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This report presents the new excavations at Combe-Capelle Bas, a Middle Paleolithic site in southern France. The site is situated directly on a source of good quality flint, and recent theories suggest that such a setting may have certain predictable effects on the lithic industries. These effects, and others relating to current models of raw material procurement and use, are discussed.This book will appeal to anyone interested in Paleolithic archaeology, lithic analysis, raw material use, and site formation and taphonomy.
List of contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Ch. 1. The History of Prehistoric Research in the Couze Valley
Ch. 2. The Development of the Research Design for the Current Excavation of Combe-Capelle Bas
Ch. 3. Techniques of Excavation and Analysis
Ch. 4. Description of the Lithic Assemblages
Ch. 5. Summary of the Archaeological Sequence
Ch. 6. Introduction to Site Formation
Ch. 7. The Sedimentary Deposits of Combe-Capelle Bas and Their Implications for Site Formation and Paleoenvironment
Ch. 8. Electrical Resistivity and Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements at Combe-Capelle
Ch. 9. Archaeological Taphonomy of Combe-Capelle Bas from Artifact Orientation and Density Analysis
Ch. 10. An Assessment of the Integrity of the Archaeological Assemblages
Ch. 11. The Use of Raw Materials at Combe-Capelle Bas
Ch. 12. Raw Material Availability, Intensity of Utilization, and Middle Paleolithic Assemblage Variability
Ch. 13. Summary and Conclusions
Appendix I. Raw Material Sources in the Region of Combe-Capelle Bas
Appendix II. The Haut de Combe-Capelle, or Abri Peyrony
References Cited
List of Contributors
About the author
Harold L. Dibble and Michel Lenoir
