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LATE PALÆOLITHIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Upper Paleolithic
1, record 1, English, Upper%20Paleolithic
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Upper Paleolithic Age 2, record 1, English, Upper%20Paleolithic%20Age
correct, see observation
- Late Paleolithic 1, record 1, English, Late%20Paleolithic
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Period, lasting about 50,000 years, from ca. [calendar age] 70,000 to ca. 20,000 years before the modern era. 2, record 1, English, - Upper%20Paleolithic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It includes the Aurignacian, Solutrean, and Magdalenian ... stages. Bone, ivory, and flint implements were used in this era. 2, record 1, English, - Upper%20Paleolithic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitalization. Terms that refer to events and periods are often capitalized when they refer to specific events or periods and lower-cased when used in a general sense: the Ice Age; the most recent ice age ... 3, record 1, English, - Upper%20Paleolithic
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Upper Palæolithic
- Upper Palæolithic Age
- Late Palæolithic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Paléolithique supérieur
1, record 1, French, Pal%C3%A9olithique%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Leptolithique 1, record 1, French, Leptolithique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Paléolithique supérieur (ou «Leptolithique»). En France, la phase supérieure du Paléolithique débute avec le Châtelperronien (de -35 000 à -30 000), qui conserve des caractères moustériens, dont le débitage levallois. 2, record 1, French, - Pal%C3%A9olithique%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Majuscule ou minuscule. En français, l'usage semble être flottant. Dans les dictionnaires généraux (Robert électronique et Larousse encyclopédique), le nom «paléolithique» s'écrit en minuscule. Dans les ouvrages et textes spécialisés, les spécialistes utilisent généralement la majuscule initiale «Paléolithique». 3, record 1, French, - Pal%C3%A9olithique%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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