An analysis of stone tools found in Italy and Lebanon indicates that around 42,000 years ago, modern humans in Europe and the Near East took different approaches to toolmaking.

Forschende der Universitäten Tübingen und Arizona stellen die Annahme in Frage, dass eine rund 42.000 Jahre alte Schlüsselkultur durch Menschen aus dem Nahen Osten nach Europa kam.

Grotta della Cala in southern Italy is a key archaeological site spanning from the Middle Paleolithic to the Bronze Age. In the stratigraphic sequence…

Scientific Reports - New insights from the application of ZooMS to Late Pleistocene fauna from Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy

Riparo Bombrini is a collapsed rockshelter within the Balzi Rossi site complex, located at the intersection of the Maritime Alps, Northern Apennines, …

Overview This repository houses a comprehensive dataset comprising high-resolution 3D meshes of lithic artifacts (n = 420) and bone tools (n = 3). Lithics include cores, blanks (e.g., blades, bladelet...

Scientific Reports - Exploring the utility of unretouched lithic flakes as markers of cultural change

High-resolution stratigraphic frameworks are crucial for unraveling the biocultural processes behind the dispersals of Homo sapiens across Europe. Detailed technological studies of lithic assemblages ...

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Arene Candide Cave, a key site for Western Mediterranean prehistory, is famous for the discovery of the richly adorned Mid–Upper Palaeolithic burial of the ‘Young Prince’ and for its use as a burial ...