The Solutrean: Pinnacle of Paleolithic Lithic Industry
Between 22,000 and 17,000 years ago, Solutrean craftspeople pushed flint knapping to an unequalled level of perfection, producing the legendary laurel-leaf points.
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Between 22,000 and 17,000 years ago, Solutrean craftspeople pushed flint knapping to an unequalled level of perfection, producing the legendary laurel-leaf points.
Read more →From the crude pebble tools of the Oldowan to the paper-thin laurel leaves of the Solutrean, the lithic industry traces 3.3 million years of technical innovation. A journey to the heart of humanity's first technology.
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