Neanderthal behavior is often described in one of two contradictory ways: 1) Neanderthals
were behaviorally inflexible and specialized in large game hunting or 2) Neanderthals …

This study represents the first integrated approach to the lithic raw materials exploited by the
Neanderthals that occupied the Abric Romaní site (NE Iberia). Focusing on chert as the most …

Retouchers are fragments of bone used during the Paleolithic to strike stone flakes in order
to transform them into retouched tools. Our experiments show that the mark produced on …

This study of Middle Palaeolithic assemblages from the Rhone Valley, in the South-East of
France, increases our understanding of Neanderthal subsistence strategies and modes of …

The paleodietary traits of the equid population from Schöningen 13 II-4 were investigated
through tooth mesowear and microwear analyses, as well as stable isotopic analyses. The …

Diversity in the used bone found in the European Middle Paleolithic is very low, but bone
retouchers are the most abundant and the most common. This paper focuses on the detailed …

The technological innovation involving the controlled use of fire represents a decisive
change in human subsistence. Hearths and the spatial distribution patterns associated with …

Archaeologists can use different kinds of data to identify recycling. However, most
approaches to recycling are based on lithic artefact attributes, especially on surface …

The exact strategies and technologies underlying Neanderthal hunting events remain open
for debate with lithic points being sparse across the European Middle Palaeolithic. An …

Long bone breakage for bone marrow recovery is a commonly observed practice in Middle
Palaeolithic contexts, regardless of the climatic conditions. While lithic technology is largely …