4 8
Explaining the Upper Palaeolithic Revolution
Antonio,
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ny uum ove Mai coun oc poet chs.
stung th ex one own toe ough Ie sncaoepcl ea
faces he seis dca that he works of Mars aed Ege proms ne
fein the ips The unr there ation eet
‘European peas cal omatons br wid rect ope a
‘Shs soins ty could ny sow what wash bopming obe hemes
Syria. The esol Maran Engas were seccnghy saeco
Few hough the ietmes new iniratn Deca valle ea
‘ic Mode of Producto of the Gnmise (Mas 198 ote Meas
Ses developed on the bss of eat nineethcentuy Batt acne
‘ny ws tse ne Origin fe Fly Engl 172 feng. Sy na
‘aed onthe move upovteehaslogy of Marg A ae So Ea
repped inna oun ft og lg ses whch nee
fethn he Ante 0925 frig 67 aa) in evour os cont ead
seg teinporanc nme xchange ingenerngecalceseee
Ive every reson to suppeceherfory hat te masse of pechatne an et
‘apc information ad was mae Wadsble over he ease fe ak
ent wali have la toven ger hanger of poslon sre ey at
tak thi own prehistory ded by ony te ot general pudehncspeosecby
tone materi (Nese 197)
Toe ifeaty ofcoscing» property Marist acount of pre-ts s
spots race he inal ae ome
‘cal foxmatns wih whit foal tenon fa ypcaly coca ed
‘Tense ofahitheo easing acento of cae stg, eae
Conner ite Mareen Ege 95a 18] 35) Engen
te tislgan (Tat sal wt story ony sve temas a
‘stence of Mariam is clas anal o propose to ond such a rly eh
Soc ptm awh soa potion se dcemined by age ae an ce
sen (hat to uy, in which socal dees a uly deed do ot ea #
fetedosal fot probiotic at nants of he end ot recat
Sees (other aslrmaton int elon within Cass sale) an
Explain he Upper Pali Reation a
sete ng ot le erodx Mart es, Marton som tin
coe rwuy Teor bun? snd Nineteen of
«68 Son (ce Wolf 161). Ir isnot s cen, however, that the contrasts and
one eS ce rete ae een
Pea af sos G9 5 as marca a
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a cats Waterss on Soe sje 9 uses ep
chris orat Wanbum va ai but batengo ance
‘et aloud py erm. Te gun en ees
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sy Masa opposed ens pty eens scat ot
Sac
Ty tg cnt dsl Mantas sca dye
dee ee aes te a Men etic econo:
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‘2S ecco bot hie Ame nen a ast
‘Sohst esc todete bund on ogy hve edad amon he
‘SSfinus rth osone they one cen apn ee a eho
SaNEly cum tana arecarepetoanctnanloogy ee eS)
eUeey te! wpa Marcon or wih sacle Cater
isan or wich fe ppc espana ee
hoa tate perl ostennte)Tie ncogen ret co.
fryer hs boca ly let opie ence
[ae concer th dma sal ngs ton sl epran
"Ehipuan Taney ice ehh natechnapepcmeapemtietng
Sanepend te Linares tue teste anders. Te oly
sate pcta and torial ce wt et roa
‘ite arcsoea eed th al ete us es ed os
es) eee or angen tan fos wth te i
Sin
Ser Mava primary ay scl chang, we mst ok ssp
stole sealord hc pe mes cece free
‘Sema canfortonn sen regents The eu ct
‘SSfiec watt tnespeni ha larrceed nds ef podese ee
Staton se SSA Ree vod nthe rosso ot
ein ad intaly dened vifins Mt faevert (Cie 181 oop
sas orn oth snr orl seh e
ett am and ny cpl dees cocaine coy
Fendt nny ea pes Soe si ene 90)
‘oy ropeway Randy 180) ars tein toe
ari path etesn these (eg Bende 197%, Kohl and Weight B77) The ter
te se chung blo the tcpc of dest eT
Facial Sent Sc Rl
Fay RU he treton in human ft ero se
‘ed atte pees enolate gee ee
mom ‘Sci and Ctr Eaton
wit he Nahe Reratoy torte! we oh nt he
vee ens nin pal be ae
een goin bdngs donc tina etecre heen re
ie fate tng nce ne pp Rca Noe
fei th grea epost whech te ane rp ae
‘Main Features of the Upper Palaeolithic Revolution
‘Teton Maw te Upe Petre ha
‘spat fe acu eednSiat chology ane se eal
(2 finas fo aubsistence patterns in the nature and dstoution of habitation om
Epa pete mpc nae net oh
‘and in the material expression of symbolic behaviour, Similar om
Gowpouthc isostatic ascamarre e
(gon a tans can ce et
‘re won tee eros et
"rd have altel concede ste natn
tng in ee nen alan ee a
of the Upper Palaeolithic Revolution. As far as the stone tool industry isc _
Bekele meaner by copier ae peumes ek
‘etlempotsrt ont omobennt henna
Seno prey Se Caiperuen Cha stan eas
cpa tine ence cera
Site peracid y Segue fe oneene eee
SNE rota ance Mote ty pees ta See
iy meson o rnatay bon i nd kee
‘stg he Up Pai ones ea
Sepa pie nnn oda ae
Seite ameter acy oeie eae en a
Sila hae gn ie be oe Se Saat
shop ye Stns emer et aa
‘plitbased bone points, Neues bute uel it pot) wih etic opal
‘Mcmport cutie Me be Paste ee cet ae
‘tips pes np lst in rod
‘Be npeme en wach me area be ape ee
whch ty ve be a a eM te ee
ere awe ei me devs al an
[ore tent oa tre he cand oes pet ene
Epps Moti enact scngy cpg on Step
tet we ta nef Stny ne dose pt
oii arse a ra aa Ns an
span he Up Pati Relation mm
ao ees
i ne ee
soy ee thats ciial toevalunesyremateally de shitsin soiree
wives associated with the Upper Palaeslithic Revolution, Reviewing the avail-
‘Bere tte Ure i Ren et ae
Te
Ira pw re pen oy one rce el
coe ee ee a ie Oe Te
span eg Ree te eo
Se ncaa See coe ore era
sei ders te ne Ure abe
Tirta men se reel
Se orate ceca
ele ag a ceretey
ce eel oe el a
Fae eee teen era hr
bor le gee ne
erect eae
eres aren terres nt rate
wheter ane rea eae
Se ee ee ee ee eee
ees re eee eres eee
ded the Upper Palaeolithic exhitited broad advances in technique with
is ee Micelle ee eee
Seren aren et treet
oe eee
Seer neers ae eae
a te ire ey lee ea
ee ES
Sete escent
ee ee ee
Seem cciree eiecoonnteimernn
Sac Eel ie ee
ie my eer bereits
Se eae eet
Sten eee ia eae ees ere
reser acta Smet eee! in
SS toe
“Suthortat eore minttciopini oe
a set nat Et
certification when the participants died. Another facet of the social >
Se lr
ip ay i el pea
eu hae oi Conta ace
‘Bordes (1953) are characterized by variability in the proportion of mane’?
‘lass and by diferencesin the proportions of fakes manacured yo
techniques, The various Upper Paleolithi assemblage types also dias SME
Fetes gabe Dae tin ate etlen
Sen cers em rae
pened gpa tere eee de
Stee oftmerags he perl absence of such type fossils has ld dna
Si stn cay ap ea
Sema dite ace ane ieaiatereca
crate ac aan eek
BS pemimuailec sree ee
Spee ful easiness
tee Hach Sr et grec
iowToatmaros 0s eae oon
Sta tinh Sabie oe ar Gaerne
oct na ay re te
erm san eee ny ae he
nee oT are
= Fanta al oye Speen canes
molt alec eget eae
Src aati i ert gee
siivienseee pa era
cia Spencer eee
se oe aay ced ph se one
Swion wtes este ae
Sena a eee
ep ee Gat peal as eh
se enon eh ap i
ie Sat er etn eg ea
re la dian atta
Hic remap ace
ieee eer ge tat ane
Mensa ele pacts ht a a
te Ups Tacs dee et
ssp bay a en gemma
SESS SSS Ne oe ctf
Expanng h Uper flazli Restion 2s
ae lat
oe tr ac ata carl as ae
ol te punclis cvaeasy eoeer oy onmemen cad eve
“Buihern Russia (Klein 1973), intensification of faunal exploitation in southern
ae heen come poet oe
eee eee ee ae eerie
seme Baie teks ee ee ane
ee ee ee ee
ee ret ere td
eee A Tay krecing i be cookin i wing
ee ae ee rence
eee er nak carne eneey Saye
elite peer ge oy le
ssid rats cnt hen Sem Ue
ne ean oer Mare feat ae
Sere een eae teres
seen pak nn amie ehapantieal inane
eee ee ee re ee
SS Aceerarees tert nda
Cee ee ee ne amearacre ae
freeones Seon at
Ue canton eed opus ay seeeat nae oe
erred eas ase coheed cig
cee nce aera
ee re tiaane sonal amnion
Seba etscrian ar te oe We Ope uae
re ee tet eetnitsitats
ern ps ace tac ar eres
paueas owes Sessoms ce neeec sat
sere ane cattrcmmstaten preheat era
Sete ere ee
Sapte Chncpeey treated Eaten Seca
se ce em ce etna
ieee Se err ane
ee eee a een
aes
Current Explanatory Approaches
‘yr rom bing consistent with th comet aed emp of the changes incl,
‘ocasfl count othe Upper PleaiticRevaton mat act he age
fs: Fit, it mus be comprehensive snovgh to ink together athe varios
Indl nd socal feature af the asison ino single, casa” pause
"planar web Sand he account mt be truer Bask enowgh tesms Social and Cte Exton
‘corianh surest Revolting
took place Thereare vee ajo appoachesta the probiemel Maca
lac trnston naw state Octane crea oc
sent nmi "ae
The blogic approch
Mews meting enya he ony
tom tipsns p Panbe cens n
Pearmly ata spiermrepcarten nt ve
ota evn neee aan ee
vetoes opens ey wae ne ee oi
Seem oly cp ofan oe carpe ea
‘SEcah nrsecietnf cuncans
Fant Sk a ppc nice tte oe oe
Sten ad pe sas ean ae aed
stone args lap mckarvctanoancs ne eee
ratos elo oa nesereneen Ure
‘hcinimine nr sampetewydpciae” ms Hoel
"ae tee hee SA ew rai
cig ip poy tte er eet
‘revived, notably by Richard Klein: : oa
pet ma fr i i en
(eit i co ot
Shinetayacetoegesae ena
rerimneretome gmap
_Diatveame ereserena actin te re
feat ues apracc
Sh, (oberes aba eectctena teed
Shier tga
ee soir coritind
‘A someua noe seven of ths approach xp he ura cg
cf the Mae o Upper Pussie testbon nina of oped rks
Peting the deveopentl hl ng compete
tt a ty ih te yf ne pre hee ee
Seni New ciel apr comer ee ee
Seen tarmac oe
‘et Nand yal pce ppins ft yt
png he per alate Reettion »
notin enn rl evn aig ofc dpe. (Cnty
(fn kf ame 197E AO, 1976, 286)
nator, te Upper Palacolhc Revolt i the tecnologia and sci man
tet afte olgil achievement le ful xpacy for eslae
‘pty, the blogic! apprscht explaining he Midd to Upper Paoe-
nde carton faces the dif thatthe kale dfernces between Hons
‘fon nse na Homo spo saps Rave no dies bering onthe
‘Epetve intelectual cultural opacities The changes in facial and cranial
iitoogy ave no dea explanation (tainly nt on nec oe) a he
‘eee robust nthe postal reins cn be plusblyierpreted
‘Hinntof mor eteveexzatomate stanton (rinknus and Howes 1979)?
el for theske of argument one are allow hat Homo spies saps was
Extgially mere cpa of egasveeprenertaton uch oo anguoge an Ri
nine prodecestr however, one would rll a be ale tower inert
{Bites 8 stent explant forthe pew elements in hiclral repertoire
{sy foc empl, Bat Cro-Magnon ere capable of painting caves (nd at
Nuwtetala ware aa doesnot expiin why hry painted them Contes,
pntngenvesispartotamoreclctve alaptivesyaten ten one heed nappa
[the cpsbliy fpaingtamin orr explain why he pining tok place
ante bog changes underdetemne asl ones te aogl epproach
fetes plus ink beter assed causes and he kan man
fcttons ofthe Upper Palen levator
‘The purtculit eyproach
‘Teovetonesof Range nherein the nog ppraach to Pact
‘ure change Indo 8 widespread rwson among prebieian Afr the
‘Stand Word War th fac of enc ofthe research wae toemphasze he cont
fies beeen the Middle Pslsolttic and ts sucesso the exten of
mediate cltutesin numberof ares and he presence of Upper slealte
thers in eae caren (Bonde 197 Becker 1976 139-43) were deployed a,
‘Senet debunk the canopies ep in the cle iloge] model Like
‘her cultural patil rerponey fo rca eralutonary there, this
‘proach asthe great merit of encouraging the deta documentation of varia
ninth anthropological rca ante dlc o bling rend conta which
ildemand nexplntion. Ths slthogh Borde doer ne! deny ater,
{Get nthe mature and stabution of aemblage types between the Midle and
beUpper Palast he canes tem tobe the mater expression of bes
‘both stances (eg Bores L98 14-5 157-8) In fs lat tteent on te
“nf tn hey de se ap lel pty cae
Dein Te wider beeen une ppd ae oh cra ee
Ng pcr5 35 Ble
m8 Sol and Cultural Exton
sje, Bers aly sv he St fh poston et fall gg
‘que(cerait] sears deriet ux Mousses ot sete ene
‘himamentobespldontaague ratchet homme duNeondertal st
Ha spies comine une sinple ace denkent que cernes
‘mouse ot Face one spo po’ (Boies 1B: SS
Simply tu he bso argunent on is hen Te exten o deed oe
Ines an conitis between the Moustan end acco da
hier the jor direc which ent od equ explanation
‘Thecultura materi appronch
‘aly Dino (1868; 197) kept fora the theory hat the change invalid
in the Upper Paacolthc Revolution were brought about by the hang fae,
of migratory hertivore Far propedfanguhech sd alors
level primary predation ececy (Bord and Binford 1905), te cera a
Srexpassed (lowe
ssc at dr” Tenens cease
{eye mma ual ad faye es ay ip
strict! te hen ps le Th of ning a nce
‘et jer Paha appr he a ny
‘a mdom me fo oun he Opes sane es
eee ths ssc ange pep Br TS
“The detaled steps in he model appli to the Nese Eat are sumnsin in
‘ow chart form nite but eset fens migat be replated inthe
‘eas with appropiate charges in epi vacates The ctrl tte
Provide a eolgial explain lor the development of the group copeaton
tric i the practi! bao the unter gather bao in the cane model
Servie 1963 :
“Toecoropertve hung acountf theo of and Sistas been ample
‘ed by Wabars (970 inttpretaton a te gnifcance othe appara ope
zones nthe light of his sites of Pleat demographic proses (0
1975) The ater show that alocal exogamous group (he nial band sfc 23
‘nividals) must be part of mae exchange neo oconmubim Wilsamt
1974 ofsomesO0indtidulsin order survive At population desis Pase
lithe pases ths mesnthat uve! neo main neeeery ec ent
‘would conte ignfcantcst The existence style snes inept arte
"teri expression ofthe denarction os sos identity by aco cont
(the ‘lca! tbe’ of Srl 1959, Benue peripheral groupe win #
los consi most fra mates obtanale male’ neighbours net
‘oat of maining the eclnge of mate i igher tan int open cone
“Thecefore the appearance of syle sone inept o mea (a a open