The appearance of the Acheulean and the production of new bifacial tools marked a
revolution in human behavior. The use of longer and complex operative chains, with …

Recycling behaviors are becoming increasingly recognized as important parts of the
production and use of stone tools in the Paleolithic. Yet, there are still no well-defined …

The Lower Paleolithic Late Acheulian in the Levant marks a fascinating chapter in human
cultural and biological evolution. Nevertheless, many aspects of the Late Acheulian are still …

Giant handaxes are one of the enigmatic components of the Pleistocene tool kit. Their
enormous size has led some researchers to believe that they were too cumbersome to be …

This paper presents the results of the analysis of a late Acheulean horizon from the EDAR
135 site, which was discovered in the Eastern Desert, Sudan, in an area heavily transformed …

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 …

The nature of lithic morphological variability during the Acheulean is a much-debated topic,
especially in the late Acheulean of the Levant. To explore this issue, we present a 3D …

Prepared Core Technologies, often considered a hallmark of the Middle Paleolithic
Mousterian, have recently been observed, to some extent, in many late Lower Paleolithic …

The site of Nyabusosi 18 (NY18), Uganda, is among the westernmost Early Pleistocene
archaeological occurrences in the Rift Valley. The site is dated by tephrochronology to c. 1.5 …

This study examines the prevalent practice of recycling patinated flint tools (“double patina”)
of 18 lithic assemblages from three Late Lower Paleolithic sites in Israel. Determined as …