Pettitt, P. B. (1997). Ventral thinning of convergent tool forms in the Middle Palaeolithic of southwest France. Lithics 17/18. Vol 17, pp. 19-24.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Ventral thinning of convergent tool forms in the Middle Palaeolithic of southwest France | ||||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
observations, implications | ||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Lithics 17/18 | ||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Lithics | ||||
Volume Volume number and part |
17 | ||||
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
107 | ||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
19 - 24 | ||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
In recent years, convergent tool forms have played a central role in discussions of the nature of Middle Palaeolithic assemblage variability. It has generally been taken for granted that such tools were a conscious, desired product. However, this view has been challenged by several papers arguing that instead, some lithic forms achieved their convergent edges simply because of the intensity to which they had been resharpened and the manner in which this had been undertaken. This is a major challenge as, for example, the apparent lack of 'mental templates' of tool forms may have implications for Neanderthal cognition and language itself. This paper reports the phenomenon of ventral thinning of convergent forms from the Middle Palaeolithic (Mousterian) of southwest France and discusses the implications of the observations made. In conclusion it is suggested that most convergent forms in the Middle Palaeolithic were consciously desired tool forms which fulfilled one or more roles in a complex (and conceivably composite) adaptive technology. LD | ||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1997 | ||||
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24 Aug 2014 |
