Upper Paleolithic Revolution

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Late Stone Age Revolution
Upper Paleolithic transition
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Homo_sapiens
extinction of Neanderthals
gptkbp:characterizedBy complex language
long-distance trade
development of symbolic thought
advanced tool technology
appearance of art
emergence of behavioral modernity
gptkbp:debatedBy archaeologists
anthropologists
suddenness versus gradualness of changes
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Neolithic_Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Upper Paleolithic Revolution
gptkbp:location gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Eurasia
gptkbp:notableFor musical instruments
rock art
bone and antler tools
personal ornaments
burial rituals
gptkbp:period approximately 50,000 to 10,000 years ago
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Middle_Paleolithic
gptkbp:relatedTo Behavioral modernity
Great Leap Forward (anthropology)
gptkbp:significance major leap in human cognitive abilities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:spread_of_Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8