Current fossil, genetic, and archeological data indicate that Homo sapiens originated in
Africa in the late Middle Pleistocene. By the end of the Late Pleistocene, our species was …

This article reviews the archaeology and chronology of the Chinese Upper Paleolithic and
the human fossils attributed to this period. The onset of the Upper Paleolithic in China dates …

This volume is a major revision and expansion of Taylor's seminal book Radiocarbon
Dating: An Archaeological Perspective. It covers the major advances and accomplishments …

There is consensus that the modern human lineage appeared in Africa before 100,000
years ago 1, 2. But there is debate as to when cultural and cognitive characteristics typical of …

It has been argued recently that the initial dispersal of anatomically modern humans from
Africa to southern Asia occurred before the volcanic “supereruption” of the Mount Toba …

The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal
throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological …

Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product
of composite tools, including projectile weapons, and efficient hunting strategies by modern …

The dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa is a significant topic in human evolutionary
studies. Most investigators agree that our species arose in Africa and subsequently spread …

The archaeological deposits at Mumba rockshelter, northern Tanzania, have been
excavated for more than 70 years, starting with Margit and Ludwig Köhl-Larsen in the 1930s …

Batadomba-lena, a rockshelter in the rainforest of southwestern Sri Lanka, has yielded some
of the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens in South Asia. H. sapiens foragers were present at …