en ligne sur : http://paleo.revues.org/index702.htmlInternational audienceThe notion of a rupture dominates reflections on the emergence of the Upper Paleolithic in Europe. From this perspective, the Aurignacian is interpreted as the culture that would realize the systematization of numerous innovations and become the instrument of victory of Modern Humans over Neandertal populations. In this way, the Aurignacian is perceived as the cultural entity whose different constitutive elements - blade and bladelet production, systematization of organic tool production, personal ornaments, portable and parietal art - generically define the Upper Paleolithic and distinguish it from the Middle Paleolithic. Based on these technical and symbolic innovat...