Pyrotechnology, the ability for hominins to use fire as a tool, is considered to be one of the
most important behavioural adaptations in human evolution. While several studies have …

The importance of identifying activity areas on archaeological sites has focussed much
ethnoarchaeological and geoarchaeological research on floor formation processes …

Fabric analysis in archaeological contexts, ie the study of the orientation and dip of artefacts,
has been significantly improved during the last decade, mainly with respect to the statistical …

Face à la diversité des agents susceptibles d'accumuler des restes aviaires et au large
éventail des modifications post-dépositionnelles possibles, il est essentiel, lorsque l'on s' …

Excavations at the Kraków Spadzista Street (B) site, Poland were conducted over 16 years
in which approximately 150m2 of the site was studied. The radiocarbon dates clustered …

Subaerial weathering is a taphonomic process that affects many archaeological and
paleontological bone assemblages and is characterized by surface bleaching, loss of …

Because it is an upsteam theme, characterization of site formation processes represents one
of the major stakes of Prehistory. Still insufficiently taken into consideration, the aim of this …

Abstract Open-air Middle Stone Age (MSA) contexts in southern Africa have received
relatively little research attention compared to caves/rock-shelters. MSA caves/rock shelters …

Des progrès significatifs ont été réalisés au cours de la dernière décennie dans l'analyse
des fabriques en contexte archéologique, c'est-à-dire dans l'analyse de l'orientation et du …

The taphonomic study of Petit-Bost, Croix-de-Canard and Cantalouette II, three Palaeolithic
sites that were recently discovered near Périgueux and Bergerac (Dordogne, France) in a …