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Integrated chronological control on an archaeologically significant Pleistocene river terrace sequence: the Thames-Medway, eastern Essex, England [PDF]

, 2012
Late Middle Pleistocene Thames-Medway deposits in eastern Essex comprise both large expanses of Palaeolithic artefact-bearing river sands/gravels and deep channels infilled with thick sequences of fossiliferous fine-grained estuarine sediments that yield
J.E. Whittaker, Penkman, K. E. H., Whittaker, J. E., Preece, R.C., Whitaker, J.E., J.-L. Schwenninger, Schwenninger, J-L, Wenban-Smith, F. F., Briant, R.M., Roe, H. M., Roe, H.M., Whittaker, J.E., Schwenninger, J-L., Schwenninger, J.L., H.M. Roe, Preece, R. C., Kilfeather, A.A., Parfitt, S., R.M. Briant, Kilfeather, A. A., R.C. Preece, S. Parfitt, Wenban-Smith, F.F., A.A. Kilfeather, Penkman, K.E.H., Briant, Rebecca M., Briant, R. M., K.E.H. Penkman, F.F. Wenban-Smith   +28 more
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Found: The Palaeolithic of Qatar

, 2014
The seeming lack of evidence for a Palaeolithic presence in Qatar has been enigmatic. This has now changed. Here we report on discoveries made by the PADMAC Unit during 2013/2014 and the far-reaching implications of these findings. Our preliminary analysis of the Qatar lithic assemblages — QSS25, QSS29 (PADMAC Unit collection) and A-group Site I and A ...
Scott-Jackson, J, Scott-Jackson, W, al-Naimi, F   +2 more
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Les stations paléolithiques de Mitoc, sur le Prut (Roumanie)

Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2021
The first Palaeolithic discoveries in Romania were made in the 19th century in Mitoc (Botoșani department). Five main stations were excavated, yielding Middle and Upper Palaeolithic industries (including Aurignacian, Gravettian and Epipalaeolithic). Some
Chirica, V., Noiret, P., Nigst, P., Chirica, C.-V., Bosch, M., Libois, T.   +5 more
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Palaeoenvironmental forcing during the Middle–Upper Palaeolithic transition in central-western Portugal [PDF]

, 2011
Geoarchaeological analysis of the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic record preserved in cave, rock-shelter and open-air sites in the northern sector of the Meso-Cenozoic of the Western Iberian Peninsula margin (Portugal) reveals several disconformities ...
Dimuccio, Luca António, Almeida, Miguel, Miguel Almeida, Aubry, Thierry, Lúcio Cunha, Cunha, Lúcio José Sobral da, Thierry Aubry, Maria J. Neves, Luca A. Dimuccio, Diego E. Angelucci, Neves, Maria João, Angelucci, Diego E.   +11 more
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The ‘invisible’ pits: how informative are old excavations in discussing Middle Palaeolithic burials?

Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2016
In this paper I focus on the potential of Palaeolithic sites excavated before the establishment of modern methods, aiming to provide reliable information on current debates. Specifically, I will address the reliability of the information coming from such
Doboș, A.
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The Neanderthal Musical Instrument from Divje Babe I Cave (Slovenia): A Critical Review of the Discussion

Applied Sciences, 2020
The paper is a critical review of different evidence for the interpretation of an extremely important archaeological find, which is marked by some doubt.
Matija Turk, Ivan Turk, Marcel Otte
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New techniques for old bones: Morphometric and diffeomorphometric analysis of the bony labyrinth of the Reilingen and Ehringsdorf Neandertals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Neandertals are known to possess very distinctive traits in their bony labyrinth morphology, such as an inferiorly positioned posterior canal and a very low number of turns in the cochlea. Hence, the inner ear has been often used to assess the Neandertal status of fragmentary fossils.
Alessandro Urciuoli, Julia Diez‐Valero, Ignacio Martínez, Rolf Quam, Brian A. Keeling, Nicole M. Webb, Mercedes Conde‐Valverde   +6 more
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The making of the British early Palaeolithic, 1880-1960 [PDF]

, 2003
This historical study explores the character of interpretations of the British Palaeolithic record between c. 1880 and c. 1960, focusing on attempts to classify and order the Early Palaeolithic industries.
O'Connor, Anne
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Sound archaeology: terminology, Palaeolithic cave art and the soundscape [PDF]

, 2014
This article is focused on the ways that terminology describing the study of music and sound within archaeology has changed over time, and how this reflects developing methodologies, exploring the expectations and issues raised by the use of differing ...
Till, Rupert
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A New Look at the End of the Middle Palaeolithic Sequence in Southwestern France [PDF]

, 2011
International audienceIn the south west of France the majority of research concerning the Middle-to-Upper Palaeolithic transition tends to focus upon the Chatelperronian and Aurignacian at the expense of the end of the Middle Palaeolithic.
Bordes, Jean-Guillaume, Discamps, Emmanuel, Gravina, Brad, Jaubert, Jacques   +3 more
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