Nubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals

Abstract Neanderthals occurred widely across north Eurasian landscapes, but between ~ 70 and 50 thousand years ago (ka) they expanded southwards into the Levant, which had previously been inhabited by Homo sapiens. Palaeoanthropological research in the first half of the twentieth century demonstrate...

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Autores principales:	James Blinkhorn, Clément Zanolli, Tim Compton, Huw S. Groucutt, Eleanor M. L. Scerri, Lucile Crété, Chris Stringer, Michael D. Petraglia, Simon Blockley
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5d64256148cd4ed8a7b7c60d7345e3102021-12-02T14:03:46ZNubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals10.1038/s41598-021-82257-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/5d64256148cd4ed8a7b7c60d7345e3102021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82257-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Neanderthals occurred widely across north Eurasian landscapes, but between ~ 70 and 50 thousand years ago (ka) they expanded southwards into the Levant, which had previously been inhabited by Homo sapiens. Palaeoanthropological research in the first half of the twentieth century demonstrated alternate occupations of the Levant by Neanderthal and Homo sapiens populations, yet key early findings have largely been overlooked in later studies. Here, we present the results of new examinations of both the fossil and archaeological collections from Shukbah Cave, located in the Palestinian West Bank, presenting new quantitative analyses of a hominin lower first molar and associated stone tool assemblage. The hominin tooth shows clear Neanderthal affinities, making it the southernmost known fossil specimen of this population/species. The associated Middle Palaeolithic stone tool assemblage is dominated by Levallois reduction methods, including the presence of Nubian Levallois points and cores. This is the first direct association between Neanderthals and Nubian Levallois technology, demonstrating that this stone tool technology should not be considered an exclusive marker of Homo sapiens.James BlinkhornClément ZanolliTim ComptonHuw S. GroucuttEleanor M. L. ScerriLucile CrétéChris StringerMichael D. PetragliaSimon BlockleyNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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description	Abstract Neanderthals occurred widely across north Eurasian landscapes, but between ~ 70 and 50 thousand years ago (ka) they expanded southwards into the Levant, which had previously been inhabited by Homo sapiens. Palaeoanthropological research in the first half of the twentieth century demonstrated alternate occupations of the Levant by Neanderthal and Homo sapiens populations, yet key early findings have largely been overlooked in later studies. Here, we present the results of new examinations of both the fossil and archaeological collections from Shukbah Cave, located in the Palestinian West Bank, presenting new quantitative analyses of a hominin lower first molar and associated stone tool assemblage. The hominin tooth shows clear Neanderthal affinities, making it the southernmost known fossil specimen of this population/species. The associated Middle Palaeolithic stone tool assemblage is dominated by Levallois reduction methods, including the presence of Nubian Levallois points and cores. This is the first direct association between Neanderthals and Nubian Levallois technology, demonstrating that this stone tool technology should not be considered an exclusive marker of Homo sapiens.
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author	James Blinkhorn Clément Zanolli Tim Compton Huw S. Groucutt Eleanor M. L. Scerri Lucile Crété Chris Stringer Michael D. Petraglia Simon Blockley
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title	Nubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals
title_short	Nubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals
title_full	Nubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals
title_fullStr	Nubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals
title_full_unstemmed	Nubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals
title_sort	nubian levallois technology associated with southernmost neanderthals
publisher	Nature Portfolio
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url	https://doaj.org/article/5d64256148cd4ed8a7b7c60d7345e310
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Nubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals

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