Classification of the Paleolithic into Lower, Middle, and Upper has both chronological and
cultural meanings serving as a framework for reconstructing cultural evolution and …

The expansion of Homo sapiens and our interaction with local environments, including the
replacement or absorption of local populations, is a key component in understanding the …

The origin and development of bone technologies in China are reviewed in the light of
recent discoveries and compared to trends emerging from the European and African …

Antler is one of the primary animal raw materials exploited for technical purposes by the
hunter-gatherer groups of the Eurasian Upper Palaeolithic (UP) all over the ecological range …

Abstract The Levantine Early Upper Paleolithic (ca. 45–30 ka) has been a focus of research
because of its unique position as a conduit of human, flora, and fauna species between …

Abstract The Aurignacian (ca. 43–35 ka) of southwestern Germany is well known for yielding
some of the oldest artifacts related to symbolic behaviors, including examples of figurative …

Research on prehistoric personal ornaments has focused on patterns in materials,
technology and processes of change but struggles to place human thought and action at the …

Identifying communal rituals in the Paleolithic is of scientific importance, as it reflects the
expression of collective identity and the maintenance of group cohesion. This study provides …

Abstract The Early Upper Paleolithic period in the Levant is essential in the studies of the
establishment of modern human communities outside Africa, and corresponding …

The chrono-cultural sequence of the Levantine Upper Paleolithic went through several
major revisions during approximately a century of focused research, each revision …