In this article, I first provide an overview of the Neandertals by recounting their initial
discovery and subsequent interpretation by scientists and by discussing our current …

Technological processes, reconstructed from the archaeological record, are used to study
the evolution of behaviour and cognition of Neanderthals and early modern humans. In …

Ancient adhesives used in multicomponent tools may be among our best material evidences
of cultural evolution and cognitive processes in early humans. African Homo sapiens is …

The intentional production of birch bark tar by European Neanderthals as early as 190,000
years ago plays an important role in discussions about the technological and behavioural …

We implement a method from computer sciences to address a challenge in Paleolithic
archaeology: how to infer cognition differences from material culture. Archaeological …

The extended evolutionary synthesis (EES) emphasizes integrative approaches to
understanding distributed adaptability, incorporating development and intergenerational …

Birch bark tar was used extensively throughout human history. While later ceramic-based
production technologies are known, prehistoric aceramic techniques leave little to no …

Birch bark tar is the most widely documented adhesive in prehistoric Europe. More recent
periods attest to a diversification in terms of the materials used as adhesives and their …

Teaching the history of science along with the science itself can give students greater
context about the topic they are learning and a wider perspective on how it has developed …

The extraordinary preservation of Cueva de Los Murciélagos (Albuñol, Spain) provides a
unique opportunity to identify the materials and the techniques involved in archery during …