Handaxes, the hallmark of the Acheulian cultural complex, were occasionally recycled at the
end of the Lower Paleolithic period as cores for the production of predetermined blanks. It …

The life cycle of a successful technological innovation usually follows a well-known path: a
slow inception, gradual assimilation of the technology, an increase in its frequency up to a …

This paper presents the results of a flint type analysis performed for the small assemblage of
bifaces found at the Acheulo-Yabrudian site Qesem Cave (QC), Israel (420–200 kya), which …

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

The Late Lower Paleolithic of the Levant is a significant stage in human prehistory,
characterized by changes in subsistence, technology and social structure, most likely …

Horashim East is a newly discovered Middle Palaeolithic open‐air occurrence in central
Israel, revealed during a thematic prehistoric survey. Hundreds of lithic items were found …