Quel rôle joue le substrat mésolithique dans le processus de néolithisation des grands causses ? Étude de l'industrie lithique de Combe-Grèze (commune de la Cresse, Aveyron)

A reanalysis of the lithic industry from Combe-Grèze, a key site in the Grands Causses region, reveals nuanced techno-typological distinctions that challenge simplistic models of cultural transmission during the transition from Mesolithic to Neolithic. The study suggests that while local Mesolithic traditions may have influenced early Neolithic economies, they did not operate in isolation but rather engaged with broader Mediterranean cardial sphere dynamics. By reconstructing operational chains and comparing them to regional contexts, researchers propose a more complex interplay of autochthonous innovation, cultural borrowing, and peripheral adaptations than previously assumed.

Defranould, E. (2014). Quel rôle joue le substrat mésolithique dans le processus de néolithisation des grands causses ? Étude de l’industrie lithique de Combe-Grèze (commune de la Cresse, Aveyron). Palethnologie, 6. https://doi.org/10.4000/palethnologie.1486