This review is a follow up to Grün et al.(2006): Direct Dating of Human Fossils. Since that
time there has been progress on the experimental side of the geochronological analyses …

Most archaeological and palaeo-environmental archives are preserved in specific
environments (buried sediments, rock shelters, cave environments). Hence, the information …

The exact strategies and technologies underlying Neanderthal hunting events remain open
for debate with lithic points being sparse across the European Middle Palaeolithic. An …

The emergence of the Middle Palaeolithic, and its variability over time and space are key
questions in the field of prehistoric archaeology. Many sites have been documented in the …

There are many opinions and arguments about the types of weapons that Neanderthals may
have used. We list five assumptions about Neanderthal weapon-assisted hunting and …

The exploitation of mid-and large-sized herbivores (ungulates) was central to hominin
subsistence across Late Pleistocene Europe. Reconstructing the paleoecology of prey-taxa …

The archaeological site of Payre (South-eastern France) has yielded a remarkable Early
Middle Palaeolithic sequence with mixed occupations of Neanderthal and large carnivore …

The intra-site spatial analysis of prehistoric assemblages is a topical way of assessing the
use of space by ancient hominins. Such approaches can bring to light how prehistoric …

Sediment-filled caves, conduits and voids are common in many karst regions. These voids
and the sediment they contain are important palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental …

New excavations at the Abri du Maras have revealed a thick sequence over 250 ka old with
evidence of recurrent human occupations, first in a vast cavity and then in a collapsed …