Bout-coupé explained

In archaeology, a bout-coupé is a type of handaxe that constituted part of the Neanderthal Mousterian industry of the Middle Palaeolithic. The handaxes are bifacially-worked and in the shape of a rounded triangle.

They are only found in Britain in the Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3) interglacial between 59,000 and 41,000 years BP, and are therefore considered a unique diagnostic variant.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• Neanderthal handaxe, Hantsweb

Notes and References

1. Book: The British Palaeolithic: Human Societies at the Edge of the Pleistocene World. Paul. Pettitt. Mark. White. Routledge. 2012. 349. Abingdon, UK. 978-0-415-67455-3.
2. White, Mark J. Jacobi, Roger M. Two Sides to Every Story: Bout Coupé Handaxes Revisited. May 2002. Oxford Journal of Archaeology. 21. 2. 10.1111/1468-0092.00152. 109–133.