Characterising Late Palaeolithic manufacturing traditions: backed points production methods in the Late Epigravettian sequence of Riparo Tagliente (NE Italy)

•Changes in manufacturing methods of backed points during Late Epigravettian at Riparo Tagliente.•Increase in thickness and width values of selected blanks along time.•From narrow and thin microgravettes to thick and wide backed points.•Changes mirror an azilianization process during the Late Epigravettian in NE Italy.