Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology: Regional Diversity and Internal Variability

Maier, Andreas

This monograph on the Central European Magdalenian aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the archaeological record of this period. It sheds new light on five regional groups between the Rhône valley to the west and the Vistula-valley to the east, which existed roughly between 20,000 and 14,000 years ago. Readers will discover that these groups are characterized with regard to their environmental setting (including faunal and vegetational aspects), lithic raw material and mollusk shell procurement, typology, technology and artesian craftworks. The work also explores an alternative interpretation of bidirectional recolonization from both Franco-Cantabria and Eastern Central Europe after the Last Glacial Maximum. This book will appeal to researchers and scholars in archaeology and cognate fields.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2016-10-29

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789402404180

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7206-8

Dimensions: 279cm x210cm

Pages: 455