This article reviews key data and debates focused on relative sea-level changes since the
Last Interglacial (approximately the last 132,000 years) in the Mediterranean Basin, and …

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 reports Australia's first confirmed ancient underwater archaeological sites from
the continental shelf, located off the Murujuga coastline in north-western Australia. Details …

Since the 19th century, the study of shell middens has played an important role in
archaeological research. Shell midden and broader coastal archaeology have transformed …

Coastal adaptations have become an important topic in discussions about the evolution and
dispersal of Homo sapiens. However, the actual distribution and potential relevance of …

Past climates and environments experienced by the Saharo-Arabian desert belt are of prime
importance for palaeoclimatic and palaeoanthropological research. On orbital timescales …

This book focuses on issues of method and interpretation in studies of submerged
landscapes, concentrating on illustrations and case studies from around Europe with …

There are few archaeological sites that contain records for Pleistocene coastal occupation in
Australia, as is the case globally. Two major viewpoints seek to explain why so few sites …

Based primarily on genetic data, it has been proposed that Homo sapiens followed a coastal
'Southern Dispersal Route'from Africa to Island Southeast Asia and Australia between∼ …

Rare mitochondrial lineages with relict distributions can sometimes be disproportionately
informative about deep events in human prehistory. We have studied one such lineage …