The relationship between climate change and hominin evolution over the Pleistocene in
East Asia is still poorly understood, in particular due to the limited number of archaeological …

The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a novel perspective on long-term
trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers. Members of the …

China is a crucial region for investigating the relationship between climate change and
hominin evolution across diverse terrestrial ecosystems. With the continuous development of …

This book tells the story of both the ancient humans who made handaxes and the thoughts
and ideas of scholars who have spent their lives trying to understand them. Beginning with …

One of the methods of analysing the manufacturing process of lithic tools is by “reading” the
scars of removals visible on the surface of cores or bifaces. The paper aims to review the …

Mahadeo Piparia, an open-air Palaeolithic site, is considered as a possible Mode 1 techno-
complex. It is the type-site for the “Mahadevian” pebble-tool complex, a possible root for an …

We aimed to experimentally test the credibility of the diacritic analysis, which is one of the
methods used to study lithic knapping technology. A series of blind tests conducted by lithic …

The morphological analysis of Middle Pleistocene (newly defined as Chibanian; Cohen et
al., 2021) hominins has revealed this period as a critical turning point of increasing …

中国境内分布着数千处古人类活动遗址, 是早期人类演化与适应行为研究的重要区域.
虽然以往的研究一直关注地学手段在解读遗址地貌和地层形成过程中的作用, 然而 …

The exploration of techniques used to produce large flakes has long been a focus in
Acheulean studies, especially from an experimental perspective. In this study we develop an …