New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District

Authors : Ralf Becks, Betül Findik

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Publication Date : 2019-10-11

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Recent surveys in different parts of the Lake District in southwestern Anatolia have revealed a number of lithic finds that were prepared with the Levallois technique and thus can be assigned to the Middle Paleolithic period. In the Bucak-Korkuteli region, single finds were encountered at two sites. Two other sites in the same area have revealed flint nodules and artifacts indicating their use as atelier sites for the procurement of raw material and the preparation of tools on the spot. At a newly discovered cave site near Gelendost, a Mousterian point was revealed. The high density of Middle Paleolithic find spots, especially in the Bucak- Korkuteli region, is probably to be connected with the cave site of Karain, which lies in close proximity and was the major habitation site of this period in this region. It can be assumed that Neanderthal men repeatedly visited the highlands of the Taurus Mountains and especially the region of the Lake District for the exploitation and extraction of natural resources.
Keywords : Lake District, Middle Paleolithic, Mousterian, Levallois, Silex Resources