ABSTRACT

The Santa Maria di Agnano cave (Puglia, Italy) shows a long human occupation that began in the Gravettian and went on in the Epigravettian periods. Among the lithic pieces discovered, many are so-called shouldered objects. This article intends to present and study them, but also to discuss the relevance of the diagnosis about shouldered points and shouldered bladelets. More broadly, the issue of the association of the shouldered point with ancient Epigravettian is discussed and questioned. On the basis of observations made in the Santa Maria di Agnano cave, the duration of existence of shouldered points and bladelets is discussed, which leads s to questioning the status of thes pieces as a key fossil.

摘要

Santa Maria di Agnano 洞穴（意大利普利亚大区）展示了人类在格拉维提时代开始并在 Epigravettian 时期继续的长期职业。在发现的石块中，许多是所谓的肩部物体。本文旨在对它们进行介绍和研究，同时也讨论肩点和肩胛骨诊断的相关性。更广泛地说，肩点与古代 Epigravettian 的关联问题受到了讨论和质疑。根据在圣玛丽亚迪阿尼亚诺洞穴中的观察，讨论了肩点和小叶片的存在时间，这导致人们质疑这些碎片作为关键化石的地位。