Fossil plants in sub-basaltic and fluvial silcretes differ in their geological setting, silica
source, taphonomy, preservation and the plants and communities represented: these factors …

Campos rupestres is an extremely phosphorus (P)‐impoverished rocky ecosystem in Brazil.
Velloziaceae is an important plant family in this environment, and some species colonize …

Abstract Barozh 12 is a Middle Paleolithic (MP) open-air site located near the Mt Arteni
volcanic complex at the margins of the Ararat Depression, an intermontane basin that …

The presence of shaped stone balls at early Paleolithic sites has attracted scholarly attention
since the pioneering work of the Leakeys in Olduvai, Tanzania. Despite the persistent …

Abstract Strategies employed by Middle Palaeolithic hominins to acquire lithic raw materials
often play key roles in assessing their movements through the landscape, relationships with …

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

Chert alteration in Paleolithic contexts, generally known as “patina” by prehistorians, has
long been recognized. Originally, different types of “patina” were defined as “white …

In this paper, and in previous works, quartzites within the Sable de Fontainebleau are clearly
shown to occur only near outcrops in Plio-Pleistocene plateau landscapes and are related to …

The ability to produce large cutting tools (LCTs) is considered as the technological marker of
the Acheulean and the indicator of a greater technological complexity compared to the …

The site of Kostënki 21 (also known as Gmelin or Gmelinskaia) is located on the very edge
of the Don River at Kostënki (Voronezh Oblast, Russia). The main archaeological horizon …