This paper starts with an introductory account of the Loessic Palaeolithic, a term used by the
author from 1987 to describe those Palaeolithic sites which are associated with very thick …

The British Palaeolithic provides the first academic synthesis of the entire British
Palaeolithic, from the earliest occupation (currently understood to be around 980,000 years …

The appearance of Levallois technology ca. 300,000–250,000 years ago (oxygen isotope
stage 8) is commonly used to define the Lower-to-Middle Palaeolithic boundary in Europe …

Stone tools stratified in alluvium and loess at Korolevo, western Ukraine, have been studied
by several research groups,–since the discovery of the site in the 1970s. Although …

The ways in which the cultural evidence-in its chronological context-can be used to imply
behavioural patterning and to identify possible causes of change are discussed. Improved …

Abstract During MIS (Marine Isotope Stage) 9 and the transition to MIS 8–around 350–
300,000 years ago–some lithic assemblages in Europe reflect marked transformations in …

This chapter investigates the background to the emergence of Levallois technologies in
Europe by reviewing the development of the broader range of Mode 3 (prepared core) …

Abstract The situation of Central Europe during the Lower Palaeolithic seems to be original.
Evidence of human occupations before 0.5 million years ago is sparse and handaxes are …

The most ancient in situ Palaeolithic industries in Ukraine are known from the multi-layer
Palaeolithic site of Korolevo in Transcarpathia, along the Tisza River. The Korolevo site was …

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 …