Epigravettian
Sign in to saveThe Epigravettian (Greek: epi "above, on top of", and Gravettian) was one of the last archaeological industries and cultures of the European Upper Paleolithic. It emerged after the Last Glacial Maximum around ~21,000 cal. BP or 19,050 BC. It succeeds the Gravettian culture in Italy. Initially named Tardigravettian (Late Gravettian) in 1964 by Georges Laplace in reference to several lithic industries found in Italy, it was later renamed in order to better emphasize its independent character.
Key facts
- Archaeological culture.name
- Epigravettian
- Archaeological culture.map
- Europe20000ya.png
- Archaeological culture.mapcaption
- European LGM refuges, c. 20,000 BP
- Archaeological culture.mapalt
- The Epigravettian in dark magenta.
- Archaeological culture.altnames
- Tardigravettian
- Archaeological culture.region
- Southern and Eastern Europe
- Archaeological culture.period
- Late Upper Paleolithic
- Archaeological culture.dates
- ~21,000 – 10,000 cal. BP
- Archaeological culture.typesite
- None (because likely a continuation of the Gravettian)
- Archaeological culture.majorsites
- Paglicci, Arene Candide, , Dolní Věstonice
- Archaeological culture.precededby
- Gravettian
- Archaeological culture.followedby
- Magdalenian, Mesolithic cultures
- Archaeological culture.definedby
- , 1958 (broader-than-modern meaning) Broglio, Laplace et al., 1963 (modern meaning, as "Tardigravettiano")
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological culture
- Part of
- Upper Paleolithic
- Location
- Eastern Europe
- Image
- Europe20000ya.png
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- end time
- 8000-00-00
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- Epigravettian
- start time
- 21000-00-0
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The Epigravettian (Greek: epi "above, on top of", and Gravettian) was one of the last archaeological industries and cultures of the European Upper Paleolithic. It emerged after the Last Glacial Maximum around ~21,000 cal. BP or 19,050 BC. It succeeds the Gravettian culture in Italy. Initially named Tardigravettian (Late Gravettian) in 1964 by Georges Laplace in reference to several lithic industries found in Italy, it was later renamed in order to better emphasize its independent character.
Three subphases, the Early Epigravettian (20,000 to 16,000 BP), the Evolved Epigravettian (16,000 to 14,000 BP) and the Final Epigravettian (14,000 to 8,000 BP), have been established, that were further subdivided and reclassified. In this sense, the Epigravettian is simply the Gravettian after ~21,000 BP, when the Solutrean had replaced the Gravettian in most of France and Spain.
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