Ramification of lithic production and the search of small tools in Iberian Peninsula Middle Paleolithic

The notion of recycling and it relationship with ramified productions and small tool production in Late Middle Paleolithic from the Iberian Peninsula are investigated. Results from Amalda, Axlor, Peña Miel, and Quebrada show that the production of small tools is one of the principal objectives of li...

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Published inQuaternary international Vol. 361; pp. 188 - 199
Main Authors Rios-Garaizar, Joseba, Eixea, Aleix, Villaverde, Valentín
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 10.03.2015
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Iberian Peninsula
Late Middle Paleolithic
Lithic technology
Neandertal
Ramified production
Small flake
Small flake
Iberian Peninsula
Late Middle Paleolithic
Ramified production
Neandertal
Lithic technology
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Summary:The notion of recycling and it relationship with ramified productions and small tool production in Late Middle Paleolithic from the Iberian Peninsula are investigated. Results from Amalda, Axlor, Peña Miel, and Quebrada show that the production of small tools is one of the principal objectives of lithic provisioning in these sites. Whereas in Axlor and Amalda, this is achieved through the ramification of production, due to the remoteness of flint sources, in Quebrada, where raw material sources are closer, small flakes are obtained at the end of Levallois production. The implications for Neandertal society organization of this small tool production is discussed, and its evolution is observed from a diachronic perspective.
ISSN:1040-6182
1873-4553
DOI:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.07.025