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The climate in Britain becomes cooler and…
The climate in Britain becomes cooler and dryer in what is known as the Younger Dryas period, from twelve thousand seven hundred to eleven thousand five hundred years ago.
Food animal populations seem to have declined although woodland coverage expanded.
Tool manufacture in the Final Upper Palaeolithic revolved around smaller flints but bone and antler work became less common.
Typically there are parallel-sided flint blades known as "Cheddar Points".
There are scrapers, some of which are marked with what may be calendars.
However, the number of known sites is much larger than before and more widely spread.
Many more open air sites are known, such as that at Hengistbury Head.
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The Atlantic Lands
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North Europe
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Northwest Europe
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