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The behavioral origins of Homo sapiens can be traced back to the first material culture
produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …

Lithic miniaturization was one of our Pleistocene ancestors' more pervasive stone tool
production strategies and it marks a key difference between human and non‐human tool …

The MSA/LSA transition is a major shift in the African archaeological record, but questions
on its beginning remain debated. In southern Africa, most sites suggest an origin of LSA …

The origin and evolution of hominin mortuary practices are topics of intense interest and
debate,–. Human burials dated to the Middle Stone Age (MSA) are exceedingly rare in Africa …

The archaeological record of Africa provides the earliest evidence for the emergence of the
complex symbolic and technological behaviours that characterize Homo sapiens,,,,,–. The …

In this study, we synthesize terrestrial and marine proxy records, spanning the past 620 ky,
to decipher pan-African climate variability and its drivers and potential linkages to hominin …

Archaeologists contend that it was our aptitude for symbolic, technological, and social
behaviors that was central to Homo sapiens rapidly expanding across the majority of Earth's …

Homo sapiens have adapted to an incredible diversity of habitats around the globe. This
capacity to adapt to different landscapes is clearly expressed within Africa, with Late …

Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product
of composite tools, including projectile weapons, and efficient hunting strategies by modern …