Marked by a progressive increase in the amplitude of climate oscillations, an evolving
waveform, and a shift towards a quasi-100 ky frequency, the Early–Middle Pleistocene …

This paper provides a background to Neanderthal presence in Western Mediterranean
Europe. Habitual tool-use underpinned human survival in late Early Pleistocene western …

Our understanding of when hominins first reached northern Europe is dependent on a
fragmented archaeological and fossil record known from as early as marine isotope stage …

Over the last few decades, several types of evidence such as presence of hominin remains,
lithic assemblages, and bones with anthropogenic surface modifications have demonstrated …

Since 2007, excavations at Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain) have
revealed three localities with rich archaeo-paleontological assemblages: La Mina, El Forn …

Abstract Barranco León (Orce, Andalusia, Spain) provides the oldest case of knapping and
percussive activities on an ancient raw material reservoir deposit. This site has already …

Abstract The Bois-de-Riquet archeological site (Lézignan-la-Cèbe, Hérault, France)
provides significant paleontological and archeological data about the first occupations of …

Archaeological remains have highlighted the fact that the interglacial Marine Isotope Stage
(MIS) 11 was a threshold from the perspective of hominin evolution in Europe. After the MIS …

Systematic excavation and multidisciplinary research undertaken over three decades have
deepened our understanding of the early Palaeolithic archaeology at Cueva Negra del …

After nearly 150 years of research, many aspects of the emergence of the Acheulian techno-
complex in Europe are still under debate. They include: the chronology of the appearance of …