The Initial Upper Paleolithic and its place within the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition of Southwest Asia: What hides behind the curtain of taxonomies?

M Goder-Goldberger, A Malinsky-Buller - Journal of Paleolithic …, 2022 - Springer
Classification of the Paleolithic into Lower, Middle, and Upper has both chronological and
cultural meanings serving as a framework for reconstructing cultural evolution and …

Radiocarbon chronology of Manot cave, Israel and Upper Paleolithic dispersals

B Alex, O Barzilai, I Hershkovitz, O Marder, F Berna… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
The timing of archeological industries in the Levant is central for understanding the spread
of modern humans with Upper Paleolithic traditions. We report a high-resolution radiocarbon …

Extended longevity of DNA preservation in levantine paleolithic sediments, sefunim cave, Israel

V Slon, JL Clark, DE Friesem, M Orbach, N Porat… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Paleogenomic research can elucidate the evolutionary history of human and faunal
populations. Although the Levant is a key land-bridge between Africa and Eurasia, thus far …

Heinrich Event 2 (ca. 24 ka BP) as a chrono-climatic anchor for the appearance of Epipaleolithic backed bladelets microlith industries in the Southern Levant

I Abadi, A Torfstein, DE Friesem, D Langgut… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Epipaleolithic (EEP) of the Southern Levant, roughly dated to 25-18 ka
BP, is characterized by microlithic industries with highly variable synchronic and geographic …

Early Upper Paleolithic cultural variability in the Southern Levant: New evidence from Nahal Rahaf 2 Rockshelter, Judean Desert, Israel

M Shemer, E Boaretto, N Greenbaum… - Journal of Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Levantine Early Upper Paleolithic (ca. 45–30 ka) has been a focus of research
because of its unique position as a conduit of human, flora, and fauna species between …

A technotypological analysis of the Ahmarian and Levantine Aurignacian assemblages from Manot Cave (area C) and the interrelation with site formation processes

T Abulafia, M Goder-Goldberger, F Berna… - Journal of Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
For more than a century, prehistoric research has focused on cave sites and rock shelters,
mostly because of good preservation of organic remains associated with stratified …

Personal ornaments from Hayonim and Manot caves (Israel) hint at symbolic ties between the Levantine and the European Aurignacian

JM Tejero, R Rabinovich, R Yeshurun… - Journal of human …, 2021 - Elsevier
Situated at the crossroads of Africa and Eurasia, the Levant is a crucial region for
understanding the origins and spread of Upper Paleolithic (UP) traditions associated with …

Early Upper Paleolithic subsistence in the Levant: Zooarchaeology of the Ahmarian–Aurignacian sequence at Manot Cave, Israel

R Yeshurun, N Schneller-Pels, O Barzilai… - Journal of Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Upper Paleolithic period in the Levant is essential in the studies of the
establishment of modern human communities outside Africa, and corresponding …

The last glacial cycle of the southern Levant: Paleoenvironment and chronology of modern humans

A Frumkin, O Comay - Journal of Human Evolution, 2021 - Elsevier
The spectrum of glacial-interglacial environmental shifts in the southern Levant
Mediterranean zone is evaluated based upon carbon isotopic records of speleothems from …

Predictive modelling in paleoenvironmental reconstruction: the micromammals of Manot Cave, Israel

O Comay, L Weissbrod, T Dayan - Journal of Human Evolution, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper describes the micromammalian remains and paleoenvironment of the Upper
Paleolithic sequence of Manot Cave (46-34 ka), southern Levant. Micromammal remains …