Obsidian in the Upper Palaeolithic of Iberia

Sourced from the Tyrrhenian Islands and exchanged over long distances, obsidian was used widely across prehistoric Western Europe. An core bladelets a newly discovered rockshelter site in south-eastern Spain, however, raised possibility of an unrecognised mainland source obsidian. EDXRF analysis Early Magdalenian finds La Boja links them to 125km south-west. The artefacts were discarded during two brief activity phases at site, indicating that procurement integral technological choices site's users. specificities technocomplex may explain unique nature this occurrence.