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Territories and Land-Use Patterns of the Five Regional Groups

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The Central European Magdalenian

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Chapter 7 discusses the five regional groups identified in Chap. 6. It starts by a short reflection of ethnographic observations on territories and land-use patterns. Then, each regional groups is discussed individually, starting with a short characterization regarding the number of sites, the reliability of their classification as Magdalenian, and the ratio of open-air sites to rock shelters and cave sites. Subsequently, aspects of the specific landscape and environmental setting of each group are discussed. Based on these observations and with reference to the ethnographic examples, an estimation of the group’s territory is given. Eventually, each subchapter closes with a reflection about possible land-use patterns.

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Maier, A. (2015). Territories and Land-Use Patterns of the Five Regional Groups. In: The Central European Magdalenian. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7206-8_7

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