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Movius line: a standalone construct

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Archaeology

a boundary across Asia east of which Lower Palaeolithic assemblages were seen to lack the handaxes common to the west.

In archaeology, Movius line refers to a boundary across Asia east of which Lower Palaeolithic assemblages were seen to lack the handaxes common to the west. This meaning comes from Movius Jr. (1948) in Lower Palaeolithic Cultures of Southern and Eastern Asia.[1]

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References

Movius Jr., H. L. (1948). Lower Palaeolithic Cultures of Southern and Eastern Asia. The American Philosophical Society Press. https://doi.org/10.70249/9798893983906

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