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Initial Upper Paleolithic in the Zagros Mountains

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science
The Iranian Plateau and the Zagros Mountain chain, located at the crossroads of Africa and Eurasia, occupy a critical geographical position in out-of-Africa scenarios, sitting astride a major dispersal corridor into southern and central Asia.
Mohammad Javad Shoaee   +28 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Characterizing the American Upper Paleolithic. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Adv
In North America, there are enough sites with relatively large tool assemblages predating ~13,500 calibrated years before the present (cal yr B.P.) to allow assessment of the underlying characteristics of their shared lithic tradition. Their shared technological features involve the use of dual core-and-blade and biface technologies similar to those in
Madsen DB   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

MICROBLADE PERCUSSION IN THE UPPER PALEOLITHIC OF MONGOLIA: ON THE PROBLEM OF ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION WITHIN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE FAR EAST

open access: yesТеория и практика археологических исследований, 2021
he focus of this investigation is on the technology of micro-percussion in the Upper Paleolithic of Mongolia. Micro-percussion is defined as the entire assemblage of lithic artifacts associated with the production of microblades.
А.В. Табарев   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Beginning of the Early Upper Paleolithic in Poland

open access: yesJournal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2023
AbstractResearch on the timing ofHomo sapiensdispersals in Central Europe is pivotal for understanding the behavioral trajectories of human adaptation to low biomass environments and cold climates. Previous studies on the Early Upper Paleolithic of Poland described a different scenario from the European panorama characterized by the local development ...
Andrea Picin   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Foxes in Retrospect—Unraveling Human-Fox Relationships through Fox Tooth Ornaments in the Swabian Jura

open access: yesQuaternary, 2023
Personal ornaments play an important role in our understanding of human cultural and behavioral change during the Upper Paleolithic, providing insights into intangible aspects of human cultural behavior. Some ornament forms are better studied than others,
Flavia Venditti   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Refits, cobbles, and fire: Approaching the temporal nature of an expedient Gravettian lithic assemblage from Lagar Velho (Leiria, Portugal).

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Upper Paleolithic lithic assemblages have traditionally been considered a paramount example of the high level of complexity characterizing the technological behavior of prehistoric modern humans. The diversity and standardization of tools, as well as the
Elvira Susana Alonso-Fernández   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sensory neurons are required for migration and axon pathfinding of relay motor neurons [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
The confluence Genil-Guadalquivir in Palma del Río (Córdoba), shows a system composed by four terraces of the Upper and Middle Pleistocene and two episodes of colluvial deposits.
Gaufo, Gary O.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Upper Paleolithic materials from Cova Negra (Xàtiva) and its implications in the sequential stratigraphic processes

open access: yesZephyrus, 2017
We approach Upper Paleolithic lithic materials from Cova Negra belonging to 30’s, 50’s, 80’s and 2013-2016 field seasons. This article focuses on the characterization of blanks, cores, and tools with a preliminary chronology, specially, from retouched ...
Valentín VILLAVERDE BONILLA   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paleoliticul mijlociu, paleoliticul superior şi epipaleoliticul-mezoliticul în spaţiul carpato-nistrean

open access: yesArheologia Moldovei, 2016
Keywords: Carpathian-Dniester space, symbiotic industries, Preaurignacian, Brânzeni culture, ancient Upper Paleolithic, recent Upper Paleolithic Includes a summary in French.
Ilie Borziac, Vasile Chirica
doaj   +1 more source

The first Neanderthal remains from an open-air Middle Palaeolithic site in the Levant [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The late Middle Palaeolithic (MP) settlement patterns in the Levant included the repeated use of caves and open landscape sites. The fossil record shows that two types of hominins occupied the region during this period - Neandertals and Homo sapiens ...
Agha, Nuha   +21 more
core   +4 more sources

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