The behavioral origins of Homo sapiens can be traced back to the first material culture
produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …

Homo sapiens have adapted to an incredible diversity of habitats around the globe. This
capacity to adapt to different landscapes is clearly expressed within Africa, with Late …

Abstract Middle Stone Age (MSA) technologies first appear in the archaeological records of
northern, eastern and southern Africa during the Middle Pleistocene epoch. The absence of …

Evidence of early Homo sapiens populations at the Atlantic coast of Africa remains relatively
poorly known in relation to other regions of the continent. Nevertheless, available data …

One of the biggest challenges in optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating is to deal
with sediments that are affected by post-depositional mixing. Equivalent dose (D e) …

Discovered in 1988 by R. Oslisly and B. Peyrot, Elarmékora is a high terrace that, today, is
situated 175 m above the Ogooué River in the historical complex of Elarmékora, attached to …

Over the past decade, the increasing wealth of new archaeological data on the Middle Stone
Age (MSA) in Senegal and Mali has broadened our understanding of West Africa's …

A growing number of authors have discussed the role of climate change in periods of
important biological and cultural transition along the hominin lineage. This paper …

Résumé Cet article dresse un état des lieux des sites préhistoriques de Côte d'Ivoire,
mettant en lumière les problèmes de la politique de protection des sites de l'Âge de la …

The area of the escarpment of Angola between Namib and Huíla Province, about 150 km
from the Atlantic coast, yields abundant evidence for human activity throughout the Stone …