Modern humans appeared in Europe by at least 45,000 years ago 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, but the extent
of their interactions with Neanderthals, who disappeared by about 40,000 years ago 6, and …

Abstract The stratigraphy at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria, spans the Middle to Upper
Palaeolithic transition, including an Initial Upper Palaeolithic (IUP) assemblage argued to …

Pyrotechnology, the ability for hominins to use fire as a tool, is considered to be one of the
most important behavioural adaptations in human evolution. While several studies have …

Abstract The earlier Gravettian of Southern Moravia—the Pavlovian—is notable for the many
raven bones (Corvus corax) documented in its faunal assemblages. On the basis of the rich …

Do we need an archaeology of mothering? For prehistoric periods, I would argue, we need
to challenge notions of parenting and child care that may subconsciously shape …

Primate fingers are typically in direct contact with the environment during both locomotion
and manipulation, and aspects of external phalangeal morphology are known to reflect …

Pleistocene faunal assemblages are often highly fragmented, hindering taxonomic
identifications and interpretive potentials. In this paper, we apply four different …

Abstract The European Upper Palaeolithic represents a period of special relevance during
which anatomically modern human (Homo sapiens) populations arrive and radiate …

We present an analysis and interpretation of current knowledge on Paleolithic diet in Siberia
and Eastern Europe, based on C and N stable isotope ratios in bone collagen of the pre …

Carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of bone collagen in woolly mammoths, coeval her-
bivores and predators, as well as hominins, allow researchers to quantify the proportion of …