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 …

Although preservation of Paleolithic faunal assemblages from open-air settings is often poor,
the Lower Paleolithic sites of Schöningen provide exceptionally well-preserved mammalian …

The Lower Paleolithic Late Acheulian in the Levant marks a fascinating chapter in human
cultural and biological evolution. Nevertheless, many aspects of the Late Acheulian are still …

Projectile technology is commonly viewed as a significant contributor to past human
subsistence and, consequently, to our evolution. Due to the allegedly central role of …

Entre environ 29000 et 21000 BP, l'Europe fut occupée par des communautés humaines
dont les traces sont rassemblées au sein de l'entité gravettienne. L'unité de cette entité est …

Le Gravettien est une grande tradition culturelle du début du Paléolithique supérieur
présente à travers toute l'Europe à partir de 33 000 cal BP. Sa durée et sa vaste répartition …

Since the revolutionary application of Eastern European planimetric field techniques (see
Gallay, 2003; Soulier, 2015) and, more broadly, of 'palethnological'methods to French sites …

There appears to be a general consensus as to the validity of naming all the complexes after
the Aurignacian and preceding the Solutrean or the Epigravettian as “Gravettian”. However …

After nine years of excavation (1998–2008) the site of La Picardie has delivered a significant
lithic collection (more than 13,000 artefacts coordinated) chronologically related to the …

The impact of deteriorating climatic conditions on variability in the archaeological record
towards the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) remains uncertain. Partly as a result of poor …