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Features of human occupation along the Sosva and Tavda rivers during the Paleolithic Age (Northern Transurals) [PDF]

Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии
The Tavda River is formed by the confluence of the Sosva and Lozva rivers, which allows these waterways to be regarded as a single hydrological complex. An initial attempt to occupy the banks of the Tavda River occurred 25–27 thousand years ago.
Serikov Yu.B.
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A.Kh. Khalikov on the Paleolithic of the Middle Volga region (in the light of modern data)

Археология евразийских степей, 2022
The author examines the achievements of A.Kh. Khalikov in the study of the Paleolithic of the Middle Volga region and the search for the origins of the Ural-speaking peoples among the Late Paleolithic population of the Urals and southern Siberia up to ...
Galimova Madina Sh.
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Shared foraging behaviors between hyenas and hominins in the Middle Paleolithic Levant: New evidence from Geula Cave, Israel

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While competition with large carnivores is likely to have shaped Middle Paleolithic hominins' subsistence behavior, palimpsested human and carnivore accumulations render the signal challenging to isolate. This study presents a detailed zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of a non‐anthropogenic faunal assemblage from a MIS 5 (~130–80 ka ...
Meir Orbach, Omry Barzilai, Israel Hershkovitz, Ma'ayan Lev, Reuven Yeshurun   +4 more
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Predetermined flake production at the Lower/Middle Paleolithic boundary: Yabrudian scraper-blank technology. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
While predetermined débitage technologies are recognized beginning with the middle Acheulian, the Middle Paleolithic is usually associated with a sharp increase in their use.
Ron Shimelmitz, Steven L Kuhn, Avraham Ronen, Mina Weinstein-Evron   +3 more
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Exploitation of Rabbits at the Dawn of the Holocene: Evidence From the Font Voltada Site (Northeastern Iberia) Using Comparative Neotaphonomic Models

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the transition from the Pleistocene to the Holocene, hunter‐gatherer societies in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula increased the number of settlements and broadened their subsistence strategies. This period is marked by the appearance of terrestrial snail accumulations attributable to human harvesting, the expansion of specialized ...
Nadihuska Y. Rosado‐Méndez, Jordi Nadal, Lluís Lloveras   +2 more
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Using MALDI‐FTICR Mass Spectrometry to Enhance ZooMS Identifications of Pleistocene Bone Fragments Showing Variable Collagen Preservation

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rationale Recent advances in high‐throughput molecular analyses of collagen peptides, especially ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry), have permitted breakthroughs in the analysis of archaeological material that is highly fragmented, a factor that hinders morphological identification.
Pauline Raymond, Karen Ruebens, Fabrice Bray, Jean‐Christophe Castel, Eugène Morin, Foni Le Brun‐Ricalens, Jean‐Guillaume Bordes, Christian Rolando, Jean‐Jacques Hublin   +8 more
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Tosor and Ak-Ölön Sites, a Review of Two Open-Air Palaeolithic Sites in the High-Altitude Basin of Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies
This short review examines early Paleolithic research in Kyrgyzstan, a previously understudied region withinCentral Asia. Paleolithic investigations in Kyrgyzstan began in 1953 during the Soviet era by the Kyrgyz RepublicAcademy of Sciences.
Nezahat Ceylan, Oktay Karatas
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A reappraisal of the Middle to Later Stone Age prehistory of Morocco Réévaluer la préhistoire du Maroc, du Middle Stone Age au Later Stone Age

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters.
Nick Barton, Abdeljalil Bouzouggar, Stacy Carolin, Louise Humphrey   +3 more
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The Early Upper Palaeolithic in British caves: problems and potential Le Paléolithique supérieur ancien dans les grottes de Grande‐Bretagne : problèmes et potentiels

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Recent years have seen landmark progress in our understanding of early Homo sapiens occupation of Europe, owing to new excavations and the application of new analytical methods. Research on British sites, however, continues to lag. This is because of limitations inherent in existing cave collections, and limited options for new fieldwork at known sites.
Robert Dinnis
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Assessing the role of meat consumption in human evolutionary changes. A review

Теория и практика переработки мяса
The historical study of changes in food patterns is an integral part of the study of biological and social adaptations during the formation and further development of Homo sapiens species.
N. A. Gorbunova
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