This work analyses the chronology of fluvial terrace sequences of the two most important
fluvial basins from central Spain draining to the Atlantic Ocean (Upper Tagus and Duero …

Abstract The Vale do Forno archaeological sites (Alpiarça, central Portugal) document the
earliest human occupation in the Lower Tejo River, well established in geomorphological …

Abstract We describe a European Acheulean site characterised by an extensive
accumulation of large cutting tools (LCT). This type of Lower Paleolithic assemblage, with …

A quick glance at the evolution of lithic assemblages throughout prehistory highlights a great
variability in the time and effort invested in technological activities. This variability has been …

New fieldwork and the revision of lithic collections during the past decade have renewed our
interpretation of the timing and characteristics of the earliest Acheulean techno-complexes in …

Abstract In Western Europe, Acheulean cultural evidence is well attested by ca. 0.5 Ma.
However, recent work has proven that it was present earlier; at the end of the Early …

The arrival and disappearance of the Acheulean technocomplex in Europe, and specifically
in the Iberian Peninsula, is a longstanding topic of discussion with relevance for unravelling …

Trapped charge dating of optically bleached quartz, which involves techniques such as
electron spin resonance (ESR) and thermally transferred optically stimulated luminescence …

Fluvial sedimentary archives are important repositories for Lower and Middle Palaeolithic
artefacts throughout the 'Old World', especially in Europe, where the beginning of their study …

The transition from the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 12 glacial (ca. 478–424 ka BP) to the MIS
11 interglacial (ca. 424–365 ka BP) is one of the most remarkable climatic shifts of the …