Residue analysis is an established area of expertise focused on detecting traces of
substances found on the surface of objects. It is routinely employed in forensic casework and …

Understanding the relationship between stone tool technology and Late Pleistocene
hominins has been one of the most fundamental questions within the field of human …

Residue analysis in the field of Palaeolithic studies represents a powerful source of
information, as well as a challenging operation of deduction, based on the interpretation of …

Investigations of organic lithic micro-residues have, over the last decade, shifted from
entirely morphological observations using visible-light microscopy to compositional ones …

Lower Paleolithic bifaces are one of the most ubiquitous and persistent stone tools in
prehistory, proliferating from Africa through Eurasia from as early as 1.75 Mya and remaining …

Flint tools exhibiting modified patinated surfaces (“double patina”, or post-patination flaked
items) provide a glimpse into Paleolithic lithic recycling, stone economy, and human …

Abstract During the Lower Paleolithic, the interaction between hominins and elephants
through the medium of lithic tools is testified by numerous sites in Africa, Europe, and Asia …

The nature of lithic morphological variability during the Acheulean is a much-debated topic,
especially in the late Acheulean of the Levant. To explore this issue, we present a 3D …

Tools, which have a cognitive background rooted in our phylogenetic history, are essential
for humans to interact with their environment. One of the characteristics of human beings is …

Prepared Core Technologies, often considered a hallmark of the Middle Paleolithic
Mousterian, have recently been observed, to some extent, in many late Lower Paleolithic …