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Nubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals
Blinkhorn, James Zanolli, Clément Compton, Tim Groucutt, Huw S Scerri, Eleanor ML Crété, Lucile Petraglia, Michael D Blockley, Simon
Blinkhorn, James
Zanolli, Clément
Compton, Tim
Groucutt, Huw S
Scerri, Eleanor ML
Crété, Lucile
Petraglia, Michael D
Blockley, Simon
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2021-02-15
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2020-10-26
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biological anthropology
biological anthropology
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Neanderthals occurred widely across north Eurasian landscapes, but between ~ 70 and 50 thousand years ago (ka) they expanded southwards into the Levant, which had previously been inhabited by <jats:italic>Homo sapiens</jats:italic>. Palaeoanthropological research in the first half of the twentieth century demonstrated alternate occupations of the Levant by Neanderthal and <jats:italic>Homo sapiens</jats:italic> populations, yet key early findings have largely been overlooked in later studies. Here, we present the results of new examinations of both the fossil and archaeological collections from Shukbah Cave, located in the Palestinian West Bank, presenting new quantitative analyses of a hominin lower first molar and associated stone tool assemblage. The hominin tooth shows clear Neanderthal affinities, making it the southernmost known fossil specimen of this population/species. The associated Middle Palaeolithic stone tool assemblage is dominated by Levallois reduction methods, including the presence of Nubian Levallois points and cores. This is the first direct association between Neanderthals and Nubian Levallois technology, demonstrating that this stone tool technology should not be considered an exclusive marker of <jats:italic>Homo sapiens</jats:italic>.
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Blinkhorn, J., Zanolli, C., Compton, T. et al. Nubian Levallois technology associated with southernmost Neanderthals. Sci Rep 11, 2869 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82257-6
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2045-2322
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