Lower Paleolithic bifaces are one of the most ubiquitous and persistent stone tools in
prehistory, proliferating from Africa through Eurasia from as early as 1.75 Mya and remaining …

Flint tools exhibiting modified patinated surfaces (“double patina”, or post-patination flaked
items) provide a glimpse into Paleolithic lithic recycling, stone economy, and human …

Identifying the geological sources of archaeological flint is crucial to various studies in
prehistoric research. Here we present a study of flint sources in southern Israel using …

We examined lithic artifacts from the late Neanderthal site Sesselfelsgrotte (Bavaria,
Germany) in order to evaluate the possibility of fire use and intentional flint heat treatment …

Prepared Core Technologies, often considered a hallmark of the Middle Paleolithic
Mousterian, have recently been observed, to some extent, in many late Lower Paleolithic …

Social learning and knowledge transmission mechanisms are known to have played a key
role in human cultural evolution. Findings from Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave (420–200 …

The Palestinian environment suffered from abuse and neglect for decades. As a nascent
state, Palestine aspired to protect and restore its environment, in line with international …

In studies of flaked stone tools, the “quality” of lithic raw material has often been assessed
from a viewpoint of its suitability to lithic production, and several studies examined such raw …

Abstract Although the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition in the Levant is known for changes
in multiple aspects of archaeological records such as lithic technology, subsistence …

The affordance of raw materials around prehistoric sites can affect knappers' decision-
making process regarding raw material procurement. The Levant presents a rich flint …