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Magdalenian reoccupation and cultural expansion in Western Europe (c. 17,000–12,000 BP)

Magdalenian reoccupation and cultural expansion in Western Europe (c. 17,000–12,000 BP)

  1. Altamira’s Magdalenian levels document late ice-age life

    Labels: Altamira Cave, Magdalenian
  2. Magdalenian technocomplex forms after Solutrean

    Labels: Magdalenian, Technocomplex
  3. Magdalenian occupation intensifies in Franco-Cantabria

    Labels: Franco-Cantabria, Magdalenian
  4. Hamburgian appears on the North European Plain

    Labels: Hamburgian, North European
  5. Magdalenian recolonization reaches northwest Europe

    Labels: Magdalenian, Creswellian
  6. Bølling–Allerød warming opens northern landscapes

    Labels: B lling, Climate Event
  7. Creswellian establishes British Late Magdalenian presence

    Labels: Creswellian, Britain
  8. Younger Dryas cooling disrupts northern reoccupation

    Labels: Younger Dryas, Climate Event
  9. Azilian replaces Magdalenian in Franco-Cantabrian region

    Labels: Azilian, Franco-Cantabria
  10. Specialized Magdalenian harpoons spread near period’s end

    Labels: Harpoon, Magdalenian
  11. Holocene onset consolidates postglacial settlement systems

    Labels: Holocene Onset, Postglacial