This paper reviews some of the main advances in our understanding of human evolution
over the last 1 million years, presenting a holistic overview of a field defined by …

The past few years have witnessed a revolution in our ability to obtain DNA from ancient
humans. This important new data has added to our knowledge from archaeology and …

It is eighteen years since the human fossils recovered from the TD6 level of the Gran Dolina
cave site, in Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, northern Spain) were assigned to a new hominin …

Establishing a reliable chronology on the extensive hominin remains at Sima de los Huesos
is critical for an improved understanding of the complex evolutionary histories and …

Abstract We describe a European Acheulean site characterised by an extensive
accumulation of large cutting tools (LCT). This type of Lower Paleolithic assemblage, with …

The Pleistocene of the Iberian Peninsula is currently a focus of intense paleontological,
archaeological and geological research. To a large extent, these inquiries are intended to …

The Ceprano calvarium was found 20 years ago (March 1994) in southern Latium, Italy. At
that time, a compiled regional stratigraphy suggested an age for the layer were the cranium …

In the context of the Western European Acheulean Project, this study aims to characterize
Acheulean technology in Western Europe through the analysis of handaxes and cleavers …

The introduction of biface technology in the Lower Palaeolithic arguably marked a
fundamental change in how early hominins dealt with their world. It is suggested to reflect …

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