Current models of early hominin biological and cultural evolution are shaped almost entirely
by the data accumulated from the East African Rift System (EARS) over the last decades. In …

" Stone Tools in the Paleolithic and Neolithic Near East: A Guide surveys the lithic record for
the East Mediterranean Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, and adjacent territories) from …

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 worldwide association of H. erectus with elephants is well documented and so is the
preference of humans for fat as a source of energy. We show that rather than a matter of …

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 archaeological record indicates that elephants must have played a significant role in
early human diet and culture during Palaeolithic times in the Old World. However, the nature …

The recognition of the dynamic role of site formation processes led archaeologists to
recognize a behavioral dichotomy between 'living floors' and palimpsests', Yet the …

Stone tools provide a unique window into the mode of adaptation and cognitive abilities of
Lower Paleolithic early humans. The persistently produced large cutting tools …

Lower Paleolithic faunal and lithic assemblages serve as a major source of information on
the behavior and capabilities of Early-and Middle Pleistocene hominins. The multi-layered …

Chopping tools/choppers provide one of the earliest and most persistent examples of stone
tools produced and used by early humans. These artifacts appeared for the first time~ 2.5 …