The term "mental template" has been used frequently by lithic analysts in recent years, especially in discussions of Lower Paleolithic bifaces and large cutting tools, of Middle Paleolithic stone tool typology, and of differences between Middle and Upper Paleolithic industries in Europe (e.g., Ambrose 1998; Ashton and White 2003; Barton 1990; Bisson 2001; Gowlett 1984, 1996, 2006; Marks, et al....

The Hata Member of the Bouri Formation is defined for Pliocene sedimentary outcrops in the Middle Awash Valley, Ethiopia. The Hata Member is dated to 2.5 million years ago and has produced a new species of Australopithecus and hominid postcranial remains not currently assigned to species. Spatially associated zooarchaeological remains show that hominids acquired meat and marrow by 2.5 million y...

The invention of projectile technology had important ramifications for hominin evolution. However, the number stone points that could have been used as projectiles fluctuates in archaeological assemblages, making it difficult to define when was first widely adopted and how its usage changed over time. Here we use an agent-based model simulate a hunter-gatherer foraging system where armatures ar...

Abstract The excavation of Crno Vrilo site (Zadar, Dalmatia, Croatia), carried out by B. Marijanović, has unearthed the vestiges an Early Neolithic village dating back to ca. 5800–5600 cal BC. lithic assemblage, with more than 4000 pieces, represents biggest Impressed Ware assemblage littoral Croatia. Lithic production at is characterised pressure Blade flaking on high-quality exogenous cherts ...

The north-western Negev is an under-researched ecotonal region. We excavated two late Middle Palaeolithic open-air sites and recovered rich lithic industries that could be refitted, as well remains of fauna, charcoal. Palaeoenvironmental information dates indicate interesting inter-site differences.