The exploitation of mammoth in the Swabian Jura (SW-Germany) during the Aurignacian and Gravettian period

摘要

Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) is one of the main game species during the Upper Palaeolithic in the Swabian Jura. Procurement and exploitation of this mega mammal shows quantitative differences and qualitative changes between the Aurignacian and the Gravettian periods. The raw material ivory in the Aurignacian became replaced by mammoth ribs in the Gravettian accompanied by technological changes concerning points as well as cultural changes concerning jewelry.