We have explored the multimethod approach combining 40 Ar/39 Ar on single crystal, ESR
on bleached quartz, and ESR/U-series on teeth to improve the age of four neighbours …

The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a novel perspective on long-term
trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers. Members of the …

An integrated geological study, including sedimentology, stable isotope analysis (δ 18 O, δ
13 C), geochemistry, micromorphology, biomarker analysis, 40 Ar/39 Ar geochronology and …

Abstract The Lower Palaeolithic site of Cimitero di Atella is located in the Basilicata region
(Southern Italy), about 10 km south of the extinct Monte Vulture volcano. The site was …

Abstract The question of European Acheulean diversity is currently widely debated. The
obvious differences between northern and southern industries have led to several …

The Atapuerca localities present evidence of a long series of hominin occupations from the
Early Pleistocene onward and are a key site for understanding the continuity and …

The techno-functional approach has been employed to better understand one of the more
relevant artifact types generally found in Lower Palaeolithic sites: so-called small tools …

Abstract During the mid-Middle Pleistocene MIS 14 to MIS 11, humans spread through
Western Europe from the Mediterranean peninsulas to the sub-Arctic region, and they did so …

This book tells the story of both the ancient humans who made handaxes and the thoughts
and ideas of scholars who have spent their lives trying to understand them. Beginning with …

This work presents the Middle Pleistocene palaeoenvironmental and archaeological record
of the Valle Giumentina basin (Abruzzo, Italy). A high-resolution geological study, including …