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Convergent evidence of eagle talons used by late Neanderthals in Europe: a further assessment on symbolism. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
To contribute to have a better understanding of the symbolic or not use of certain items by Neanderthals, this work presents new evidence of the deliberate removal of raptor claws occurred in Mediterranean Europe during the recent phases of the ...
Matteo Romandini   +6 more
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La station moustérienne de plein air de Neufechingen-« Auf Wappenhöh » (Sarre, Allemagne)

open access: yesRevue Archéologique de l’Est, 2012
This article presents a lithic series recovered from surface prospections of a middle terrace of the Sarre Valley at Neufechingen 'Auf Wappenhöh', near Sarrebruck (D). Based on its techno-typological characteristics (Levallois and Discoid debitage, Quina
Foni Le Brun-Ricalens   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

L’enfant « différent » au Paléolithique

open access: yesLes Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2021
Over the last thirty years, archaeology has developed a renewed interest in the question of how societies of the past dealt with disability and difference.
Hélène Coqueugniot
doaj   +1 more source

La pervivencia del Musteriense en la mitad sur peninsular durante el Pleniglacial Superior : una revisión crítica de las dataciones

open access: yesEspacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie I, Prehistoria y Arqueología, 1998
El presente artículo cuestiona la pervivencia de los Neandertales y de su tecnología Musteriense en la mitad sur de la Península Ibérica durante el Pleniglacial Superior wurmiense, criticando buena parte de las fechas obtenidas en los principales ...
Almudena Villar Calvo
doaj   +1 more source

Le site moustérien récent du Fossé du Bois à Appoigny(hameau des Bries, vallée de l’Yonne) :

open access: yesRevue Archéologique de l’Est, 2021
In 2015, a large rescue excavation to the north of Auxerre led to the discovery of Mousterian occupations in the Appoigny district, within colluvial deposits covering a large paleochannel at the top of the middle terrace of the Yonne.
Alexis TAYLOR   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

À propos d’un outil à retouches bifaciales du Paléolithique moyen trouvé dans le Bugey au Petit Abergement(commune de Haut-Valromey, Ain)

open access: yesRevue Archéologique de l’Est, 2021
In our region, it is remarkable to discover a flint tool with bifacial retouch, especially in an environmental context that has few Paleolithic remains. This piece, collected with no archaeological context, raises questions concerning its chrono-cultural
Marc Cartonnet, Guy PESENTI
doaj   +1 more source

Out in the cold? A review of Early Middle Palaeolithic settlements in northern Central Europe, age data and geological preconditions for site formation and preservation

open access: yesBoreas, EarlyView.
The characteristics of settlement of Neanderthals in northern Central Europe during the earlier phases of the Middle Palaeolithic (Marine Isotope Stage 8–6) have been a matter of debate for decades, specifically regarding the population dynamics at such latitudes during the coldest phases. In this paper, we review the known archaeological record of the
Gianpiero Di Maida   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cave Palaeolithic of the Ural Mountains – a review

open access: yesBoreas, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 4-28, January 2026.
The Ural Mountains are of fundamental importance for studying early human migrations along the geographical limits between Europe and Asia. Geological processes and past climates gave rise to numerous caves, mostly in Palaeozoic carbonate formations.
Jiri Chlachula
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Morphology of the Scaphoid in Extant African Apes, Humans and Fossil Hominins

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 188, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives The morphology of the hominoid scaphoid has played a key role in functional and evolutionary hypotheses related to the emergence of hominin bipedalism and tool use. However, the scaphoid's complex morphology is challenging to comparatively analyze via traditional 2D linear measurements.
Nadine G. Steer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Techno-functional and 3D shape analysis applied for investigating the variability of backed tools in the Late Middle Paleolithic of Central Europe.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
In the Late Middle Paleolithic of Central Europe, two main cultural complexes have been distinguished: the Micoquian or Keilmessergruppe (KMG), and the Mousterian. Their differences mainly consist in the frequence of some retouched tools and the presence
Davide Delpiano, Thorsten Uthmeier
doaj   +1 more source

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