Archaeological research in the Philippines has significantly intensified over the past 20
years and is producing useful insights into the Prehistory of this diverse archipelago that is of …

A large part of our material culture is made of organic materials, and this was likely the case
also during prehistory. Amongst this prehistoric organic material culture are textiles and …

Archaeological research in the Philippines has produced a timeline of currently over
700,000 years of human occupation. However, while an initial presence of early hominins …

The archaeological materials recovered during the 2018 excavation of Zhongshan
Rockshelter (ZSRS) in Bubing Basin, Guangxi, southern China helps to fill a cultural gap …

The cobble industry in southern Chinese provinces was for a long time called large and
simple “chopper-chopping tool tradition,” which persisted from the Early Pleistocene to the …

Island migration and adaptation including both marine and terrestrial resource use and
technological development by anatomically modern humans (AMH) are among the most …

Use-wear, microwear, or traceological analysis is a method for the identification of
prehistoric tool use and associated activities. While this method can be applied to any lithic …

The site of Nyabusosi 18 (NY18), Uganda, is among the westernmost Early Pleistocene
archaeological occurrences in the Rift Valley. The site is dated by tephrochronology to c. 1.5 …

Edge-glossed flakes, usually recognised as stone tools with macroscopically visible polish
from use, have been documented in parts of Southeast Asia from contexts spanning the past …

Throughout the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene, humans adapted to significant climate
and environmental change. One key region for investigating these adaptive strategies is …