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Inferring Upper Palaeolithic human mobility strategies in the Pyrenees

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The use of geochemistry to characterize chert tools recovered at hunter-gatherer sites is particularly interesting for inferring the territorial
behavior of past societies and their mobility routes. In western Europe, the Pyrenean mountain range is one of these areas where analysing past
human mobility is especially challenging. This mountain chain was believed to have been a barrier for Palaeolithic communities; however, recent
studies have demonstrated that it was frequented and crossed by human groups almost throughout the last glaciation. To infer Upper Palaeolithic
human mobility strategies in the Pyrenees, lithic artefacts recovered at Cova del Parco and Montlleó open-air site (Lleida, Spain) and Caune de Belvis
(Aude, France) have been analysed using geochemical tools: energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF), and laser-ablation inductively coupled
plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The results have shown that geochemistry is a useful tool for establishing differences between sources and
for connecting archaeological cherts with specific formations.

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Open Access Journal on Archaeology and Anthropology, 2023, vol. 4, num.3

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cc-by (c)  Sánchez de la Torre, M. et al., 2023

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Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)

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Inferring Upper Palaeolithic human mobility strategies in the Pyrenees