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Across steppes and mountains: the Initial Upper Paleolithic in Eurasia

The Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP, hereafter) is one of the earliest manifestations of “evolved” Upper Paleolithic behavior in Eurasia. It is also the most widespread. Beginning around 45 ka, distinctive IU...

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Advancing the science of Paleolithic archaeology: the Legacy of Harold Dibble (1951-2018)

In a career spanning four decades, Harold Dibble’s work had a profound impact on 1) the interpretation of Mousterian variability, 2) our understanding of lithic technology, 3) our evaluation of Neanderthal c...

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Connecting Middle Palaeolithic Datasets: the Interplay of Zooarchaeological and Lithic Data for Unravelling Neanderthal Behaviour

The ongoing refinement of archaeological excavation and recording methods over the last decades has led to a significant increase in quantitative Middle Palaeolithic datasets that provide a record of past Ne...

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Cultural taxonomies in the Palaeolithic - old questions, novel perspectives

Understanding past spatio-temporal patterns and processes of culture change rank among the premier aims of Palaeolithic archaeology. A fundamental precondition for recognising such processes is the unambiguo...

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Fire as an Artifact—Advances in Paleolithic Combustion Structure Studies

Hearths present sedimentary features, artifacts, and direct evidence for maintained and controlled fire in the past. The use of hearths reflects regular access to fire and its diverse benefits. Among these b...

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From veld to coast: towards an understanding of the diverse landscapes’ uses by past foragers in southern Africa

Coastal-focused narratives have dominated our understanding of the behavioural diversity seen in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene archaeological records of southern African during the past 20 years. These n...

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Old Stones, New Eyes? Charting future directions in lithic analysis

Stone artefacts account for the vast majority of material evidence available from Paleolithic periods around the world, yet their analysis, while fundamental to knowledge formation in Plio-Pleistocene archae...

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The bifacial shaping phenomenon over time and space

This collection is devoted to the first peopling of Europe (chronology, behaviour and environment) and the question of bifacial shaping over time and space. Papers discuss recent data regarding the earliest ...

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The nature of Nubian: Current global perspectives on Nubian Levallois technology and Middle Palaeolithic cultural dynamics

Nubian Levallois technology and its relationship to a broad cultural entity, the Nubian Complex, are important themes in understanding Late Pleistocene human behaviour. First described in North-east Africa, ...

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The Pleistocene occupations of Contrebandiers Cave (Morocco), and the origins of modern human behaviors

Les occupations de la grotte des Contrebandiers au Maroc au cours du pléistocène et l'origine du comportement humain moderne

استقرار الإنسان بمغارة المهربين بالمغرب خلال البليستوسين وأصل السلوك الإنساني الحالي.

Contrebandiers Cave, a coastal cave site in Morocco, also known as Smuggler’s Cave, provided foundational information on Late Pleistocene occupations of North Africa, but full interpretation was limited by e...

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