The vegetation and the climatic context in which the first hominins entered and dispersed in
Europe during the Early Pleistocene are reconstructed, using literature review and a new …

This paper records the findings from c. 80 prehistoric sites that have been discovered in the
alluvial deposits of the rivers Creuse, Cher, and Loir, tributaries of the middle Loire River …

The Acheulean is the longest cultural tradition ever practised by humans, lasting for over 1.5
million years. Yet, its end has never been accurately dated; only broad 300–150 thousand …

The fluvial deposits of the rivers on the Atlantic side of the Iberian Peninsula preserve a
number of locations with Acheulean industry, frequently without associated fauna. These …

The stratigraphical complex of the Caune de l'Arago cave site (France, Pyrénées-Orientales)
has been systematically excavated for over 40years. In 1981, foraging in the deposits …

In this study, we examine Lower Paleolithic archaeological assemblages that contain
bifaces (handaxes) made of elephant bones from Africa, Europe, and the Levant. The aims …

Hominin presence is well documented in a number of Early Pleistocene and early Middle
Pleistocene European localities. However, the evidence currently available indicates that …

The stratigraphic and chronological positions of the Palaeolithic sites of Loreto and
Notarchirico have been revised by adopting a litho-tephro-stratigraphic approach applied to …

Abstract The Middle Stratigraphical Complex of the Caune de l'Arago cave site (Eastern
Pyrenées, France) is dated to between 690,000 and 400,000 years old. The site contains …

Evidence of earliest human settlements observed in the alluvial formations of the Middle
Loire Basin during systematic surveys organised since 1981. Many stepped fluvial terraces …