Menez-Dregan (Plouhinec, far western Europe): The lithic industry from layer 7 and its Acheulean components

摘要

The Lower Palaeolithic site of Menez-Dregan I (Plouhinec, Finistere), located in Brittany at the very tip of western Europe, has been under excavation since 1991. It is an ancient marine cave where the roof has gradually collapsed, and hence partly protected the archaeological living floors from erosion. The fauna has not been preserved due to the acidic environment at the site, leaving only the lithic industry to show the living style of the human groups who settled there and, notably, mastered the very early lighting/control of fire in late MIS 13 or early MIS 12.