Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician

Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician
Geographical rangeNorthwest Europe
PeriodUpper Paleolithic
Datesc. 45,000 years BP
The Paleolithic
↑ Pliocene (before Homo)
Lower Paleolithic
 (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka)
Middle Paleolithic
 (c. 300–50 ka)
Upper Paleolithic
 (c. 50–12 ka)

Fertile Crescent:

Europe:

Africa:

Siberia:

↓ Mesolithic

Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician (LRJ) was a culture or technocomplex (industry) dating to the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic, about 45,000 years ago. It is characterised by leaf points made on long blades, which were traditionally thought to have been made by the last Neanderthals, although some researchers have suggested that it could be a culture of the first anatomically modern humans in Europe. It is rarely found, but extends across northwest Europe from Wales to Poland.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Ashton, Nick (2017). Early Humans. London: William Collins. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-00-815035-8.
  2. ^ Flas, Damien (5 December 2011). "The Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in Northern Europe: the Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician and the issue of acculturation of the last Neanderthals". World Archaeology. 43 (4): 605–627. doi:10.1080/00438243.2011.624725. S2CID 162261765.
  3. ^ Hunt, Katie (1 February 2024) Bones found in 8-meter-deep pit may 'fundamentally change' history of humans in Europe, CNN