A research group led by the Nagoya University Museum and Graduate School of Environmental Studies in Japan has clarified differences in the physical characteristics of rocks used by early humans ...

Research suggests that Paleolithic humans in the Middle East selected flint for their cutting tools based on differences in the mechanical properties of the rock. They seem to have purposefully ...

A short history of discoveries and the development of ideas in the Paleolithic of Siberia / A. Derev'anko -- The Quaternary paleogeography of North Asia / A. Maloletko -- The Lower Paleolithic in ...

Archaeologists excavating a paleolithic cave site in Galilee, Israel, have found evidence that a deep-cave compound at the site may have been used for ritualistic gatherings, according to a new paper ...

Dating back more than 12,000 years, this extraordinary example of rock art features a scene involving birds and humans—a rarity for the Paleolithic Period on several accounts. The intriguing artifact ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT: In this paper, the Middle Paleolithic and the transition to the Upper Paleolithic in the Lower Nile Valley are described. It is ...

Most of the ethnoarchaeological literature on hearths is scattered within general works that target many different aspects of foraging or hunter-gatherer societies. Although these works are a good ...

The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the point when human ancestors began using stone tools until the time we invented metalworking. Archaeologists often ...

New analysis of the fossilized skull of an Upper Paleolithic man suggests that he died a violent death, according to a new study. New analysis of the fossilized skull of an Upper Paleolithic man ...