An early Middle Palaeolithic site at Kesselt-Op de Schans (Belgian Limburg) Preliminary results

Recent research at the loam quarry Kesselt-Op de Schans led to the discovery of 3 small clusters of lithic artefacts, scattered on the same old landsurface. Based on their position within the local chronostratigraphic sequence they can be attributed to the transition MIS-9/MIS-8. The geomorphological evidence suggests comparatively fast sedimentation rates, resulting in a very good preservation of the lithic material. All three assemblages exemplify a very ad hoc fashion of the spatial organisation of production activities.