Abstract The Lesser Caucasus, situated between Asia and Europe, has long been
recognised as a key region for the study of human evolution in terms of the timing and routes …

Steppe and grassland ecosystems constitute important biomes that are influenced by
multiple factors such as climate, human activity, and fire. Yet how these factors have …

The Caucasus region is key for understanding early human dispersal and evolution in
Eurasia, and characterizing the environmental contrast between Last Glacial Maximum and …

Before the end of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM,∼ 16.5 ka ago) 1 set in motion major
shifts in human culture and population structure, 2 a consistent change in lithic technology …

Vegetation, fire and climate history are investigated in the 10 000‐year record of Zarishat fen
located today in the steppe grasslands of Armenia (Near East). Pollen‐based climate …

With its well-preserved archaeological and environmental records, Aghitu-3 Cave permits us
to examine the settlement patterns of the Upper Paleolithic (UP) people who inhabited the …

This book is the first complete synthesis of research undertaken so far on the Upper
Palaeolithic archaeology of the Caucasus. It discusses the cultural changes that took place …

Within the framework of the F rench archaeological mission 'C aucasus', in a previous paper
we have presented new geochemical analyses on geological obsidians from the southern C …

Kalavan 1 is an Epigravettian hunting campsite in the Aregunyats mountain chain in
northeastern Armenia (Lesser Caucasus). The site lies at an elevation of 1640 m in a …

This paper is the first comprehensive study of obsidian exploitation in the Middle, Upper, and
Epipaleolithic in the Northern Caucasus. The authors analyzed 528 obsidian artifacts from …