Revealing Evolutionary Patterns Behind Homogeneity: the Case of the Palaeolithic Assemblages from Notarchirico (Southern Italy)

Notarchirico is at a nodal point in time and space for understanding the settlement of Europe terms migration or situ evolution. Former technological analyses have not shown significant differences between different lithic assemblages Notarchirico. Our approach here to produce phylogenetic analysis taken as terminal interpreted cultural units. In cladistic framework, characters are hypotheses relationships assemblages, homologies objects: cores, flakes, nodules. To effectively grasp informative innovations we formalise hierarchical framework three-item propose new algorithm remove high number repeated terminals among trees inherent assemblages. Beyond classic distinction presence absence bifaces, our five layers, dated 670 700 ka, highlights well-supported cladogram grounded on complex artefacts. This shows paralogy event flake-free layer H, representing short-term occupancy, other layers long-term settlements. The resulting that do follow stratigraphy. Moreover, cannot be explained an entirely local way, but seem part more European history.