Observations on the late Magdalenian in Poland

Abstract: This paper discusses the late Magdalenian settlement in Poland. These areas constitute a peripheral zone of the settlement of this technocomplex, at its north-eastern range. Most sites are small, briefly-occupied camps, although larger, longer occupied sites are also known, as well as workshops. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the late Magdalenian settlement encompasses a long period, from GS-2 until perhaps GI 1c-a. The lithic assemblages are varied but their characteristics are not dependent on the chronology. Bone assemblages as well as mobile art objects are known from a very few sites and are represented by single specimens. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]