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SUBMITTER: Martisius NL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7210944 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martisius Naomi L NL Welker Frido F Dogandžić Tamara T Grote Mark N MN Rendu William W Sinet-Mathiot Virginie V Wilcke Arndt A McPherron Shannon J P SJP Soressi Marie M Steele Teresa E TE
Scientific reports 20200508 1
Five nearly identical fragments of specialized bone tools, interpreted as lissoirs (French for "smoothers"), have been found at two Middle Paleolithic sites in southwest France. The finds span three separate archaeological deposits, suggesting continuity in the behavior of late Neandertals. Using standard morphological assessments, we determined that the lissoirs were produced on ribs of medium-sized ungulates. However, since these bones are highly fragmented and anthropogenically modified, spec ...[more]