Abstract The Lesser Caucasus, situated between Asia and Europe, has long been
recognised as a key region for the study of human evolution in terms of the timing and routes …

The late Pleistocene expansion of anatomically modern humans (AMHs) into Eurasia and
the concurrent demise of the Neanderthals appears to be a complex and regionally variable …

Classification of the Paleolithic into Lower, Middle, and Upper has both chronological and
cultural meanings serving as a framework for reconstructing cultural evolution and …

With its well-preserved archaeological and environmental records, Aghitu-3 Cave permits us
to examine the settlement patterns of the Upper Paleolithic (UP) people who inhabited the …

This book is the first complete synthesis of research undertaken so far on the Upper
Palaeolithic archaeology of the Caucasus. It discusses the cultural changes that took place …

Identifying the movement of lithic materials to reconstruct social networks has been a
mainstay of research into Palaeolithic cognition and behavior, but such datasets are often …

This study presents patterns of flint acquisition and exploitation, observed through a large-
scale study of the lithic assemblages from the Middle Pleistocene Acheulo-Yabrudian …

Abstract The Zayukovo (Baksan) source is the only obsidian source known in the Northern
Caucasus. We report new data, collected in 2017–2018, about exploitation of the Zayukovo …

The Armenian highlands encompasses rugged and environmentally diverse landscapes
and is characterized by a mosaic of distinct ecological niches and large temperature …

Abstract Eastern Africa's Plio-Pleistocene palaeoanthropological record has shaped our
understanding of human biological and cultural evolution. Over the years, raw material …