe. Lithics 16. Vol 16, pp. 27-40.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Technology of early Palaeolithic western Europe | ||||||||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
innovation, variability and a unified framework | ||||||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Lithics 16 | ||||||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Lithics | ||||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
16 | ||||||||
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
111 | ||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
27 - 40 | ||||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Three main problematic areas in the technology of Early Palaeolithic Europe are identified. Whilst these are directly addressed by lithic research, each is approached individually: there is an absence of an overall conceptual approach. This article takes a homogenising approach, interpreting the technological behaviour of the Early Palaeolithic from the initial hominid colonisation to the terminal Middle Palaeolithic in terms of a broad technological framework. After outlining the framework, examples from the archaeology of Palaeolithic Europe are discussed. It is concluded that the entire Early Palaeolithic can be characterised by the use of two very simple approaches to raw materials. There appears to be a simple linear trend, not of increasing sophistication, but of a gradual increase in one type of technological system over another: systems of faconnage, notably geared toward the production of bifaces, develop into variable systems of flake-producing debitage. LD | ||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1995 | ||||||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
12 Aug 2014 |
