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Nicolas Zwyns1, Wil Roebroeks, Shannon P McPherron
1Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. nicolas_zwyns@eva.mpg.de
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|January 17, 2012
Resumen
El sitio de Byzovaya.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Arqueología paleolítica arqueología paleolítica.
- La evolución humana es un estudio de la evolución humana.
Sus antecedentes:
- El sitio de Byzovaya en Rusia presenta un conjunto lítico.
- Interpretaciones anteriores han colocado este conjunto dentro del Paleolítico Superior Temprano.
- Slimak y otros. reinterpretó el conjunto como Mousterian, atribuido a los neandertales.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Reevaluar el conjunto lítico del yacimiento de Byzovaya.
- Para determinar el grupo de homínidos responsable del ensamblaje.
Principales métodos:
- Reanálisis del conjunto lítico de Byzovaya.
- Análisis comparativo con las industrias paleolíticas conocidas.
Principales resultados:
- El nuevo análisis sugiere una atribución musteriana para el conjunto lítico de Byzovaya.
- Esto implica una posible presencia de neandertales en altas latitudes.
Conclusiones:
- La interpretación del conjunto de Byzovaya como musteriano por Slimak et al. es impugnado.
- La interpretación del Paleolítico Superior Temprano sigue siendo más parsimoniosa.
- Actualmente, no hay evidencia fósil que confirme la presencia de neandertales en Byzovaya.
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