Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Aurignacian

  1. New dates refine the age of La Ferrassie 1
    Paleoproteomics and radiocarbon dating refine chronology of La Ferrassie 1 Neanderthal skeleton, placing it within the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition and Châtelperronian cultural complex.
  2. Aurignacian signs were deliberate and conventional
    Research reveals that early modern humans 40,000 years ago used systematic geometric sign systems on Aurignacian artifacts, demonstrating proto-writing complexity comparable to later writing systems.