Researchers evaluated shells from an archaeological site dated to the Upper Paleolithic in Lebanon.

研究人员在黎巴嫩可追溯到旧石器时代晚期的考古遗址中发现了蜗牛壳并且进行了分析。

Besides cave paintings, Upper Paleolithic people produced several other kinds of artwork, one of which has been thought to provide evidence of complex thought.

除了洞穴绘画，在旧石器时代晚期，人们还制作了大量其它艺术品，其中更是为复合思维提供证据。

They come from what's known as the Initial Upper Paleolithic culture.

它们来自所谓的旧石器时代早期文化。

Initial Upper Paleolithic toolmakers likely faced a tough time in Europe, he notes.

他指出，最初的旧石器时代晚期工具制造商在欧洲可能面临艰难时期。

Upper Paleolithic people were capable of complex thought and were consciously aware of their environment.

旧石器时代晚期的人们能够进行复杂的思考，并且有意识地了解他们的环境。

The new results suggest that Initial Upper Paleolithic tools were made for only a few thousand years.

新的结果表明， 最初的旧石器时代晚期工具的制造时间只有几千年。

Just outside of Montignac, a village in France, is a series of caves that contain some of the famous upper-Paleolithic artworks in the world.

就在法国的一个村庄蒙蒂尼亚克 (Montignac) 外面，有一系列洞穴， 里面藏有一些世界上著名的旧石器时代晚期艺术品。