Studies of early human occupation of Africa over recent decades have profoundly changed
how we understand our early ancestors, their inventiveness and adaptability. The spread of …

Abstract The Kalahari Basin, southern Africa preserves a rich archeological record of human
origins and evolution spanning the Early, Middle and Late Pleistocene. Since the 1930s …

While lithic objects can potentially inform us about past adaptations and behaviors, it is
important to develop a comprehensive understanding of all of the various processes that …

Abstract Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) represents a methodology with significant potential
for altering archaeological analytical practice. The continued growth in the number of …

Increased population density is among the proposed drivers of the behavioural changes
culminating in the Middle to Later Stone Age (MSA–LSA) transition and human dispersals …

The stone artifact record has been one of the major grounds for investigating our evolution.
With the predominant focus on their morphological attributes and technological aspects of …

The archaeological assemblage recovered from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) levels in
Blombos Cave, South Africa, is central to our understanding of the development of early …

With the recognition that practically all archaeological sites are depositional composites
unrelated to the activities of any contemporaneous group of individuals (ie, palimpsests) and …

Archaeologists make inferences about past human behaviour based on patterned material
residues in various depositional contexts, including existing landsurfaces. These deposits …

The dissection of archaeological palimpsests has become a crucial process for achieving a
diachronic understanding of the history of human groups. However, its widespread …