Tortoises as a dietary supplement: A view from the Middle Pleistocene site of Qesem Cave, Israel
Dietary reconstructions can offer an improved perspective on human capacities of
adaptation to the environment. New methodological approaches and analytical techniques …
adaptation to the environment. New methodological approaches and analytical techniques …
Hearth-side socioeconomics, hunting and paleoecology during the late Lower Paleolithic at Qesem Cave, Israel
MC Stiner, A Gopher, R Barkai - Journal of Human Evolution, 2011 - Elsevier
The late Lower Paleolithic archaeofaunas of Qesem Cave in the southern Levant span 400–
200 ka and associate with Acheulo-Yabrudian (mainly Amudian) industries. The large …
200 ka and associate with Acheulo-Yabrudian (mainly Amudian) industries. The large …
What happens around a fire: faunal processing sequences and spatial distribution at Qesem Cave (300 ka), Israel
The technological innovation involving the controlled use of fire represents a decisive
change in human subsistence. Hearths and the spatial distribution patterns associated with …
change in human subsistence. Hearths and the spatial distribution patterns associated with …
Recycling bones in the middle pleistocene: some reflections from Gran Dolina TD10-1 (Spain), bolomor cave (Spain) and Qesem cave (Israel)
Archaeologists can use different kinds of data to identify recycling. However, most
approaches to recycling are based on lithic artefact attributes, especially on surface …
approaches to recycling are based on lithic artefact attributes, especially on surface …
Looking for sharp edges: modes of flint recycling at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave, Israel
Y Parush, E Assaf, V Slon, A Gopher, R Barkai - Quaternary international, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Qesem Cave is a Middle Pleistocene site in Israel assigned to the Acheulo-
Yabrudian Cultural Complex (AYCC). The cave reveals a suite of innovative behaviors …
Yabrudian Cultural Complex (AYCC). The cave reveals a suite of innovative behaviors …
Fossil amphibians and reptiles from the Neogene locality of Maramena (Greece), the most diverse European herpetofauna at the Miocene/Pliocene transition …
We herein describe the fossil amphibians and reptiles from the Neogene (latest Miocene or
earliest Pliocene; MN 13/14) locality of Maramena, in northern Greece. The herpetofauna is …
earliest Pliocene; MN 13/14) locality of Maramena, in northern Greece. The herpetofauna is …
Subsistence economy and social life: A zooarchaeological view from the 300 kya central hearth at Qesem Cave, Israel
Abstract The Levantine Corridor was one of the most important contact zones between Africa
and Eurasia during the Pleistocene and, as a consequence, a potential area in which to …
and Eurasia during the Pleistocene and, as a consequence, a potential area in which to …
The muddle in the Middle Pleistocene: the Lower–Middle Paleolithic transition from the Levantine perspective
A Malinsky-Buller - Journal of World Prehistory, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The terms Lower Palaeolithic and Middle Palaeolithic represent research constructs
within which cultural evolution and prehistoric hominin behaviours can be studied, with the …
within which cultural evolution and prehistoric hominin behaviours can be studied, with the …
Feathers and food: human-bird interactions at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave, Israel
The presence of fast-moving small game in the Paleolithic archaeological faunal record has
long been considered a key variable to assess fundamental aspects of human behavior and …
long been considered a key variable to assess fundamental aspects of human behavior and …