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The Paleolithic
↑ Pliocene (before Homo)
Lower Paleolithic (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka)
Lomekwi (3.3 Ma)
Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma)
Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma)
Madrasian (1.5 Ma)
Soanian (500–130 ka)
Clactonian (424–400 ka)
Mugharan (400–220 ka)
Middle Paleolithic (c. 300–50 ka)
Mousterian (160–40 ka)
Aterian (145–20 ka)
Micoquien (130–70 ka)
Sangoan (130–10 ka)
Upper Paleolithic (c. 50–12 ka)
Initial Upper Paleolithic
Fertile Crescent:
Emiran (50–40 ka)
Ahmarian (46–42 ka)
Baradostian (36–18 ka)
Aurignacian (35–29 ka)
Zarzian (20–10 ka)
Kebaran (18–12.5 ka)
Trialetian (16–8 ka)
Natufian (14.5–11.5 ka)
Khiamian (12.2–10.8 ka)
Europe:
Bohunician (48–40 ka)
Châtelperronian (44.5–36 ka)
Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician (43–32 ka)
Aurignacian (43–26 ka)
Szeletian (41,000-37,000)
Périgordian (35–20 ka)
Gravettian (33–24 ka)
Pavlovian (29–25 ka)
Solutrean (22–17 ka)
Epigravettian (20–10 ka)
Magdalenian (17–12 ka)
Hamburg (15.5–13.1 ka)
Federmesser (14–12.8 ka)
Azilian (14–10 ka)
Ahrensburg (13–12 ka)
Swiderian (11–8 ka)
Africa:
Khormusan (42–18 ka)
Iberomaurusian (25–11 ka)
Mushabian
Halfan (22–14 ka)
Qadan (15—11 ka)
Sebilian (15–11 ka)
Eburran (15–5 ka)
Magosian (10–8 ka)
Siberia:
Mal'ta–Buret' (24–15 ka)
Afontova Gora (21–12 ka}
↓ Mesolithic
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Paleolithic in the Iberian peninsula is the longest period of its prehistory, starting c. 1.3 million of years (Ma) ago and ending almost at the same time as Pleistocene, first epoch of Quaternary, c. 11.500 years or 11.5 ka ago. It was a period characterized by climate oscillations between ice ages and small interglacials, producing heavy changes in Iberia's orography.[1] Cultural change within the period is usually described in terms of lithic industry evolution, as described by Grahame Clark.[2]
Late Pleistocene landscape in northern Iberia with woolly mammoths, equids, a woolly rhinoceros, and European cave lions with a reindeer carcass
Multiple archaeological sites containing remains from this period are scattered throughout the peninsula. Of notable importance is Atapuerca (Burgos) containing human fossils spanning the whole period and declared world heritage site by UNESCO in 2000.[3]
^Menéndez, Mario (2019). Prehistoria de la Península Ibérica : el progreso de la cognición, el mestizaje y las desigualdades durante más de un millón de años. Madrid: Alianza Editorial. ISBN 978-84-9181-602-7. OCLC 1120111673.
^Clark, Grahame (1977). World prehistory: In new perspective (An illustrated 3d ed.). Cambridge [Eng]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-21506-4. OCLC 2984089.
^"Archaeological Site of Atapuerca". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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