Rethinking the Disappearance of Microblade Technology in the Terminal Pleistocene of Hokkaido, Northern Japan: Looking at Archaeological and Palaeoenvironmental Evidence

Archaeological research, for several decades, has shown that various microblade technologies using obsidian and hard shale appeared and developed from the Last Glacial Maximum to the terminal Pleistocene (Bølling–Allerød–Younger Dryas) in Hokkaido, Northern Japan. It is well accepted that microblade...

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Published in:	Quaternary
Main Author:	Jun Takakura
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Subjects:	microblade technology palaeoenvironment Hokkaido terminal Pleistocene initial Holocene
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/3/3/21