Situated at the crossroads of Africa and Eurasia, the Levant is a crucial region for understanding the origins and spread of Upper Paleolithic (UP) traditions associated with the spread of modern humans. Of the two local Early Upper Paleolithic technocomplexes, the Ahmarian and the Levantine Aurignacian, the latter appears to be unique in the endemic UP sequence, exhibiting greater similarity to the West European ‘classic’ Aurignacian than to the local preceding and proceeding UP entities. Previous publications have mostly focused on the similarities between the two lithic industries and less on studies conducted on Levantine Aurignacian bone tools and ornaments. Here, we present an archaeozoological, technological and use-wear study of ornaments on animal teeth from the Levantine Aurignacian layers at Manot and Hayonim caves (the Galilee, Israel). The selection of taxa, the choice of teeth, the mode of modification, and the use-wear analysis exhibit clear similarities with the European Aurignacian. This, with the technology of the osseous raw material exploitation, the presence of antler simple-base points, and some lithic typotechnological features, suggest a link between the symbolic spheres of the Levantine and the European Aurignacian cultural entities. Such similarity also supports some contribution of European Aurignacians groups to the local cultural entities, intermingling with the local material culture features.

黎凡特位于非洲和欧亚大陆的十字路口，是了解与现代人类传播相关的旧石器时代晚期 (UP) 传统起源和传播的关键地区。在两个地方性早期旧石器时代晚期技术复合体中，Ahmarian 和 Levantine Aurignacian，后者在地方性 UP 序列中似乎是独一无二的，与西欧“经典”Aurignacian 的相似性比与当地先前和后续 UP 实体的相似性更大。以前的出版物主要关注两个石器行业之间的相似之处，而较少关注对黎凡特 Aurignacian 骨骼工具和装饰品进行的研究。在这里，我们对来自 Manot 和 Hayonim 洞穴（以色列加利利）的 Levantine Aurignacian 层的动物牙齿装饰进行了考古动物学、技术和使用磨损研究。分类群的选择、牙齿的选择、修饰模式和使用磨损分析与欧洲 Aurignacian 有着明显的相似之处。这与骨质原料开采技术、鹿角简单基点的存在以及一些石器印刷技术特征表明了黎凡特的象征领域与欧洲 Aurignacian 文化实体之间的联系。这种相似性也支持了欧洲 Aurignacians 群体对当地文化实体的一些贡献，与当地物质文化特征相融合。以及一些石器印刷技术特征，表明黎凡特的象征领域与欧洲 Aurignacian 文化实体之间存在联系。这种相似性也支持了欧洲 Aurignacians 群体对当地文化实体的一些贡献，与当地物质文化特征相融合。以及一些石器印刷技术特征，表明黎凡特的象征领域与欧洲 Aurignacian 文化实体之间存在联系。这种相似性也支持了欧洲 Aurignacians 群体对当地文化实体的一些贡献，与当地物质文化特征相融合。