Far'ah II is an open-air site in the north western Negev desert (Israel). Previous excavations
in the 1970's revealed a rich, in situ Middle Paleolithic (MP) assemblage composed of flint …

The stratigraphic record of Paleolithic open-air sites represents complex depositional
histories involving local and regional-scale geological and geochemical formation …

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

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 …

Following renewed excavations at Boker Tachtit (2013–2015), a revised study of the lithic
assemblage techno-typological characteristics was conducted placing it within a regional …

Variability in the composition of lithic assemblages stems from the combined action of
different agents. In this study we used shifts in the relation between lithic artefact density and …

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

Level 4.1 from the Abri du Maras (Ardèche, France) is chronologically attributed to the
beginning of MIS 3 and is one example of late Neanderthal occupations in the southeast of …

Although the lithic cutting-edge productivity has long been recognized as a quantifiable
aspect of prehistoric human technological evolution, there remains uncertainty how the …

Abstract Ground Stone Tools (GST) have been identified in several Levantine
archaeological sites dating to the Middle Paleolithic. These tools, frequently made of …