Inside the tent, the space was organised into different areas. The area surrounding the central hearth was heavily occupied, as it was used for preparing and consuming meals and for technological activities. This was where the best knappers worked, knapping long blades for use by the community. It was also where weapons were maintained ready for the next hunting expedition. A little further away from the hearth, other members of the group, both men and women, produced more ordinary flint products. In the rest space, around the edge of the tent, we find clumsy examples of flint knapping, probably produced by children.
Photo © ARPE/Drawing © Gilles Tosello/DAO © Nicole Pigeot
Photo © ARPE/Drawing © Gilles Tosello/DAO © Nicole Pigeot
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