The Lower to Middle Palaeolithic Transition in Northwestern Europe : Evidence from Kesselt-Op de Schans /

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Author / Creator:	Baelen, Ann van, author.
Imprint:	Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017. Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 online resource (1 PDF (238 pages)) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Belgium -- Lanaken. Paleolithic period, Lower -- Belgium -- Lanaken. Paleolithic period -- Belgium -- Lanaken. HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. Antiquities, Prehistoric. Paleolithic period. Paleolithic period, Lower. Belgium -- Lanaken. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11759709

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Other authors / contributors:	Zens, Joerg, author. Schulte, Philipp, 1978- author. Lehmkuhl, Frank, author. Hus, Jozef J., author. Meijs, Erik P. M., author. Peer, Philip van, author.
ISBN:	9789461662194 946166219X 9789462700987
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-231) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The shift from Lower to Middle Palaeolithic in northwestern Europe (dated to around 300,000-250,000 years ago) remains poorly understood and underexplored compared to more recent archaeological transitions. During this period, stone tool technologies underwent significant changes but the limited number of known sites and the general low spatio-temporal resolution of the archaeological record in many cases has impeded detailed behavioural inferences. Brickyard-quarrying activities at Kesselt-Op de Schans (Limburg, Belgium) led to the discovery and excavation of a well-preserved early Middle Palaeolithic level buried beneath a 10m thick loess-palaeosol sequence. The present volume offers a comprehensive report on the site, dated to around 280,000 years ago, set against a wider northwestern European context. An in-depth study of the lithic assemblage, including an extensive refitting analysis, provides detailed information on the technological behaviour of prehistoric hominins in the Meuse basin during this crucial time period.
Other form:	Print version: 9789462700987

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