Flint economy in the Pyrenees: A general view of siliceous raw material sources and their use in the Pyrenean Gravettian

Journal of Lithic Studies

Pascal Foucher¹ 

[1] UMR 5608 TRACES - Universit茅 de Toulouse Jean Jaur猫s et Service R茅gional de l鈥橝rch茅ologie - DRAC Midi Pyr茅n茅es

关键词: Gravettian, flint economy, Pyrenees, raw material sources, Lepidorbitoide flints, lithic industries;   

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: University of Edinburgh * School of History, Classics and Archaeology

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this article is to present a very general view of siliceous raw material sources in the central Pyrenees, with support from recent bibliographic references. To illustrate the use of these materials in the Upper Paleolithic, we chose the example of the Gravettian occupation of Gargas Cave (Hautes-Pyrnes, France). Finally, we describe a few economic characteristics of the Pyrenean region, which are distinct from the Perigordian context in several ways.

【 授权许可】

CC BY