Lithic miniaturization was one of our Pleistocene ancestors' more pervasive stone tool
production strategies and it marks a key difference between human and non‐human tool …

While lithic objects can potentially inform us about past adaptations and behaviors, it is
important to develop a comprehensive understanding of all of the various processes that …

The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a novel perspective on long-term
trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers. Members of the …

Qesem Cave is a Middle Pleistocene site in Israel occupied between 420 and 200 ka.
Excavations have revealed a wealth of innovative behaviors most likely practiced by a new …

Bifaces, primarily handaxes and cleavers, are the hallmark of the Acheulian techno-complex
lithic industry. They spread across Africa and Eurasia during the Early to Middle Pleistocene …

The archaeological record indicates that elephants must have played a significant role in
early human diet and culture during Palaeolithic times in the Old World. However, the nature …

In this study, we examine Lower Paleolithic archaeological assemblages that contain
bifaces (handaxes) made of elephant bones from Africa, Europe, and the Levant. The aims …

Abstract The site of La Polledrara di Cecanibbio (Rome, Central Italy) clearly documents a
close connection between elephant remains and the subsistence strategies of human …

Abstract Qesem Cave is a Middle Pleistocene site in Israel assigned to the Acheulo-
Yabrudian Cultural Complex (AYCC). The cave reveals a suite of innovative behaviors …

The purposeful production of small flakes is integral to the lithic variability of many Middle
Pleistocene sites. Inhabitants of the Acheulo-Yabrudian site of Qesem Cave, Israel …