The nature of lithic morphological variability during the Acheulean is a much-debated topic,
especially in the late Acheulean of the Levant. To explore this issue, we present a 3D …

The edges of stone tools have significant technological and functional implications. The
nature of these edges–their sharpness, whether they are concave or convex, and their …

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 …

This study examines the prevalent practice of recycling patinated flint tools (“double patina”)
of 18 lithic assemblages from three Late Lower Paleolithic sites in Israel. Determined as …

Binford's concept of embedded procurement, proposed over half a century ago, which
suggests that lithic procurement was typically integrated with other subsistence activities …

Animal meat, fat, and other animal-derived materials have been essential for human
adaptation since the Early Palaeolithic, forming a crucial foundation for many hunter …

Bulb retouchers (or flint retouchers) are a specific tool category applied in stone knapping
activities, commonly associated with Middle Palaeolithic assemblages and late Pleistocene …

Abstract Evidence from the Levantine Late Lower Paleolithic sites of Jaljulia and Qesem
Cave suggests that Quina scrapers, an innovation in a category of tools used mostly for …

Animal acquisition, butchering and processing was a crucial activity continuum in the
subsistence of Lower Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers bolstered by a persistent Acheulian …

The cliff terrace site, Woodstock Rocks, was exploited occasionally by hominins from the
Earlier Stone Age to the Iron Age. A small excavation uncovered an Acheulean quartzite …