Research Article

New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District

Number: 22 October 11, 2019
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New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District

Abstract

Recent surveys in different parts of the Lake District in southwestern Anatolia have revealed a number of lithic finds that were prepared with the Levallois technique and thus can be assigned to the Middle Paleolithic period. In the Bucak-Korkuteli region, single finds were encountered at two sites. Two other sites in the same area have revealed flint nodules and artifacts indicating their use as atelier sites for the procurement of raw material and the preparation of tools on the spot. At a newly discovered cave site near Gelendost, a Mousterian point was revealed. The high density of Middle Paleolithic find spots, especially in the Bucak- Korkuteli region, is probably to be connected with the cave site of Karain, which lies in close proximity and was the major habitation site of this period in this region. It can be assumed that Neanderthal men repeatedly visited the highlands of the Taurus Mountains and especially the region of the Lake District for the exploitation and extraction of natural resources.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 11, 2019

Submission Date

November 30, 2018

Acceptance Date

February 26, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Number: 22

APA
Becks, R., & Fındık, B. (2019). New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District. Adalya, 22, 1-10. https://izlik.org/JA88HK32LP
AMA
1.Becks R, Fındık B. New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District. Adalya. 2019;(22):1-10. https://izlik.org/JA88HK32LP
Chicago
Becks, Ralf, and Betül Fındık. 2019. “New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District”. Adalya, nos. 22: 1-10. https://izlik.org/JA88HK32LP.
EndNote
Becks R, Fındık B (October 1, 2019) New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District. Adalya 22 1–10.
IEEE
[1]R. Becks and B. Fındık, “New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District”, Adalya, no. 22, pp. 1–10, Oct. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA88HK32LP
ISNAD
Becks, Ralf - Fındık, Betül. “New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District”. Adalya. 22 (October 1, 2019): 1-10. https://izlik.org/JA88HK32LP.
JAMA
1.Becks R, Fındık B. New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District. Adalya. 2019;:1–10.
MLA
Becks, Ralf, and Betül Fındık. “New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District”. Adalya, no. 22, Oct. 2019, pp. 1-10, https://izlik.org/JA88HK32LP.
Vancouver
1.Ralf Becks, Betül Fındık. New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District. Adalya [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 1;(22):1-10. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA88HK32LP

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