Levantine Perspectives on the Middle to Upper Paleolithic “Transition”

• Published in: Archaeology, ethnology & anthropology of Eurasia Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 12 - 21
• Main Author: Meignen, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Initial Upper Paleolithic; Late Middle Paleolithic; Levant; processes of change; “transition,” lithic technology; Late Middle Paleolithic; Levant; processes of change; “transition,” lithic technology; Initial Upper Paleolithic

This article presents a synthesis of the presently available data concerning the processes and meaning of the technical changes in lithic productions across the Middle Paleolithic/Upper Paleolithic boundary in the Levant. As a “corridor” between Africa and Eurasia, this area is of first importance i...