Wood artefacts rarely survive from the Early Stone Age since they require exceptional
conditions for preservation; consequently, we have limited information about when and how …

The relationship between Earlier Stone Age (ESA) hominins and the southern African
coastal environment has been poorly investigated, despite the high concentration of open …

A decade ago, we summarised the South African and Lesotho Stone Age technocomplex
sequence as a heuristic exercise, anchored in 242 dated assemblages (Lombard et al …

We present the results of the first dating study of site P13 at Pirro Nord, Italy, which
documents some of the earliest evidence for hominin presence in western Europe. Our multi …

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

Abstract Renewed research at Amanzi Springs has increased resolution on the timing and
technology of the Acheulian industry in South Africa. The archeology from the Area 1 spring …

With this contribution, we provide a species and edible part list for the foodplant population
of the Wonderboom landscape at the eastern end of the Magaliesberg range in Gauteng …

We present the first techno-functional examination of backed knives from the southern
African Acheulean. Our results suggest that they were opportunistically produced, although …

Tracing the acquisition of knapping skill in the Acheulian technocomplex is complicated by
incomplete records of lithic production. Some studies have turned attention to examining …

Recent studies have identified differences in handaxe reduction strategies within the
Acheulian assemblages from Amanzi Springs, with operational sequences that involve a …