The transition from the Middle Paleolithic (MP) to the Upper Paleolithic (UP), circa 40kya, is
viewed as a major turning point in human evolution, in terms of the material culture …

Climatic and environmental changes have been commonly proposed as driving factors
behind the decline of Neanderthals in Europe. The Cantabrian region, in northern Iberia, is a …

It has been proposed that climate change and the arrival of modern humans in Europe
affected the disappearance of Neanderthals due to their impact on trophic resources; …

Two speleothem stable isotope records from East-Central Europe demonstrate that
Greenland Stadial 12 (GS12) and GS10—at 44.3–43.3 and 40.8–40.2 ka—were prominent …

Several questions remain regarding the timing and nature of the Neanderthal-anatomically
modern human (AMH) transition in Europe. The situation in Eastern Europe is generally less …

Correlating cultural, technological and ecological aspects of both Upper Pleistocene modern
humans (UPMHs) and Neandertals provides a useful approach for achieving robust …

At least six different Homo species populated the World during the latest Pliocene to the
Pleistocene. The extinction of all but one of them is currently shrouded in mystery, and no …

Documenting the subsistence strategies developed by early modern humans is relevant for
understanding the success of their dispersal throughout Eurasia. Today, we know that there …

In the scenario of the spread of the anatomically modern humans (AMHs) into Europe, the
techno-complex known as Protoaurignacian is defined by the production of blades and …

Defining the processes involved in the technical/cultural shifts from the Late Middle to the
Early Upper Palaeolithic in Europe (~ 50-39 thousand years BP) is one of the most important …