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Archaic industries of Roussillon (South of France): Geochronological correlation with the terraces of the Têt

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    Identifier:  PC:869
    Authors:  Garcia Garriga, J.
    Abstract:
    This article studies the lithic industry of the Early Palaeolithic from the terraces of the Roussillon, in the S of France. The geomorphological revision of the flood levels allows these industries to be related to the geochronology of the terraces which were formed in between the late Early Pleistocene and the Middle Pleistocene, and thus allows a regional chrono-cultural framework to be established. By analyzing the technology of the lithic industry derived from the concept of chaîne opératoire and studying the patinas, the technical Modes and the technological aspects of the processes related to configuration and knapping sequences are differentiated. In the fluvial sequence, Mode 1 is documented in the terrace of Mas Ferréol and Mode 2 is identified in the Plane d'en Bourgat and Butte du Four-Llabanère, thus showing a technological continuity in the form of choppers and chopping-tools and poorly organized chains of exploitation (polyhedral). This technological substratum is common to the coeval sites from the NE of the Iberian Peninsula and the S of France, although with a margin of variability between the industries from the different regions.
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    Link to the original source: http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0514-7336/article/view/zephyrus2014731343
    Article's DOI: 10.14201/zephyrus2014731343
    Journal publication year: 2014
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
    Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    First page: 17
    URV's Author/s: Joan Garcia Garriga
    Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Last page: 43
    Keyword in other language: Chaîne opératoire, Early Palaeolithic, Technological continuity, Technological stasis
    ISSN: 0514-7336
    Author, as appears in the article.: Garcia Garriga, J.
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Journal volume: 73