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  Microliths in the South Asian rainforest ~45-4 ka: New insights from Fa-Hien Lena Cave, Sri Lanka

Wedage, O., Picin, A., Blinkhorn, J., Douka, K., Deraniyagala, S., Kourampas, N., et al. (2019). Microliths in the South Asian rainforest ~45-4 ka: New insights from Fa-Hien Lena Cave, Sri Lanka. PLoS One, 14(10), 1-36. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222606.

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Wedage, Oshan1, Autor           
Picin, Andrea1, Autor           
Blinkhorn, James1, Autor           
Douka, Katerina1, Autor           
Deraniyagala, Siran, Autor
Kourampas, Nikos, Autor
Perera, Nimal, Autor
Simpson, Ian, Autor
Boivin, Nicole L.1, Autor           
Petraglia, Michael D.1, Autor           
Roberts, Patrick1, Autor           
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1Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society, ou_2074312              

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 Zusammenfassung: Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of composite tools, including projectile weapons, and efficient hunting strategies by modern humans. In Europe and Africa these lithic toolkits are linked to hunting of medium- and large-sized game found in grassland or woodland settings, or as adaptations to risky environments during periods of climatic change. Here, we report on a recently excavated lithic assemblage from the Late Pleistocene cave site of Fa-Hien Lena in the tropical evergreen rainforest of Sri Lanka. Our analyses demonstrate that Fa-Hien Lena represents the earliest microlith assemblage in South Asia (c. 48,000–45,000 cal. years BP) in firm association with evidence for the procurement of small to medium size arboreal prey and rainforest plants. Moreover, our data highlight that the lithic technology of Fa-Hien Lena changed little over the long span of human occupation (c. 48,000–45,000 cal. years BP to c. 4,000 cal. years BP) indicating a successful, stable technological adaptation to the tropics. We argue that microlith assemblages were an important part of the environmental plasticity that enabled Homo sapiens to colonise and specialise in a diversity of ecological settings during its expansion within and beyond Africa. The proliferation of diverse microlithic technologies across Eurasia c. 48–45 ka was part of a flexible human ‘toolkit’ that assisted our species’ spread into all of the world’s environments, and the development of specialised technological and cultural approaches to novel ecological situations.

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Sprache(n): eng - English
 Datum: 2019-10-02
 Publikationsstatus: Online veröffentlicht
 Seiten: 36
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 Identifikatoren: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222606
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Titel: PLoS One
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Seiten: - Band / Heft: 14 (10) Artikelnummer: - Start- / Endseite: 1 - 36 Identifikator: ISSN: 1932-6203
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/1000000000277850