Tag: palaeolithic
The Upper Palaeolithic Beads of Aquitaine
The Upper Palaeolithic is best understood period of the Old Stone Age, beginning shortly after the extinction of Homo neanderthalensis and the encroachment of the new hominin Homo sapiens from Africa into Europe.
Paleolithic diet of snails 10,000 years earlier than previously thought
Paleolithic inhabitants of modern-day Spain may have eaten snails 10,000 years earlier than their Mediterranean neighbors, according to a study published August 20, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
3-D image of Palaeolithic child’s skull reveals trauma, brain damage
3-D imaging provides researchers with brand new insights into Palaeolithic child’s skull trauma.
Dating is refined for the Atapuerca site where Homo antecessor appeared
One of the issues of the Atapuerca sites that generates the most scientific debate is the dating of the strata.