An interesting, and still somewhat contentious question, is whether these groups of people are responsible for the extinction of the mammoth population of Europe. It's likely that humans did play a central role in the destruction of the large mammal population, and some groups of humans disappeared or moved on after they'd hunted down the last of the big game.
> "Furthermore, it is possible to conclude that the Late Epigravettian population had high degree of quarry-fidelity; they left the basin when these mammals vanished."
The notion of hunter-gather societies living harmoniously in equilibrium with nature that some people seem to view as an optimal societal arrangement doesn't fit very well with this scenario. Granted, it's unlikely that they wanted to hunt all the large animals to extinction, but it's another case of not having knowledge about the long-term consequences of their actions (which is not an excuse for human behavior today, however).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-10714-x
> "Furthermore, it is possible to conclude that the Late Epigravettian population had high degree of quarry-fidelity; they left the basin when these mammals vanished."
The notion of hunter-gather societies living harmoniously in equilibrium with nature that some people seem to view as an optimal societal arrangement doesn't fit very well with this scenario. Granted, it's unlikely that they wanted to hunt all the large animals to extinction, but it's another case of not having knowledge about the long-term consequences of their actions (which is not an excuse for human behavior today, however).