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 …

The archaeological record shows that typically human cultural traits emerged at different
times, in different parts of the world, and among different hominin taxa. This pattern suggests …

The paper presents an overview of the current state of investigation of heated and heat-
treated artefacts from Pleistocene sites, the methods frequently used in such investigation …

In southern Africa, key technologies and symbolic behaviors develop as early as the later
Middle Stone Age in MIS5. These innovations arise independently in various places …

In the past few decades, a diverse array of research has emphasized the precocity of
technically advanced and symbolic practices occurring during the southern African Middle …

Imagination and innovation are likely stimulated through the intersection of brain power,
motor skill and social need. Through time, escalating creativity may have influenced …

Research into human uniqueness is gaining increasing importance in prehistoric
archaeology. The most striking behaviour unique to early and modern humans among other …

In archaeology, heat treatment of stone is the process of “making” a new material for tool
production. Its invention in the African Middle Stone Age was an important step in the …

Africa's southern Cape is a key region for the evolution of our species, with early symbolic
systems, marine faunal exploitation, and episodic production of microlithic stone tools taken …

Ceramics are a key indicator for the study of cultural heritage:–A valuable technological
indicator because (a) ceramics mark the passage from the simple exploitation to the …