The population dynamics that followed the Out of Africa (OoA) expansion and the
whereabouts of the early migrants before the differentiation that ultimately led to the …

Situated on the eastern periphery of Central Asia, Mongolia was a potentially important
pathway for the migration of paleopopulations from the west to the east (and/or vice versa) …

Following renewed excavations at Boker Tachtit (2013–2015), a revised study of the lithic
assemblage techno-typological characteristics was conducted placing it within a regional …

Bladelets and microliths have been recognized as key parts of the late prehistoric cultural
dynamics on a global scale and recently discussed in relation to the range expansion of …

Abstract The Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) temporally overlaps with the range expansion of
Homo sapiens populations in various parts of Eurasia and is often considered a key …

The paper presents the results of multidisciplinary studies on the open-air loess site Katta
Sai 2 located in the western piedmonts of Tian Shan in Uzbekistan. Two archaeological …

Abstract The Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) is a key chrono-cultural concept in our
understanding of the cultural and population dynamics at the transition from the Middle …

According to fossil evidence, the Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) refers to archaeological
assemblages associated with the early dispersal of Homo sapiens across Eurasia. These …

Recycling of lithic artifacts, including both lithic scavenging and secondary recycling, is a
widely recognized phenomenon in the Paleolithic archeological record, in some instances …

The Levant forms a geographic bridge between Africa and Eurasia, making it a focal point
for research on past human dispersals. The Initial Upper Palaeolithic (IUP) of the Levant is …