Signification des plus anciennes industries microlithiques du Kazakhstan,et ligne de Movius

Steppe areas in Central Asia contain Pleistocene old deposits, with assemblages made on quartz pebbles, very similar to both in China and in Eastern Europe (Bilzingsleben). Their meaning is to be found in their hafting processes on wood. By these reconstructions, they show elaborate technologies, just like the one in Schöningen (Saxe) or in Aboriginal Australia. As they do reflect long lasting traditions, they clearly sustain the “Movius Line” concept (1948), separating two worlds at these former stages.