Multiple large-bodied species went extinct during the Pleistocene. Changing climates and/or
human hunting are the main hypotheses used to explain these extinctions. We studied the …

The concept of remote capture involved in the creation and use of snares and traps is one of
several indicators that can be used for the recognition of enhanced working memory and …

Straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) were the largest terrestrial mammals of
the Pleistocene, present in Eurasian landscapes between 800,000 and 100,000 years ago …

The human trophic level (HTL) during the Pleistocene and its degree of variability serve,
explicitly or tacitly, as the basis of many explanations for human evolution, behavior, and …

Little is known about the antiquity, nature, and scale of Pleistocene hunter-gatherer impact
on their ecosystems, despite the importance for studies of conservation and human …

" Stone Tools in the Paleolithic and Neolithic Near East: A Guide surveys the lithic record for
the East Mediterranean Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, and adjacent territories) from …

Zooarchaeological research at Qesem Cave, Israel demonstrates that large-game hunting
was a regular practice by the late Lower Paleolithic period. The 400-to 200,000-year-old …

This paper proposes that complex projectile weaponry was a key strategic innovation driving
Late Pleistocene human dispersal into western Eurasia after 50 Ka. It argues that complex …

This book presents the first comprehensive description of the lithic assemblages from
Qafzeh Cave, one of only two Middle Paleolithic sites in the Levant that has yielded multiple …

The ecology of Neanderthals is a pressing question in the study of hominin evolution. Diet
appears to have played a prominent role in their adaptation to Eurasia. Based on isotope …