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Předmostí III: un site pavlovien de la Porte de Moravie (République tcheque, Europe centrale)
| Title in English | Předmostí III: Pavlovian site in the Moravian Gate (Czech Republic, Central Europe |
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | L´Anthropologie |
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| Citation | |
| web | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003552114000594 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anthro.2014.09.006 |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | Gravettian; Pavlovian; Předmostí; Geometric microliths; Kostienki’ knife; Likely ivory hammer |
| Description | The complex of sites of Předmostí is one of the most famous in the Central Europe. The site Předmostí III has been excavated several times during the last thirty years. This article focuses on the materials discovered in 1982 and 1983. The lithic industry has been knapped in situ on radiolarite river pebbles. The association of a Kostenki’ knife with geometric microlith indicates a cultural attribution to the Pavlovian and more particularly to the kind described as the group with geometric microliths. Blades and bladelets are mainly produced with an organic hammer. This fact could fit with the discover of a piece of mammoth tusk with percussion marks on its the distal end that could have been used as a hammer. In spite of the small number of artefacts preserved, the reassessment of that collection contributes to a better understanding of the Pavlovian industries. |
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