Evidence of care for the ill and injured amongst Neanderthals, inferred through skeletal
evidence for survival from severe illness and injury, is widely accepted. However, healthcare …

The Sopeña rock-shelter is a Palaeolithic site located in the northern slopes of the
Cantabrian mountain range of northern Spain, facing the Bay of Biscay, in the Principality of …

This article presents data from detailed analyses of the Initial Upper Palaeolithic personal
ornaments and formal bone tools excavated from the East Chamber of Denisova Cave. The …

Large mammalian terrestrial herbivores, such as elephants, have dramatic effects on the
ecosystems they inhabit and at high population densities their environmental impacts can be …

Almost 150 years after the first identification of Neandertal skeletal material, the cognitive
and symbolic abilities of these populations remain a subject of intense debate. We present …

Abstract Recent excavations at Ranis (Germany) identified an early dispersal of Homo
sapiens into the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years ago. Here we integrate results …

In the last few years, the study of cut marks on bone surfaces has become fundamental for
the interpretation of archaeological sites and prehistoric butchery practices. Due to the …

Late Pleistocene hominins co-evolved with non-analogue assemblages of carnivores and
carnivorous omnivores. Although previous work has carefully examined the ecological and …

Abstract The Lower Paleolithic locality of Schöningen 13 II-4 is famous for the discovery of
wooden spears found amongst the butchered remains of numerous horses and other large …

A cutmarked bear metatarsal and phalanx from the German open-air sites of Schöningen 12
II-1 and 12 B, respectively, correlated with the interglacial optimum of MIS 9 (ca. 320 ka) …