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 …

After eight decades since its discovery in 1939, new investigations have been undertaken at
Grotta Guattari (Latium, central Italy), a coastal cave by the Tyrrhenian Sea coast and one of …

Neanderthal extinction has been a matter of debate for many years. New discoveries, better
chronologies and genomic evidence have done much to clarify some of the issues. This …

Long bone breakage for bone marrow recovery is a commonly observed practice in Middle
Palaeolithic contexts, regardless of the climatic conditions. While lithic technology is largely …

Objectives The analysis of prehistoric human dietary habits is key for understanding the
effects of paleoenvironmental changes on the evolution of cultural and social human …

North-eastern Italy is a key region for the study of Neanderthal way of life over a wide
timeframe, as attested by over 20 Middle Palaeolithic multi-layered sites in caves, rock …

Tooth crown tissue proportions and enamel thickness distribution are considered reliable
characters for inferring taxonomic identity, phylogenetic relationships, dietary and …

Abstract The site of Riparo Broion (Vicenza, northeastern Italy) preserves a stratigraphic
sequence documenting the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition, in particular the final …

Abstract The site of Riparo Tagliente (north-eastern Italy) contains one of the main Upper
Pleistocene archaeological sequences of south-western Europe. It also represents a key site …

Abstract The Late Epigravettian is one of the main European Late Palaeolithic cultural
traditions covering the whole Late Glacial. Although it took place in a timespan marked by …