Bone retouchers are an important behavioural marker in the definition of several Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic cultural complexes. However, their relationship with the assemblages of knapped stone artefacts is still to be investigated particularly in specific but not uncommon lithic contexts of the Middle Palaeolithic in Europe. This paper offers insights to evaluate the use of bone retouchers in a context of Discoid lithic technology, a significant cultural expression largely spread in many regions during MIS3. The study case is the lithic and osseous assemblage of unit A9 at Fumane Cave, in north-eastern Italy. A detailed analysis of the bone retouchers is presented for the first time; their technological features are then correlated with the characteristic of the retouch observed on the lithic tools recovered in the same unit. The study contributes to complete a picture of Neanderthal economic behaviour.

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盘状石板技术在Mousterian上下文中的骨骼修饰

在定义下，中和上旧石器时代的文化建筑群的过程中，骨修饰是重要的行为标记。但是，它们与打结的石材制品的组合关系尚待研究，特别是在欧洲中古石器时代特定但并非罕见的石器时代。本文提供了洞察力，以评估在Discoid石器技术中使用骨修饰剂的情况，这是在MIS3期间在许多地区广泛传播的一种重要的文化表现形式。研究案例是意大利东北部Fumane Cave的A9单元的石质和骨质组合。首次对骨润饰剂进行了详细分析；然后，将它们的技术特征与在同一单元中回收的石器工具上观察到的修饰特征相关联。