The worldwide association of H. erectus with elephants is well documented and so is the
preference of humans for fat as a source of energy. We show that rather than a matter of …

In this paper we present our interpretation about the circumstances leading towards an
evolutionary replacement of the earliest populations of the Levant, most probably Homo …

Few would question the assertion that by the end of the Upper Paleolithic (about 10,000
years ago) humans were highly competent hunters, going about the business of hunting …

Hunting preferences reveal a great deal about the life of Paleolithic humans, and may reflect
changes in human demography, technology, and adaptations to changing environments …

▪ Abstract The worldwide distribution of our species, Homo sapiens, has its roots in the early
Pleistocene epoch. However, evidence has been sufficient only in the past decade to …

The late Lower Paleolithic archaeofaunas of Qesem Cave in the southern Levant span 400–
200 ka and associate with Acheulo-Yabrudian (mainly Amudian) industries. The large …

Hominins are a very rare component of the large-mammal fauna at Laetoli. Although no
equivalent data are available for Hadar, the much higher count and relative abundance of …

This volume, the first in a series devoted to the paleoanthropological resources of the Middle
Awash Valley of Ethiopia, studies Homo erectus, a close relative of Homo sapiens. Written …

Abstract The terms Lower Palaeolithic and Middle Palaeolithic represent research constructs
within which cultural evolution and prehistoric hominin behaviours can be studied, with the …

The dispersals of early hominins in the late Pliocene or early Pleistocene into Eurasia were
essentially sporadic. Little geographic and temporal continuity is observed between the …