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 …

The evolution of Paleolithic stone tool technologies is characterized by gradual increase in
technical complexity along with changes in the composition of assemblages. In this respect …

In line with engineering research focusing on metal tools, techniques to record the attribute
of 'edge sharpness' on stone tools can include both mechanical and micro-geometric …

In the Late Middle Paleolithic of Central Europe, two main cultural complexes have been
distinguished: the Micoquian or Keilmessergruppe (KMG), and the Mousterian. Their …

Of the many critical phases of human evolution, one of the most investigated is the transition
from the Middle to the Upper Palaeolithic with the pivotal bio-cultural substitution of …

Abstract The Early Middle Paleolithic (EMP) is a less-studied phase of the Levantine Middle
Paleolithic, attributable to the small number of sites discovered. Drawing on the dense …

Bone retouchers are an important behavioural marker in the definition of several Lower,
Middle and Upper Palaeolithic cultural complexes. However, their relationship with the …

The edges of stone tools have significant technological and functional implications. The
nature of these edges–their sharpness, whether they are concave or convex, and their …

Crescents are a distinctive component of several terminal Pleistocene–early Holocene (TP–
EH) toolkits in the Far West, including the concave-based projectile point techno-complex …

The technological dichotomy between Discoid and Levallois methods, which accompanies
the Mousterian assemblages for most of the Middle Paleolithic, is a debated topic because …