Pyrotechnology, the ability for hominins to use fire as a tool, is considered to be one of the
most important behavioural adaptations in human evolution. While several studies have …

Abstract The Mousterian of the Grotta Grande (Southern Italy) is here subject to new dating,
which provide a surprisingly high-resolution on the stratigraphic sequence. Overall, the …

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

Lithic debris derived from knap** and used tools can be assimilated to simple
sedimentary particles that may undergo size sorting when exposed to geomorphic …

Demographic change has recently re-emerged as a key explanation for socio-cultural
changes documented in the prehistoric archaeological record. While the majority of studies …

Quantitative, attribute-based analyses of stone tools (lithics) have been frequently used to
facilitate large-scale comparative studies, attempt to mitigate problems of assemblage …

Geoarchaeology is a growing subfield of cross-disciplinary research at the intersection
between geomorphology, environmental history, and archaeology. This prospective essay …

The 3D orientation of clasts within a deposit are known to be informative on processes that
formed that deposit. In archaeological sites, a portion of the clasts in the deposit are …

Dumped deposits are a valuable source of information for inferring past behaviour. They
provide insights into site maintenance, social organization and settlement dynamics. Hohle …

The Aurignacian is one of the first cultural-technological traditions commonly associated with
the expansion of Homo sapiens in Europe. Early Homo sapiens demographics across the …