This study represents the first integrated approach to the lithic raw materials exploited by the
Neanderthals that occupied the Abric Romaní site (NE Iberia). Focusing on chert as the most …

A range of geochemical and mineralogical factors trigger the weathering and influence the
stability of various silica phases under near-surface temperatures and pressures. Based on …

Neanderthals are most often portrayed as big game hunters who derived the vast majority of
their diet from large terrestrial herbivores while birds, fish and plants are seen as relatively …

The importance of the transport of stone artefacts in structuring Neandertal lithic
assemblages has often been addressed, but the degree to which this led to fragmentation of …

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 …

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 sequence of Orgnac 3 in southern Europe is dated to MIS 9 and the beginning of MIS 8.
The site contains records of Upper Acheulian occupations with evidence of Middle …

The archaeological sequence from the Orgnac 3 site presents the opportunity to observe
behavioral aspects characterizing the beginnings of the main Neanderthal technological …

This study of Middle Palaeolithic assemblages from the Rhone Valley, in the South-East of
France, increases our understanding of Neanderthal subsistence strategies and modes of …

Diversity in the used bone found in the European Middle Paleolithic is very low, but bone
retouchers are the most abundant and the most common. This paper focuses on the detailed …