Upper Palaeolithic lithic raw material sourcing in Central and Northern Portugal as an aid to reconstructing hunter-gatherer societies

We present the results of the study of lithic raw materials used in Upper Palaeolithic occupations preserved in caves, rockshelters and open-air sites from two different geological environments in Portugal. For the sites located in the Lusitanian Basin, flint or silcrete sources are easily available...

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Main Authors: Thierry Aubry, Cristina Gameiro, Javier Mangado Llach, Luís Luís, Henrique Matias, Tiago do Pereiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Lithic Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1436