Epigravettian

Epigravettian
	European LGM refuges, c. 20,000 BP ; Solutrean Epigravettian
Alternative names	Tardigravettian
Geographical range	Southern and Eastern Europe
Period	Late Upper Paleolithic
Dates	~21,000 – 10,000 cal. BP
Type site	None (because likely a continuation of the Gravettian)
Major sites	Paglicci, Arene Candide, Riparo Tagliente [de], Dolní Věstonice
Preceded by	Gravettian
Followed by	Mesolithic cultures
Defined by	Georges Laplace [fr], 1958 (broader-than-modern meaning) Broglio, Laplace et al., 1963 (modern meaning, as “Tardigravettiano”)

The Epigravettian (Greek: epi "above, on top of", and Gravettian) was one of the last archaeological industries of the European Upper Paleolithic. It arose after the Last Glacial Maximum around ~21,000 cal. BP. It is related to the Gravettian, of which it is considered a continuation by some scholars (e.g. G. Laplace). In this sense, the Epigravettian is simply the Gravettian after ~21,000 BP,^{[is this date calibrated?]} when the Solutrean had replaced the Gravettian in most of France and Spain.

Its known range extends from southeast France to the western shores of the Volga River, Russia, with a large number of sites in Italy. It was replaced by Mesolithic cultures around 10,000 BP.

References

^ Montoya, Cyril (2004). Les traditions techniques lithiques à l’Épigravettien: Analyses de séries du Tardiglaciaire entre Alpes et Méditerranée (Ph.D.) (in French). Université de Provence. p. 5.
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[1] Montoya, Cyril (2004). Les traditions techniques lithiques à l’Épigravettien: Analyses de séries du Tardiglaciaire entre Alpes et Méditerranée (Ph.D.) (in French). Université de Provence. p. 5.

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