BEYOND SOLUTREAN POINT TYPES Technological Organization and Behavioral Implications

摘要

This paper presents results from a study of Solutrean points from Upper Solutrean assemblages on the Iberian Peninsula. This supraregional, comparative approach using a standardized and consistent set of attributes and analytical methods focuses on the technological organization and strategies involved in the design, production, and use of these tools to shed light on possible reasons for synchronic variability beyond that of the final tool types. The data suggest that regional patterning is deeply rooted in distinct tool manufacture and use behaviors, reflecting adaptations of technological strategies to the different subsistence and mobility patterns of hunter-gatherer groups living in rather different environments.