ANTA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11-13: Upper Paleolithic, Flake Tool, Prepared-Core Technique
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Middle pleistocene: the portion of the pleistocene epoch beginning 780,000 ya and ending. Late pleistocene: the portion of the pleistocene epoch beginning 125,000 ya and ending approximately 10,000 ya. Middle paleolithic: cultural period beginning roughly 40,000-30,000 ya. Roughly the same period in sub-saharan africa is called the middle stone age. Upper paleolithic: cultural period beginning roughly 40,000-30,000 ya and ending about 10,000 ya and distinguished by major technological innovations, the creation of the earliest human art widely recognized as such, and many other accomplishments. Europe; similar industries are also known from central and eastern europe and africa. Glaciations: climatic intervals when continental ice sheets cover much of the northern continents. Glaciations are associated with colder temperatures in northern latitudes and more arid conditions in south latitudes, most notably in africa. Interglacials: climatic intervals when continental ice sheets are retreating, eventually becoming much reduced in size.
