Exploring Neanderthal skills and lithic economy. The implication of a refitted Discoid reduction sequence reconstructed using 3D virtual analysis |
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Authors: | Davide Delpiano Marco Peresani |
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Institution: | Biologia ed Evoluzione, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d’Este, 32, 44121 Ferrara, Italy |
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Abstract: | Lithic refitting studies have consistently contributed to address two specific research aims: the intra-site mobility and identification of preferential areas or latent structures, and the in-depth analysis of the knapping technologies and core reduction strategies. Multiple refits, in particular, can produce highly detailed data on knapped stone technology. Elucidating human skills and lithic economy, a potential still rarely evaluated for Discoid technology: a stone knapping method largely spread across the Middle Paleolithic of Europe. The opportunity to explore Neanderthal knapping behavior is provided from the remarkable discovery of a primary lithic waste concentration in the Mousterian Discoid level of the Grotta di Fumane, Italy, dated to at least 47.6 ky cal BP. With a combined approach that included the 3D virtual interaction, we were able to reproduce a complete reduction sequence that supports the technological analysis conducted on the lithic assemblage. Results lead to a better comprehension of the knapper's technological and technical behavior, including the detection and quantification of economic objectives and productivity. |
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Keywords: | Knapped stone 3D visual technology Refitting Discoid technology Neanderthal Middle Paleolithic Pierre taillée Technologie visuelle 3D Reconstitution Technologie discoïde Néandertal Paléolithique moyen |
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