Abstract The German Middle Paleolithic is marked by two stages with abundant
archaeological sites: The Eemian Interglacial (MIS 5e) and the Weichselian Interpleniglacial …

The ca. 300 ka Paleolithic sites of Schöningen in northern Germany yielded a number of
localities with archeological and paleontological remains representing a rich …

The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a novel perspective on long-term
trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers. Members of the …

The site of Schöningen (Germany), dated to ca. 300,000 years ago, yielded the earliest large-
scale record of humanly-made wooden tools. These include wooden spears and shorter …

Abstract The Lower Paleolithic locality of Schöningen 13 II-4 is famous for the discovery of
wooden spears found amongst the butchered remains of numerous horses and other large …

A cutmarked bear metatarsal and phalanx from the German open-air sites of Schöningen 12
II-1 and 12 B, respectively, correlated with the interglacial optimum of MIS 9 (ca. 320 ka) …

The exceptional preservation at Schöningen together with a mixture of perseverance, hard
work, and sheer luck led to the recovery of unique finds in an exceptional context. The 1995 …

The period between 600 and 400 ka is a critical phase for human evolution in Europe. The
south and northwest saw a dramatic increase in sites, the spread of handaxe technology …

The nature of the Lower–Middle Palaeolithic transition has been one of the most debated
questions in early Prehistory since the mid-20th century. The root of these debates lies …

Any occupation of northern Europe by Lower Paleolithic hominins, even those occurring
during full interglacials, must have addressed the challenges of marked seasonality and …