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Book SynopsisDiscusses the evidence for the origins of the early Upper Paleolithic and its relationship to the origin of modern humans. With primary data from archaeological sites and regions and discussions of materials from difficult-to-find sources, this title urges readers to reconsider the process of modern human behavioral origins.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface 1. On the Difficulty of the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transitions P.J. Brantingham, S.L. Kuhn, and K.W. Kerry 2. Early Upper Paleolithic Backed Blade Industries in Central and Eastern Europe J.K. Kozlowski 3. Continuities, Discontinuities, and Interactions in Early Upper Paleolithic Technologies: A View from the Middle Danube J.A. Svoboda 4. Koulichivka and Its Place in the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transition in Eastern Europe L. Meignen, J.M. Geneste, L. Koulakovskaia, and A. Sytnik 5. Origins of the European Upper Paleolithic, Seen from Crimea: Simple Myth or Complex Reality? A.E. Marks and K. Monigal 6. The Beginning of the Upper Paleolithic on the Russian Plain L.B. Vishnyatsky and P.E. Nehoroshev 7. Emergence of the Levantine Upper Paleolithic: Evidence from the Wadi al-Hasa J.R. Fox and N.R. Coinman 8. New Perspectives on the Initial Upper Paleolithic: The view from Ucagizli Cave, Turkey S.L. Kuhn, M.C. Stiner, and E. Gulec 9. The Upper Paleolithic in Western Georgia T. Meshveliani, O. Bar-Yosef, and A. Belfer-Cohen 10. The Aurignacian in Asia M. Otte 11. The Middle-Upper Paleolithic Interface in Former Soviet Central Asia L.B. Vishnyatsky 12. The Early Upper Paleolithic of Siberia T. Goebel 13. Origin of the Upper Paleolithic in Siberia: A Geoarchaeological Perspective Y.V. Kuzmin 14. Initial Upper Paleolithic Blade Industries from the North-Central Gobi Desert, Mongolia A.P. Derevianko, P.J. Brantingham, J.W. Olsen, and D. Tseveendorj 15. The Initial Upper Paleolithic at Shuidonggou, Northwestern China P.J. Brantingham, X. Gao, D.B. Madsen, R.L. Bettinger, and R.G. Elston 16. The Early Upper Paleolithic and the Origins of Modern Human Behavior S.L. Kuhn, P.J. Brantingham, and K.W. Kerry References List of contributors Index
