Few topics in palaeoanthropology have generated more recent debate than the nature and
causes of the remarkable transformation in human behavioral patterns that marked the …

This paper reviews some of the main advances in our understanding of human evolution
over the last 1 million years, presenting a holistic overview of a field defined by …

One of the most important challenges in anthropology is understanding the disappearance
of Neanderthals. Previous research suggests that Neanderthals had a narrower diet than …

Recent huntergatherers display much uniformity in the division of labor along the lines of
gender and age. The complementary economic roles for men and women typical of …

This book presents the first comprehensive description of the lithic assemblages from
Qafzeh Cave, one of only two Middle Paleolithic sites in the Levant that has yielded multiple …

Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology synthesizes the current
knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals, combining data from a variety of …

The British Palaeolithic provides the first academic synthesis of the entire British
Palaeolithic, from the earliest occupation (currently understood to be around 980,000 years …

This paper presents a thermal model for the prehistoric origin and development of clothing.
A distinction is drawn between simple and complex forms of clothing, with broad implications …

The East Mediterranean Levant is a focal point for debate about evolutionary continuity
among Late Pleistocene hominin populations. Changes in the Levantine Middle and Upper …

In the course of the last 500,000 years, the Neandertal lineage was the first human group to
extensively colonize the middle latitudes of western Eurasia up to 55° N. Although …