Millennial-scale change in archaeofaunas and their implications for Mousterian lithic variability in southwest France

•The present paper reexamines the problem of Mousterian industrial variability.•The Mousterian sequences that we compare show recurrent patterns.•These patterns are consistent with a chronological succession of industries.•Faunal correlations enable us to propose a new chronology for these industrie...

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