Recent advances in the study of ancient DNA recovered from fossils and cave sediments
have profoundly changed our views on the biological and cultural interactions between …

Far'ah II is an open-air site in the north western Negev desert (Israel). Previous excavations
in the 1970's revealed a rich, in situ Middle Paleolithic (MP) assemblage composed of flint …

Archaeological data and demographic modelling suggest that the peopling of Sahul
required substantial populations, occurred rapidly within a few thousand years and …

The Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) is a crucial lithic assemblage type in the archaeology of
southwest Asia because it marks a dramatic shift in hominin populations accompanied by …

Several questions remain regarding the timing and nature of the Neanderthal-anatomically
modern human (AMH) transition in Europe. The situation in Eastern Europe is generally less …

Classification of the Paleolithic into Lower, Middle, and Upper has both chronological and
cultural meanings serving as a framework for reconstructing cultural evolution and …

Paleogenomic research can elucidate the evolutionary history of human and faunal
populations. Although the Levant is a key land-bridge between Africa and Eurasia, thus far …

Drawing upon invasion biology and the latest archaeological, skeletal and environment
evidence, From Arabia to the Pacific documents the migration of humans into Asia, and …

This book is the first complete synthesis of research undertaken so far on the Upper
Palaeolithic archaeology of the Caucasus. It discusses the cultural changes that took place …

Hunting preferences reveal a great deal about the life of Paleolithic humans, and may reflect
changes in human demography, technology, and adaptations to changing environments …