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Artifacts from Level I2 |
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| 1,2,5 – Mousterian points; 3 – single scraper; 4, 6 – déjeté scrapers; 7, 8 – Cores. |
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In Bordes’ own words, the assemblages from I1 and I2
are, “esthétiquement
parlant, la plus belle [industrie] du site,” and present a very
different kind of industry from the underlying Asinipodian. Here scrapers are the dominant tool, Levallois production is
moderate, and the flakes and tools have the largest dimensions of any in
the Pech IV sequence. Among
the scrapers, there are many more of the more reduced convergent and
transverse types than in other assemblages of the site. Although the hiatus between the upper J levels and Layer I suggests
some length of time between the deposition of these two units, the fact
remains that it represents a extreme shift in terms of tool production
relative to flake production and in terms of artifact dimension. Whether this relates to a change in raw material availability at
the site , a significant change in the use of the site, or some other
factor remains to be determined.
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