Neanderthal behavior is often described in one of two contradictory ways: 1) Neanderthals
were behaviorally inflexible and specialized in large game hunting or 2) Neanderthals …

Neanderthals are often considered as less technologically advanced than modern humans.
However, we typically only find faunal remains or stone tools at Paleolithic sites. Perishable …

This study represents the first integrated approach to the lithic raw materials exploited by the
Neanderthals that occupied the Abric Romaní site (NE Iberia). Focusing on chert as the most …

The importance of the transport of stone artefacts in structuring Neandertal lithic
assemblages has often been addressed, but the degree to which this led to fragmentation of …

Abstract The Middle Palaeolithic of southwestern France has long been a testing ground for
models of Neanderthal lithic assemblage variability and mobility strategies. Advances in our …

Fig. 1-Schéma du territoire des Badegouliens. Les cercles blancs indiquent des points
d'intérêt (focus); les traits pleins illustrent des relations avérées; les traits pointillés …

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

A range of geochemical and mineralogical factors trigger the weathering and influence the
stability of various silica phases under near-surface temperatures and pressures. Based on …

New excavations at the Abri du Maras, located in the southeast of France, have yielded
Middle Palaeolithic assemblages with evidence of rock shelter occupations in a cold climatic …

Since the early 1980s, the sourcing of lithic raw materials has become central to studies of
the territorial range and mobility strategies of Pleistocene foraging societies. Results have …