In:
Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 3, No. 1 ( 1993-04), p. 21-39
Abstract:
Whereas in Europe the transition from Middle to Upper Palaeolithic and the replacement of Neanderthal by anatomically modern humans appear to be synchronous events, in Africa this is not the case. Neanderthals as such were not present in Africa, and if the ‘Out of Africa’ model is correct, the ancestors of anatomically modern humans must have made their appearance in a Middle Stone Age context before 100,000 years ago. Subsequently, it seems that they coexisted with Neanderthals for up to 70,000 years in the Near East. If a direct biological correlation can be ruled out, the question arises: what was the impetus for an Upper Palaeolithic ‘revolution’ and why should it have taken place at all?
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0959-7743
,
1474-0540
DOI:
10.1017/S0959774300000706
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1993
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2053550-8
SSG:
6,14
SSG:
6,22
SSG:
6,11
Bookmarklink