Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1041004 | Quaternary International | 2015 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Flint nodules are primarily obtained from local sources and were used to produce blades and bladelets. The tool kit is, however, dominated by blades likely used in butchering activities, as well as armature and burin production. The occupants of Ormesson seem to have killed and butchered bison near site and imported the most nutritious parts. Portions of reindeer and horse were also imported. The Gravettian occupation at Ormesson thus appears to have been a medium to short-term multi purpose campsite, likely occupied for the time it took to process imported bison carcasses.
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Authors
Jessica Lacarrière, Pierre Bodu, Marie-Anne Julien, Gaëlle Dumarçay, Nejma Goutas, Mathieu Lejay, Caroline Peschaux, Henri-Georges Naton, Isabelle Théry-Parisot, Ligia Vasiliu,