This study represents the first integrated approach to the lithic raw materials exploited by the
Neanderthals that occupied the Abric Romaní site (NE Iberia). Focusing on chert as the most …

In order to better understand the causes and geographic patterns of Neanderthal demise it is
necessary to broaden the focus of existing Neanderthal studies to include new sites from …

The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a novel perspective on long-term
trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers. Members of the …

The classification of archaeological assemblages in the Middle Stone Age of South Africa in
terms of diversity and temporal continuity has significant implications with respect to recent …

The dispersal of Neanderthals and their genetic and cultural interactions with anatomically
modern humans and other hominin populations in Eurasia are critical issues in human …

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 …

Across Europe the period 45–40 ka (thousands of years ago) is associated with several
technological changes, including the emergence of the Châtelperronian technocomplex in …

Evaluating the impact of climate change on Neanderthal groups is frequently hindered by
the lack of adequate palaeoenvironmental data. Here, we explore how data concerning …

Both environmental and cultural factors dictate how, when and where hunter-gatherers use
fire in the landscape, as well as how well evidence for any one fire will preserve in the …

Exploring the role of changing climates in human evolution is currently impeded by a
scarcity of climatic information at the same temporal scale as the human behaviors …