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The 31 pages that link to Upper Paleolithic, each with the reason it gives.

• Hunter-gathererBroader topic: Its archaeological record includes varied hunting and gathering technologies.

• Cave paintingNarrower topic: Many famous European cave paintings date to this period.

• Chauvet CaveNarrower topic: The cave’s paintings belong to this long period of human history.

• Paleolithic artBroader topic: Many famous European cave paintings and figurines date to this period.

• PrehistoryBroader topic: Its archaeological record includes major evidence for art and complex behavior.

• Venus of WillendorfNarrower topic: The figurine was made during this broad prehistoric period.

• Lithic technologyNarrower topic: Its toolkits include specialized blades, bone tools, and regional stoneworking traditions.

• AurignacianNarrower topic: The Aurignacian is among the earliest archaeological cultures assigned to this period.

• Cognitive revolutionBroader topic: European accounts historically associated the cognitive shift with this archaeological period.

• Venus figurineNarrower topic: Many European Venus figurines were made during this period.

• MicrolithNarrower topic: Some early microlithic traditions developed within Upper Paleolithic societies.

• Prehistoric artNarrower topic: Many famous European figurative works belong to this archaeological period.

• Pressure flakingNarrower topic: Pressure flaking became prominent in several Upper Paleolithic toolmaking traditions.

• GravettianNarrower topic: The Gravettian is one of Europe’s major archaeological cultures within this broad period.

• Lion-man of Hohlenstein-StadelNarrower topic: This broad period situates the figurine in Ice Age prehistory.

• Lower PaleolithicNarrower topic: It follows the Middle Paleolithic and highlights the regional scope of Paleolithic period labels.

• Neanderthal extinctionRelated: Its spread overlaps the final Neanderthal populations in parts of Europe.

• Origin of languageRelated: Its archaeological record is often cited in debates about the timing of complex language.

• Spear-throwerNarrower topic: Spear-thrower use is attested in parts of the Upper Paleolithic.

• Art of the Upper PaleolithicNarrower topic: This is the archaeological period in which the art discussed here flourished.

• Behavioral modernityRelated: Its widespread artistic and technological remains are often compared with earlier, gradual developments.

• KnappingNarrower topic: Specialized blade and point technologies developed within this broad archaeological period.

• MagdalenianNarrower topic: The Magdalenian is one of western Europe's final Upper Paleolithic cultural traditions.

• Japanese PaleolithicBroader topic: Much of the well-documented Japanese Paleolithic falls within this broad archaeological period.

• Oil lampNarrower topic: Some of the earliest known stone lamps date to this period.

• Würm glaciationRelated: Its European cultures developed during the latter part of the Würm.

• Bone carvingNarrower topic: Its archaeological record includes expanding traditions of finely worked bone and antler.

• Cave of El CastilloRelated: Much of El Castillo’s well-known figurative art belongs to this broad period.

• EpipalaeolithicNarrower topic: It precedes the Epipalaeolithic in the regional sequence.

• Prismatic bladeNarrower topic: Prismatic blade production became prominent in several Upper Paleolithic industries.

• South Asian Stone AgeBroader topic: Blade technologies and evidence of symbolic behavior appear in parts of South Asia during this phase.