Defining the processes involved in the technical/cultural shifts from the Late Middle to the
Early Upper Palaeolithic in Europe (~ 50-39 thousand years BP) is one of the most important …

The complex environmental history of Isotope Stage Three carries the implication that cave
and rockshelter sites containing deposits from the time of the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic …

Hohle Fels Cave in the Ach Valley of Southwestern Germany exhibits an Aurignacian
sequence of 1 m thickness within geological horizons (GH) 6–8. The deposition of the layers …

Using a taphonomic and techno-economic approach, we describe the laminar reduction
sequences from levels 5 and 6 of Kara-Bom, Gorny Altai, Siberia. The reconstructed …

The study of the lithic assemblages of two French sites, the Bau de l'Aubesier and Payre,
contributes new knowledge of the earliest Neanderthal techno-cultural variability. In this …

The Protoaurignacian is considered a cultural proxy for one of the first expansions of
anatomically modern humans across Europe. The stabilization of bladelet industries that …

A human lower right deciduous second molar was discovered in 1984 at the entrance of
Trou de l'Abîme at Couvin (Belgium). In subsequent years the interpretation of this fossil …

The phenomenon of microlithism continues to be one of the most interesting topics in the
prehistoric archaeology of the Middle Palaeolithic period because it is key to understanding …

La variabilité des ensembles lithiques demeure un sujet de recherche majeur en préhistoire.
Aborder cette variabilité, puis l'interpréter, revient à discuter des dynamiques de formation …

Core reduction provides insight into the technical actions involved in knapping sequences,
one of the central elements in technological analysis. By examining reduction phases …