Early–Middle Pleistocene transitions: linking terrestrial and marine realms

MJ Head, PL Gibbard - Quaternary International, 2015 - Elsevier
Marked by a progressive increase in the amplitude of climate oscillations, an evolving
waveform, and a shift towards a quasi-100 ky frequency, the Early–Middle Pleistocene …

Insights on the early pleistocene hominin population of the Guadix-Baza depression (SE Spain) and a review on the ecology of the first peopling of Europe

P Palmqvist, G Rodríguez-Gómez… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The chronology and environmental context of the first hominin dispersal in Europe have
been subject to debate and controversy. The oldest settlements in Eurasia (eg, Dmanisi,∼ …

Earliest bison dispersal in Western Palearctic: insights from the Eobison record from Pietrafitta (Early Pleistocene, central Italy)

L Sorbelli, M Cherin, DS Kostopoulos… - Quaternary science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The late Villafranchian is one of the pivotal timespans in the succession of Pleistocene
European faunal assemblages, setting the bases for the major faunal renewal that …

Re-examining the earliest evidence of human presence in western Europe: New dating results from Pirro Nord (Italy)

M Duval, LJ Arnold, JJ Bahain, JM Parés… - Quaternary …, 2024 - Elsevier
We present the results of the first dating study of site P13 at Pirro Nord, Italy, which
documents some of the earliest evidence for hominin presence in western Europe. Our multi …

Subspheroids in the lithic assemblage of Barranco León (Spain): Recognizing the late Oldowan in Europe

S Titton, D Barsky, A Bargalló, A Serrano-Ramos… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The lithic assemblage of Barranco León (BL), attributed to the Oldowan techno-complex,
contributes valuable information to reconstruct behavioral patterning of the first hominins to …

Oldowan stone knapping and percussive activities on a raw material reservoir deposit 1.4 million years ago at Barranco León (Orce, Spain)

S Titton, O Oms, D Barsky, A Bargalló… - Archaeological and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Barranco León (Orce, Andalusia, Spain) provides the oldest case of knapping and
percussive activities on an ancient raw material reservoir deposit. This site has already …

New dating evidence of the early presence of hominins in Southern Europe

V Michel, CC Shen, J Woodhead, HM Hu, CC Wu… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract The first “Out of Africa” migrations represent a seminal event in the history of
humankind. At the gates of Europe, the first appearance of Hominins is recorded in Georgia …

Cueva Negra del Estrecho del Río Quípar: A dated late early pleistocene palaeolithic site in Southeastern Spain

MJ Walker, M Haber Uriarte, A López Jiménez… - Journal of Paleolithic …, 2020 - Springer
Systematic excavation and multidisciplinary research undertaken over three decades have
deepened our understanding of the early Palaeolithic archaeology at Cueva Negra del …

Mid-Pleistocene aridity and landscape shifts promoted Palearctic hominin dispersals

J Zan, J Louys, R Dennell, M Petraglia, W Ning… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Population expansions and contractions out of and into Africa since the early Pleistocene
have influenced the course of human evolution. While local-and regional-scale …

On the ecological scenario of the first hominin dispersal out of Africa

P Palmqvist, G Rodriguez-Gomez, B Figueirido… - L'Anthropologie, 2022 - Elsevier
The archaeopaleontological site of Dmanisi in Georgia, dated to∼ 1.8 Ma, provides
evidence on the first hominin dispersal out of Africa, while the sites of Barranco León and …