Gravettian
Archaeological industry of the European Upper Paleolithic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gravettian was an archaeological industry of the European Upper Paleolithic that succeeded the Aurignacian circa 33,000 years BP.[1][4] It is archaeologically the last European culture many consider unified,[5] and had mostly disappeared by c. 22,000 BP, close to the Last Glacial Maximum, although some elements lasted until c. 17,000 BP.[2] In Spain and France, it was succeeded by the Solutrean, and developed into or continued as the Epigravettian in Italy, the Balkans, Ukraine[6] and Russia.[7]
Geographical range | Europe |
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Period | Upper Paleolithic |
Dates | 33,000[1] to 21,000 BP[is this date calibrated?][lower-alpha 1] |
Type site | La Gravette |
Major sites | Dordogne |
Characteristics | Venus figurines |
Preceded by | Aurignacian |
Followed by | Solutrean, Epigravettian |
Defined by | Dorothy Garrod, 1938[3] |
The Gravettian culture is known for Venus figurines, which were typically carved from either ivory or limestone. The culture was first identified at the site of La Gravette in the southwestern French department of Dordogne.[8] In terms of population, the Gravettian is associated with the Vestonice cluster (while the older Aurignacian cultural complex is associated with the human remains of Goyet Q116-1).[9]