At least six different Homo species populated the World during the latest Pliocene to the
Pleistocene. The extinction of all but one of them is currently shrouded in mystery, and no …

Chopping tools/choppers provide one of the earliest and most persistent examples of stone
tools produced and used by early humans. These artifacts appeared for the first time~ 2.5 …

Lower Paleolithic bifaces are one of the most ubiquitous and persistent stone tools in
prehistory, proliferating from Africa through Eurasia from as early as 1.75 Mya and remaining …

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

Over the last thirty years, investigations in the Nachukui Formation (West Turkana, Kenya)
have revealed the importance of the region for human evolution studies within an …

Indigenous hunter-gatherers view the world differently than do WEIRD (Western, Educated,
Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) societies. They depend—as in prehistoric times—on …

Handaxes, the hallmark of the Acheulian cultural complex, were occasionally recycled at the
end of the Lower Paleolithic period as cores for the production of predetermined blanks. It …

The life cycle of a successful technological innovation usually follows a well-known path: a
slow inception, gradual assimilation of the technology, an increase in its frequency up to a …

One of the defining characteristics of Acheulean handaxes is the presence of a substantial
length of sharp cutting edge, often covering the majority or entirety of their plan-form outline …

In recent years, a significant number of Pleistocene localities with evidence of proboscidean
exploita-tion by humans has been discovered, substantial-ly enriching our knowledge on …