BACKGROUND The earliest fossils of Homo sapiens are located in Africa and dated to the
late Middle Pleistocene. At some point later, modern humans dispersed into Asia and …

This review summarizes current thinking about the concept of modern behavior in the
context of Neandertals and anatomically modern humans. The decoupling of modern …

Paleolithic archaeologists conceptualize the uniqueness of Homo sapiens in terms of
“behavioral modernity,” a quality often conflated with behavioral variability. The former is …

The 2007 discovery of fragmentary human remains (two molars and an anterior mandible) at
Zhirendong (Zhiren Cave) in South China provides insight in the processes involved in the …

The initial out of Africa dispersal of Homo sapiens, which saw anatomically modern humans
reach the Levant in Marine Isotope Stage 5, is generally regarded as a 'failed dispersal' …

Uncertainties surround the timing of modern human emergence and occupation in East and
Southeast Asia. Although genetic and archeological data indicate a rapid migration out of …

In Stone Tools in Human Evolution, John J. Shea argues that over the last three million
years hominins' technological strategies shifted from occasional tool use, much like that …

Recent archaeological discoveries suggest that both archaic Denisovans and Homo
sapiens occupied the Tibetan Plateau earlier than expected. Genetic studies show that a …

This article reviews the archaeology and chronology of the Chinese Upper Paleolithic and
the human fossils attributed to this period. The onset of the Upper Paleolithic in China dates …

Maritime adaptation was one of the essential factors that enabled modern humans to
disperse all over the world. However, geographic distribution of early maritime technology …