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 Caucasus region is key for understanding early human dispersal and evolution in
Eurasia, and characterizing the environmental contrast between Last Glacial Maximum and …

The authors discuss functional characterization of Mousterian tools on the basis of their use-
wear and residue analysis of five lithic tools from Mezmaiskaya cave and Saradj-Chuko …

Neanderthals were widespread during the Middle Palaeolithic (MP) across Europe and
Asia, including the Caucasus Mountains. Occupying the border between eastern Europe …

Recent studies of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic in the northwestern Caucasus are
focused on the research of relations between natural (climate and environment) and social …

Multidisciplinary investigations into Paleolithic sites make it possible to identify all the main
stadials in the Late Pleistocene history of the North Caucasus, including Heinrich stadials 6 …

The article is addressed to the issue of long-distance contacts and social networks between
the Upper Palaeolithic of the North-western Caucasus and other regions, basing on finds …

Research of coloring pigments and binding compounds from the Upper Palaeolithic (UP),
including on portable art objects such as personal ornaments, provides new insights into …

In this paper, the authors report results of a detailed technological and typological analysis
of the Epipalaeolithic assemblages from three stratified sites in the North Caucasus that …

The region of western Georgia (Imereti) in the Southern Caucasus has been a major
geographic corridor for human migrations during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. Data of …