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Bukit Bunuh Lenggong Malaysia A new Evidence of Late Pleistocene Culture in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
A new Palaeolithic site- Bukit Bunuh- discovered tn 2002 has thrown light on Malaysia's Palaeolithic, and findings from this site will have to be considered in the interpretation of other Palaeolithic sites in Southeast ...
Saidin, Mohd Mokhtar
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The Palaeolithic sequence of the Arma dell’Aquila (Finale Ligure, Savona, North-western Italy)

open access: yesMateriale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2021
The excavations carried out in the rock-shelter of Arma dell’Aquila by C. Richard in 1938 and 1940 led to the discovery of a thick stratigraphy, the lowermost deposit of which yielded evidence of different periods of Upper Palaeolithic occupation.
Biagi, P., Starnini, E.
doaj   +1 more source

The ‘invisible’ pits: how informative are old excavations in discussing Middle Palaeolithic burials?

open access: yesMateriale 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.
doaj   +1 more source

Les stations paléolithiques de Mitoc, sur le Prut (Roumanie)

open access: yesMateriale 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.   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The making of the British early Palaeolithic, 1880-1960 [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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The 9+ month marathon: How pregnancy may have shaped human endurance capacities

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Anthropology has long considered the evolution of our uniquely human endurance capacities to be the result of selection upon anatomical and physiological features imposed by the demands of thermoregulation and resource acquisition, particularly during the demands of persistence hunting. Research has focused on the anatomical changes present in
Cara Ocobock
wiley   +1 more source

A re-examination of variability in handaxe form in the British Palaeolithic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The antiquity of handaxes was first noted over 200 years ago (Frere, 1800) and since then archaeologists have attempted to categorise and explain them. We are now much closer to elucidating the answers to why and how they were made, what they were used ...
Emery, K., Emery, K
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Deciphering the Palimpsest: Chronological Uncertainty and the Interpretation of Mining Landscapes at Písečný vrch (Czech Republic)

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigated the Písečný vrch (Czech Republic), a site exploited for quartz mining in both prehistoric times and the 20th century. Due to their morphological similarity across all mining periods, the differentiation between pits with archaeological potential and recent ones is challenging.
Jan Fišer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Neanderthal Musical Instrument from Divje Babe I Cave (Slovenia): A Critical Review of the Discussion

open access: yesApplied 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
doaj   +1 more source

The earlier Palaeolithic of Syria: settlement history, technology and landscape-use in the Orontes and Euphrates Valleys [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This thesis represents the first investigation to examine Lower and Middle Palaeolithic technological behaviour in Syria in its wider landscape context, focussing on material from the two main river valleys; the Orontes and the Euphrates.
Shaw, Andrew Douglas
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