Lithic researchers rely heavily on experimentation to infer past behaviors and activities
based on stone artifacts. This paper explores the analogical nature of archaeological …

Archaeological evidence informs our understanding of the evolution of hominin behaviour.
Such evidence is traditionally used to reconstruct hominin activities and intentions. In the …

The stone artifact record has been one of the major grounds for investigating our evolution.
With the predominant focus on their morphological attributes and technological aspects of …

From its initial appearance at∼ 1.7 Ma, the Acheulean was prevalent through a vast
chronological span of hominin behavioural evolution that lasted nearly 1.5 million years. The …

The aspects of hominin behavior responsible for Oldowan stone tool variation are the focus
of much debate. There is some consensus that this variation arises from a combination of …

We present new evidence for the emergence of biface shaping from Kokiselei 6 in the
Kokiselei Site Complex (KS) in West Turkana, Kenya. This rich and well-preserved new site …

The three authors research surface archaeological records dominated by low-density
scatters and isolated artifacts, archaeological phenomena frequently encountered during …

The Oldowan represents the earliest recurrent evidence of human material culture and one
of the longest-lasting forms of technology. Its appearance across the African continent amid …

This paper investigates core reduction intensity in the early Protoaurignacian lithic
assemblage from Fumane Cave in northeastern Italy. Reduction intensity serves as a key …

Projectile points are a common subject of archaeological study. In the past decade,
landmark-based geometric morphometrics (LGM) has increasingly been used to analyze …