The evolution in the selection of prey made by past humans, especially the Neandertals and
the first anatomically modern humans, has been widely debated. Between Marine Isotope …

In Africa and western Eurasia, occurrences of burials and utilized ocher fragments during the
late Middle and early Late Pleistocene are often considered evidence for the emergence of …

The consumption of small prey dates back to the Plio-Pleistocene chronologies in some
African sites. However, the systematic acquisition and consumption of small prey in the pre …

We analyze a radius bone fragment of a raven (Corvus corax) from Zaskalnaya VI rock
shelter, Crimea. The object bears seven notches and comes from an archaeological level …

In Europe and southwest Asia, ungulates are generally very well represented in
anthropogenically-accumulated assemblages dating to the Middle and early Late …

The great temporal and geographic span of the Middle Paleolithic (MP) raises many
questions about behavioral variation within this period and its evolutionary significance. This …

This paper is a review of the state of our knowledge and ignorance on Early, Middle, and
Late Pleistocene subsistence behavior in Western Europe. There are undoubtedly …

Given the still scanty amount of data ascribable to the interaction between raptors and
hominins, this contribution aims to fuel the debate on the complexity of Neanderthal …

Only a few years ago, Neanderthals were considered as unable to exploit fast-moving small
prey. Several recent studies have reconsidered this matter and shown that in some setting …

Michael P. Richards and Jean-Jacques Hublin The study of hominin diets, and especially
how they have (primates, modern humans),(2) faunal and plant studies,(3) evolved …