This work introduces a comparative collection located in the Prehistory Laboratory at the
University of León (Spain) specialised in knappable raw materials, mainly comprising …

Southwestern Iberia has played a key role in characterizing Late Pleistocene human
ecodynamics. Among other aspects of human behavior, chert procurement and …

In the Natufian lithic component at Hayonim, both in the cave and the terrace, numerous
artifacts of pink/red color may be recognized. Cherts with similar appearance are not present …

The knowledge of where past human populations collected their raw materials to produce
stone-tools is crucial to understand subjects such as their territoriality, mobility, decision …

Las investigaciones sobre fuentes de materias primas líticas fueron uno de los motores que
impulsaron a la arqueología pampeana. La identificación de áreas de aprovisionamiento en …

Due to its geological and geomorphological features, Central Germany is extremely diverse
in terms of the occurrence of lithic raw materials. Based on macroscopic criteria alone, it …

The dataset presented here is the quartzite and quartz reference collection from the National
Research Centre of Human Evolution of Spain (CENIEH), Burgos. This dataset or online …

O Calvero de la Higuera é uma colina cársica situada em Pinilla del Valle, no Vale do rio
Lozoya na Serra de Guadarrama,(Madrid, Espanha). Entre o MIS6 e MIS3, grupos …

In recent decades an increasing number of publications of Upper Palaeolithic stone
industries from Greece have focused on aspects of the technology, typology, structure and …

Flint is a raw material that has been used by humans for millennia and lithic artefacts are
ubiquitous throughout the hominin record. Their significance is not limited to form and …