Proponents of the model known as the “human revolution” claim that modern human
behaviors arose suddenly, and nearly simultaneously, throughout the Old World ca. 40 …

The origins of modern humans have been the central debate in palaeoanthropology during
the last decade. We examine the problem in the context of the history of anthropology, the …

To date, the earliest modern human fossils found outside of Africa are dated to around
90,000 to 120,000 years ago at the Levantine sites of Skhul and Qafzeh. A maxilla and …

Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology, Second Edition, provides an invaluable and
vastly updated overview of geoarchaeology and how it can be used effectively in the study of …

Humans are unique in that they expend considerable effort and ingenuity in disposing of the
dead. Some of the recognisable ways we do this are visible in the Palaeolithic archaeology …

This is the first book covering an interdisciplinary field between microwave spectroscopy of
electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) or electron spin resonance (ESR) and chronology …

Prehistoric archaeology provides the temporal depth necessary for understanding the
evolution of the unique human ability to construct and use complex symbol systems. The …

Archaeologists and archaeology students have long since needed an authoritative account
of the techniques now available to them, designed to be understood by non-scientists. This …

Despite a massive endeavour, the problem of modern human origins not only remains
unresolved, but is usually reduced to “Out of Africa” versus multiregional evolution. Not all …

Three archaeological sites at Katanda on the Upper Semliki River in the Western Rift Valley
of Zaire have provided evidence for a well-developed bone industry in a Middle Stone Age …