We challenge the view that our species, Homo sapiens, evolved within a single population
and/or region of Africa. The chronology and physical diversity of Pleistocene human fossils …

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 …

Archeologists commonly suppose that among complex projectile weapons humans use as
subsistence aids, the spearthrower‐and‐dart preceded bow‐and‐arrow use. And yet …

Multiple lines of genetic and archaeological evidence suggest that there were major
demographic changes in the terminal Late Pleistocene epoch and early Holocene epoch of …

Abstract The Middle to Later Stone Age transition in Africa has been debated as a significant
shift in human technological, cultural, and cognitive evolution. However, the majority of …

Securely dated archaeological sites from key regions and periods are critical for
understanding early modern human adaptive responses to past environmental change …

Africa was the birth-place of Homo sapiens and has the earliest evidence for symbolic
behaviour and complex technologies. The best-attested early flowering of these distinctive …

The archaeology of East Africa during the last~ 65,000 years plays a central role in debates
about the origins and dispersal of modern humans, Homo sapiens. Despite the historical …

Here we propose that the backing of microliths—applying steep, blunting retouch along one
edge—is a highly evolvable trait that emerged many times in different places around the …

Recently, it has become commonplace to interpret major transitions and other patterns in the
Palaeolithic archaeological record in terms of population size. Increases in cultural …