Das Mittelwürm in den Lössen Südmährens und seine paläolithischen Kulturen [PDF]
Archaeological excavations at several sites in the loesses of Southern Moravia have revealed an Middle Würm Interstadial soil, classed by micromorphological analysis as between pararendzinas and chernozems.
K. Valoch
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New Evidence of Serpentinite Raw Material Exploitation in the Kapova Cave (The Southern Urals)
The author considers finds from a rare material – serpentinite – produced in well-known Kapova cave. The Upper Palaeolithic objects from this stone are represented by 4 beads uncovered by V.E.
Zhitenev Vladislav S.
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Les représentations de cervidés dans l’art mobilier du Paléolithique Supérieur européen
The Representations of Cervidae in the Portable Art of European Upper Palaeolithic Our contribution focuses on cervidae in the narrow sense of the term (deer – doe), although we also analyze the representations of reindeer and the elk when we discuss ...
Valentin-Codrin Chirica
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Palaeolithic and Mesolithic assemblages from Tunisia
With the following short review, we would like to remember our departed German friend and archaeologist Peter Nierling. He conducted several field trips in North Africa, Algeria, Lybia, and Tunisia, and on two occasions, in 1997 and 1998, one of us (A ...
Attila Péntek, Norbert Faragó
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Radiocarbon dates from the Oxford AMS system: archaeometry datelist 35 [PDF]
This is the 35th list of AMS radiocarbon determinations measured at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU). Amongst some of the sites included here are the latest series of determinations from the key sites of Abydos, El Mirón, Ban Chiang, Grotte
Baker, D. +5 more
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This paper presents a list of >100 publicly known late Quaternary proboscidean sites that have certain or possible traces of hominin utilization in Africa, Europe, and Asia, along with a sample of references, chronometric or estimated ages, and brief ...
Gary Haynes
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Lithics of the North African Middle Stone Age: assumptions, evidence and future directions
North Africa features some of the earliest manifestations of the Middle Stone Age (MSA) and fossils of our species, Homo sapiens, as well as early examples of complex culture and the long distance transfer of exotic raw materials.
Scerri, E., Spinapolica, E.
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Pleistocene hominins as a resource for carnivores. A c. 500,000-year-old human femur bearing tooth-marks in North Africa (Thomas Quarry I, Morocco) [PDF]
In many Middle Pleistocene sites, the co-occurrence of hominins with carnivores, who both contributed to faunal accumulations, suggests competition for resources as well as for living spaces.
Abderrahim, Mohib +6 more
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The Significance of the Pech Merle Spotted Horses
The Pech Merle spotted horses have been one of the key lines of evidence put forward in support of the notion Upper Palaeolithic cave depictions relate to a concern for the supernatural.
Derek Hodgson
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The lithic assemblages from the Palaeolithic survey research in the Megalopolis Basin, Greece
An intensive, target-oriented surface survey conducted in the Megalopolis basin during 2012-2013 led to the discovery of several Palaeolithic sites and findspots with lithics and faunal remains, including Marathousa-1, a Lower Palaeolithic open-air ...
Dalila De Caro +5 more
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