The Late and Final Middle Palaeolithic of central Europe and its contributions to the formation of the regional Upper Palaeolithic: a review and a synthesis
For decades, the relationship of pre-modern hominins to anatomically modern humans
(AMH) and the transition from mode 3 to mode 4 industries remain topics of ongoing …
(AMH) and the transition from mode 3 to mode 4 industries remain topics of ongoing …
Early Levallois core technology between marine isotope stage 12 and 9 in Western Europe
Early Levallois core technology is usually dated in Europe to the end of Marine Isotope
Stage (MIS) 9 and particularly from the beginning of MIS 8 to MIS 6. This technology is …
Stage (MIS) 9 and particularly from the beginning of MIS 8 to MIS 6. This technology is …
[HTML][HTML] The earliest unambiguous neanderthal engravings on cave walls: La Roche-Cotard, Loire Valley, France
Here we report on Neanderthal engravings on a cave wall at La Roche-Cotard (LRC) in
central France, made more than 57±3 thousand years ago. Following human occupation …
central France, made more than 57±3 thousand years ago. Following human occupation …
First evidence of an extensive Acheulean large cutting tool accumulation in Europe from Porto Maior (Galicia, Spain)
E Méndez-Quintas, M Santonja, A Pérez-González… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract We describe a European Acheulean site characterised by an extensive
accumulation of large cutting tools (LCT). This type of Lower Paleolithic assemblage, with …
accumulation of large cutting tools (LCT). This type of Lower Paleolithic assemblage, with …
New bracketing luminescence ages constrain the Sima de los Huesos hominin fossils (Atapuerca, Spain) to MIS 12
Recent chronological studies of the Sima de los Huesos (SH) hominin fossil site, Atapuerca,
Spain, have established a close minimum age of at least 430 ka for sedimentary material …
Spain, have established a close minimum age of at least 430 ka for sedimentary material …
Middle Pleistocene Homo behavior and culture at 140,000 to 120,000 years ago and interactions with Homo sapiens
Fossils of a Middle Pleistocene (MP) Homo within a well-defined archaeological context at
the open-air site of Nesher Ramla, Israel, shed light on MP Homo culture and behavior …
the open-air site of Nesher Ramla, Israel, shed light on MP Homo culture and behavior …
Timing of the Saalian-and Elsterian glacial cycles and the implications for Middle–Pleistocene hominin presence in central Europe
By establishing a luminescence-based chronology for fluvial deposits preserved between
the Elsterian-and Saalian tills in central Germany, we obtained information on the timing of …
the Elsterian-and Saalian tills in central Germany, we obtained information on the timing of …
[HTML][HTML] Early Levallois and the beginning of the Middle Paleolithic in central Italy
S Soriano, P Villa - PLoS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
In the second half of the 19th century Pleistocene faunas were discovered in two sites, Sedia
del Diavolo and Monte delle Gioie, contained in deposits of the Aniene River in the area of …
del Diavolo and Monte delle Gioie, contained in deposits of the Aniene River in the area of …
The emergence of the Levallois technology in the Levant: A view from the Early Middle Paleolithic site of Misliya Cave, Israel
Abstract The Early Middle Paleolithic (EMP) lithic assemblage of Misliya Cave, dated to 240–
150 ka, is associated with one of the earliest occurrences of Homo sapiens outside Africa …
150 ka, is associated with one of the earliest occurrences of Homo sapiens outside Africa …
A multidisciplinary overview of the lower Miño River terrace system (NW Iberian Peninsula)
E Méndez-Quintas, M Santonja, A Pérez-González… - Quaternary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Miño River basin represents one of the main fluvial catchments draining the
Atlantic side of the Iberian Peninsula. The extensive sedimentary deposits of this basin have …
Atlantic side of the Iberian Peninsula. The extensive sedimentary deposits of this basin have …