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Upper Paleolithic Industries

Upper Paleolithic Industries is a singular archaeological concept referring to a distinctive assemblage of stone tool technologies characterized by the production of blade-based tools, sophisticated retouch techniques, and symbolic artifacts, which emerged in Eurasia during the final phase of the Paleolithic period and distinguishes itself from earlier lithic industries through increased technological complexity, regional diversification, and association with anatomically modern humans.

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16.3K

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662

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289

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2017–2026

65

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Upper Palaeolithic Industries

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Publications

289

Crystal Structure of the 20 <i>S</i> Proteasome from the Archaeon <i>T. acidophilum</i> at 3.4 Å Resolution

Jan Löwe, Daniela Stock, Bing K. Jap et al. · Science · 1995 · 1.5K citations

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The Big Deal about Blades: Laminar Technologies and Human Evolution

Ofer Bar‐Yosef, Steven L. Kuhn · American Anthropologist · 1999 · 380 citations

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The broad spectrum revisited: Evidence from plant remains

Ehud Weiss, Wilma Wetterstrom, Dani Nadel et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 322 citations · Full text

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The early settlement of North America: the Clovis era

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 291 citations

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Cooperative hunting and meat sharing 400–200 kya at Qesem Cave, Israel

Mary C. Stiner, Ran Barkai, Avi Gopher · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 282 citations · Full text

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Authors

662

  1. LG
    Lawrence Guy Straus

    University of New Mexico, United States

    10 publications · 362 citations

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  2. SL
    Steven L. Kuhn

    University of Arizona, United States

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

    9

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  3. OB
    Ofer Bar‐Yosef

    Harvard University, United States

    7 publications · 994 citations

    7

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  4. XG
    Xing Gao

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    6 publications · 185 citations

    6

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  5. ER
    E.P. Rybin

    Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Russia

    6 publications · 214 citations

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Institutions

289

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    35 publications

    3.1K citations

  2. Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography

    Novosibirsk, Russia

    14 h-index

    30 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    14 h-index

    19 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés

    Toulouse, France

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    544 citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    864 citations

  7. De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie

    Pessac, France

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    2.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Quaternary International

    38 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Archaeological Science

    18 publications · 1.3K citations

    17

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  3. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 15 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. Current Anthropology

    CA · 12 publications · 860 citations

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  5. Antiquity

    8 publications · 549 citations

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