The Lower to Middle Paleolithic transition (~ 400,000 to 200,000 years ago) is marked by
technical, behavioral, and anatomical changes among hominin populations throughout …

This contribution summarizes the most informative loess–palaeosol sequences (LPS) and
fluvial terrace records from the late Middle Pleistocene (LMP) of northern France …

The nature of the Lower–Middle Palaeolithic transition has been one of the most debated
questions in early Prehistory since the mid-20th century. The root of these debates lies …

The introduction of Levallois technology in Europe marked the transition from the Lower to
the early Middle Paleolithic. This new method of flake production was accompanied by …

The study of the lithic assemblages of two French sites, the Bau de l'Aubesier and Payre,
contributes new knowledge of the earliest Neanderthal techno-cultural variability. In this …

Nubian Levallois technology has become a prominent and hotly debated topic in current
Palaeolithic discourse, with important arguments surrounding modern human dispersals …

New Palaeolithic sites are rare for MIS 11 to 9 in Eurasia. The discovery and the excavation
of a large new site in 2012 at Etricourt-Manancourt (Somme, France) is an exceptional …

This study presents an overview of Middle Pleistocene loess–palaeosol sequences (LPS) in
northern France and discusses the palaeoclimatic significance of the pedosedimentary …

Over the last 150 years, the Paleolithic era was divided into the Lower, Middle and Upper
Paleolithic. This scheme is an arbitrary research construct that confounds chronological …

Abstract Northern France and the Near East play and have played a central role in the
debate around the Lower Paleolithic (LP) to Middle Paleolithic (MP) boundary. In the early …