After 800,000 years of making simple Oldowan tools, early humans began manufacturing
Acheulian handaxes around 1.75 million years ago. This advance is hypothesized to reflect …

Working memory and its components are among the most determinant factors in human
cognition. However, in spite of their critical importance, many aspects of their evolution …

Objectives As is the case among many complex motor tasks that require prolonged practice
before achieving expertise, aspects of the biomechanics of knapping vary according to the …

We hypothesize that megafauna extinctions throughout the Pleistocene, that led to a
progressive decline in large prey availability, were a primary selecting agent in key …

The evolutionary history of hominins and archaeological assemblages has become
considerably more complex in the last twenty-five years due to the contribution of innovative …

Language is a complex human behavior guided by a cognitive system of the brain. Because
humans are the only animal species to possess the full suite of characteristics that are …

Inter-and intra-rater reliability studies in experimental archaeology promote consistency and
replicability in the lithic analysis methods that are applied to interpretations of the …

This paper examines the investigation of spatial cognitive implications in early chopper tools
selected from the main sites of the Near East. Early toolmakers of chopper tools required …

Résumé Foreword/Avant-propos Comment notre cerveau at-il évolué? Quels caractères
distinguent notre cerveau de celui des chimpanzés et bonobos, nos plus proches parents, et …

We hypothesize that megafauna extinctions throughout the Pleistocene, that led to a
progressive decline in large prey availability, were a primary selecting agent in key …