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Paleolithic period

Unveiling bast fiber production in Upper Paleolithic North China: Microfibers and usewear traces on stone tools from Shizitan

Li Liu, Yahui He, David Cohen, Xingcan Chen, Jinming Shi, Yanhua Song

published 13 Apr 2026

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Carved in stone: Experimental criteria for identifying Paleolithic bas-relief production techniques and sculptors’ expertise

Émilie Brochard, Luc Doyon, Lloyd A. Courtenay, Gilles Tosello, Lila Geis, Francesco d’Errico

published 01 Apr 2026

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Late Acheulian stone-working by the riverbank: Patterns of continuity and change reflected in Jaljulia lithic assemblages, Israel

Tamar Rosenberg-Yefet, Aviad Agam, Ella Assaf, Bar Efrati, Yafit Kedar, Vlad Litov, Maayan Shemer, Ran Barkai

published 29 Dec 2025

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Tracing Neanderthal mobility through the Romanian Carpathians: A GIS-based least-cost connectivity model

George Murătoreanu, Marian Cosac

published 10 Oct 2025

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Reconstructing flexible pathways of Aurignacian blade and bladelet production at Vogelherd

Benjamin Schürch, Svenja Schray, Nicholas J. Conard

published 16 Sep 2025

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Boomerang and bones: Refining the chronology of the Early Upper Paleolithic at Obłazowa Cave, Poland

Sahra Talamo, Nicole Casaccia, Michael P. Richards, Lukas Wacker, Laura Tassoni, Adam Nadachowski, Anna Kraszewska, Magda Kowal, Jakub Skłucki, Christopher Barrington, Monica Kelly, Frankie Tait, Mia Williams, Carla Figus, Antonino Vazzana, Ginevra Di Bernardo, Matteo Romandini, Giovanni Di Domenico, Stefano Benazzi, Cristina Malegori, Giorgia Sciutto, Paolo Oliveri, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Mateja Hajdinjak, Pontus Skoglund, Andrea Picin, Paweł Valde‑Nowak

published 25 Jun 2025

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Multivariate analyses of Aurignacian and Gravettian personal ornaments support cultural continuity in the Early Upper Palaeolithic

Francesco d’Errico, Jack Baker, Daniel Pereira, Esteban Álvarez-Fernández, Martina Lázničková-Galetová, Solange Rigaud

published 04 Jun 2025

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Children at play: The role of novices in the production of Europe’s earliest Upper Paleolithic ceramics

Rebecca Farbstein, April Nowell

published 25 Oct 2024

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Between land and sea: A multidisciplinary approach to understand the Early Occupation of Sicily (EOS)

Ilaria Patania, Isaac Ogloblin Ramirez, Peyton Carroll, Kristen Wroth, Sara Zaia, Sebastiano Di Mauro, Danielle Falci, Iris Querenet Onfroy de Breville, Ignacio Aguilar Lazagabaster, Gianmarco Minniti, Agatino Reitano, Gianni Insacco, Tristram Kidder, Christian Tryon

published 09 Oct 2024

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Curated character of the Initial Upper Palaeolithic lithic artefact assemblages in Bacho Kiro Cave (Bulgaria)

Tsenka Tsanova, Vincent Delvigne, Svoboda Sirakova, Elka Anastasova, Pedro Horta, Ivaylo Krumov, João Marreiros, Elena Nacheva, Zeljko Rezek, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Nikolay Sirakov

published 04 Sep 2024

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Analyzing blank cutting edge efficiency associated with the adoption of microblade technology: A case study from Tolbor-17, Mongolia

Corey L. Johnson, Tsedendorj Bolorbat, Mark N. Grote, Clea H. Paine, Guunii Lkhundev, Davaakhuu Odsuren, Masami Izuho, Byambaa Gunchinsuren, Nicolas Zwyns

published 16 Aug 2024

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Refits, cobbles, and fire: Approaching the temporal nature of an expedient Gravettian lithic assemblage from Lagar Velho (Leiria, Portugal)

Elvira Susana Alonso-Fernández, Manuel Vaquero, Joan Daura, Ana Maria Costa, Montserrat Sanz, Ana Cristina Araújo

published 20 Dec 2023

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Exploring the impact of mobility and selection on stone tool recycling behaviors through agent-based simulation

Emily Coco

published 09 Nov 2023

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