Forward:
George C. Frison
Part I. Background and Approaches
Chapter 1. The History of Prehistoric Research in the Couze
Valley. Michel Lenoir and Harold L. Dibble
Chapter 2. The Development of the Research Design for the
Current Excavation of Combe-Capelle Bas. Harold L. Dibble and Michel Lenoir
Chapter 3. Techniques of Excavation and Analysis.
Harold L. Dibble, Simon J. Holdaway, Michel Lenoir, Shannon McPherron, Barbara Roth, and
Helen-Sanders-Gray
Part II. The Industrial Sequence of Combe-Capelle Bas
Chapter 4. Description of the Lithic Assemblages. Barbara
Roth, Michel Lenoir, and Harold L. Dibble
Chapter 5. Summary of the Archaeological Sequence . Harold
L. Dibble and Michel Lenoir
Part III. Geological Context, Site Formation, and
Taphonomy
Chapter 6. Introduction to Site Formation.
Harold L. Dibble
Chapter 7. The Sedimentary Deposits of Combe-Capelle Bas and
their Implications for Site Formation and Paleoenvironment. Pascal Bertran and
Jean-Pierre Texier
Chapter 8. Electrical Resistivity and Magnetic
Susceptibility Measurements at Combe-Capelle, SW France. Brooks B. Ellwood
Chapter 9. Archaeological Taphonomy of Combe-Capelle Bas
from Artifact Orientation and Density Analysis. Stephen Kluskens
Chapter 10. An Assessment of the Integrity of the
Archaeological Assemblages. Harold L. Dibble
Part IV. The Role of Raw Materials
Chapter 11. The Use of Raw Materials at Combe-Capelle Bas. Harold L. Dibble,
Barbara Roth, and Michel Lenoir
Chapter 12. Raw Material Availability, Intensity of Utilization, and Middle Paleolithic
Assemblage Variability. Harold L. Dibble
Part V. Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 13. Summary and Conclusions. Harold L. Dibble and Michel Lenoir
Appendices
Appendix I Raw Material Sources in the Region of Combe-Capelle Bas. Alain Turq
Appendix II The Haut de Combe-Capelle, or Abri Peyrony. Michel Lenoir and Harold
L. Dibble