Here, we present a new method to scan a large number of lithic artefacts using three-
dimensional scanning technology. Despite the rising use of high-resolution 3D surface …

For decades, the relationship of pre-modern hominins to anatomically modern humans
(AMH) and the transition from mode 3 to mode 4 industries remain topics of ongoing …

Protoaurignacian foragers relied heavily on the production and use of bladelets. Techno-
typological studies of these implements have provided insights into crucial aspects of …

Patterns of so-called modern human behavior are increasingly well documented in an
abundance of Middle Stone Age archaeological sites across southern Africa. Contextualized …

The edge angle of lithic tools is an important source of information on the intended function
and the manufacturing technology of these artifacts. Yet, previously proposed procedures …

In the Late Middle Paleolithic of Central Europe, two main cultural complexes have been
distinguished: the Micoquian or Keilmessergruppe (KMG), and the Mousterian. Their …

During the transition from the Pleistocene to the Holocene and in the early Holocene period,
hunter-gatherer communities across tropical South America deployed a range of …

The presence of the 'Keilmesser-concept'in late Middle Paleolithic assemblages of Central
and Eastern Europe defines the eponymous 'Keilmessergruppen'. The site of Lichtenberg …

Handaxes and cleavers are among the most iconic stone tool types of the Acheulian
Technocomplex. As they share several morphological and technological traits, they are …

The contact goniometer is a commonly used tool in archaeological analysis, despite
suffering from a number of shortcomings due to the physical interaction between the …