No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave
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Resumo: | Blinkhorn et al.present a reanalysis of fossil and lithic material from Garrod’s 1928 excavation at Shukbah Cave, identifying the presence of Nubian Levallois cores and points in direct association with a Neanderthal molar. Te authors argue that this demonstrates the Nubian reduction strategy forms a part of the wider Middle Palaeolithic lithic repertoire, therefore its role as a cultural marker for Homo sapiens population movements is invalid. We raise the following four major concerns: (1) we question the assumptions made by the authors about the integrity and homogeneity of the Layer D assemblage and (2) the implications of this for the association of the Neanderthal tooth with any specifc component of the assemblage, (3) we challenge the authors’ attribution of lithic material to Nubian Levallois technology according to its strict defnition, and (4) we argue that the comparative data presented derive from a biased sample of sites. Tese points critically undermine the article’s conclusion that Shukbah’s Neanderthals made Nubian cores and thus the argument that Neanderthals might have made Nubian technology elsewhere is unsubstantiated. |
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No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah CaveNubian LevalloisNeanderthalsShukbah CaveBlinkhorn et al.present a reanalysis of fossil and lithic material from Garrod’s 1928 excavation at Shukbah Cave, identifying the presence of Nubian Levallois cores and points in direct association with a Neanderthal molar. Te authors argue that this demonstrates the Nubian reduction strategy forms a part of the wider Middle Palaeolithic lithic repertoire, therefore its role as a cultural marker for Homo sapiens population movements is invalid. We raise the following four major concerns: (1) we question the assumptions made by the authors about the integrity and homogeneity of the Layer D assemblage and (2) the implications of this for the association of the Neanderthal tooth with any specifc component of the assemblage, (3) we challenge the authors’ attribution of lithic material to Nubian Levallois technology according to its strict defnition, and (4) we argue that the comparative data presented derive from a biased sample of sites. Tese points critically undermine the article’s conclusion that Shukbah’s Neanderthals made Nubian cores and thus the argument that Neanderthals might have made Nubian technology elsewhere is unsubstantiated.Nature ResearchSapientiaHallinan, EmilyBarzilai, OmryBicho, NunoCascalheira, JoãoDemidenko, YuriGoder-Goldberger, MaeHovers, ErellaMarks, AnthonyOron, MayaRose, Jeffrey2022-07-20T08:46:18Z20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18041eng2045-232210.1038/s41598-022-05072-7info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-24T10:30:16Zoai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/18041Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:07:51.324026Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave |
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No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave |
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No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave Hallinan, Emily Nubian Levallois Neanderthals Shukbah Cave |
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No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave |
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No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave |
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No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave |
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No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave |
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No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave |
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Hallinan, Emily |
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Hallinan, Emily Barzilai, Omry Bicho, Nuno Cascalheira, João Demidenko, Yuri Goder-Goldberger, Mae Hovers, Erella Marks, Anthony Oron, Maya Rose, Jeffrey |
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Barzilai, Omry Bicho, Nuno Cascalheira, João Demidenko, Yuri Goder-Goldberger, Mae Hovers, Erella Marks, Anthony Oron, Maya Rose, Jeffrey |
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Hallinan, Emily Barzilai, Omry Bicho, Nuno Cascalheira, João Demidenko, Yuri Goder-Goldberger, Mae Hovers, Erella Marks, Anthony Oron, Maya Rose, Jeffrey |
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Nubian Levallois Neanderthals Shukbah Cave |
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Nubian Levallois Neanderthals Shukbah Cave |
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Blinkhorn et al.present a reanalysis of fossil and lithic material from Garrod’s 1928 excavation at Shukbah Cave, identifying the presence of Nubian Levallois cores and points in direct association with a Neanderthal molar. Te authors argue that this demonstrates the Nubian reduction strategy forms a part of the wider Middle Palaeolithic lithic repertoire, therefore its role as a cultural marker for Homo sapiens population movements is invalid. We raise the following four major concerns: (1) we question the assumptions made by the authors about the integrity and homogeneity of the Layer D assemblage and (2) the implications of this for the association of the Neanderthal tooth with any specifc component of the assemblage, (3) we challenge the authors’ attribution of lithic material to Nubian Levallois technology according to its strict defnition, and (4) we argue that the comparative data presented derive from a biased sample of sites. Tese points critically undermine the article’s conclusion that Shukbah’s Neanderthals made Nubian cores and thus the argument that Neanderthals might have made Nubian technology elsewhere is unsubstantiated. |
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