Neanderthal behavior is often described in one of two contradictory ways: 1) Neanderthals
were behaviorally inflexible and specialized in large game hunting or 2) Neanderthals …

There is little surviving evidence for plant use in the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic periods
yet the evidence there is, clearly indicates the importance of plants in the diet, as medicines …

Neanderthals are often considered as less technologically advanced than modern humans.
However, we typically only find faunal remains or stone tools at Paleolithic sites. Perishable …

Dental calculus (mineralized dental plaque) was first recognised as a potentially useful
archaeological deposit in the 1970s, though interest in human dental calculus as a resource …

Recent work in various parts of the world has suggested the possibility of ancient starch
granules surviving and adhering to archaeological artefacts. Often this information is used to …

A large part of our material culture is made of organic materials, and this was likely the case
also during prehistory. Amongst this prehistoric organic material culture are textiles and …

Glycymeris shell beads found in Middle Palaeolithic sites are understood to be artifacts
collected by modern humans for symbolic use. In Misliya Cave, Israel, dated to 240–160 ka …

Evidence for plants rarely survives on Paleolithic sites, while animal bones and
biomolecular analyses suggest animal produce was important to hominin populations …

Drawing upon invasion biology and the latest archaeological, skeletal and environment
evidence, From Arabia to the Pacific documents the migration of humans into Asia, and …

What separates us from nature?--A wider view--When agriculture once made sense--Time to
forget about food, and remember naked people--An unusual evolutionary history--Natural …