Fig. 7: Cultural and environmental characteristics of the Levantine MP.

The different proxies that characterized the Levantine MP. The mid-MP differs from the early and late MP in lithic production methods, symbolic behaviour (the use of ochre and burial practices) and hunting strategies. VPDB, Vienna Peedee belemnite; v, present. Credit: Skull icon adapted from OpenClipArt under a Creative Commons license CC0 1.0.