The peopling of Europe and the cautionary tale of Y chromosome lineage R-M269 by Busby, G, Brisighelli, F, Sánchez-Diz, P, Ramos-Luis, E, Martinez-Cadenas, C, Thomas, MG, Bradley, D, Gusmão, L, Winney, B, Bodmer, W, Vennemann, M, Coia, V, Scarnicci, F, Tofanelli, S, Vona, G, Ploski, R, Vecchiotti, C, Zemunik, T, Rudan, I, Karachanak, S, Toncheva, D, Anagnostou, P, Ferri, G, Rapone, C, Hervig, T

“…Recently, the debate on the origins of the major European Y chromosome haplogroup R1b1b2-M269 has reignited, and opinion has moved away from Palaeolithic origins to the notion of a younger Neolithic spread of these chromosomes from the Near East. …”

The peopling of Europe and the cautionary tale of Y chromosome lineage R-M269. by Busby, G, Brisighelli, F, Sánchez-Diz, P, Ramos-Luis, E, Martinez-Cadenas, C, Thomas, MG, Bradley, D, Gusmão, L, Winney, B, Bodmer, W, Vennemann, M, Coia, V, Scarnicci, F, Tofanelli, S, Vona, G, Ploski, R, Vecchiotti, C, Zemunik, T, Rudan, I, Karachanak, S, Toncheva, D, Anagnostou, P, Ferri, G, Rapone, C, Hervig, T

“…Recently, the debate on the origins of the major European Y chromosome haplogroup R1b1b2-M269 has reignited, and opinion has moved away from Palaeolithic origins to the notion of a younger Neolithic spread of these chromosomes from the Near East. …”

The role of the individual agent in Acheulean biface variability A multi-factorial model by Machin, A

“…The Lower Palaeolithic, epitomized by the Acheulean biface technology, is characterized by a degree of temporal and geographical stasis that is unparalleled in the lithic record. …”

Nuevo hallazgo de arte mueble de estilo Paleolítico en el Noreste peninsular: la plaqueta grabada de les Coves del Fem (Ulldemolins, Tarragona) by Inés Domingo, Antoni Palomo, Xavier Terradas, Anna Berrocal Barberà, Igor Bodganovic, Oriol López-Bultó, Rafael Rosillo Turra, Raquel Piqué

“…This find adds to the limited, although unique, repertoire of portable art of Palaeolithic style found so far in the northeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula. …”
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Potential siliceous sources during Prehistory: Results of prospecting in the East margin of the Ebro Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula) by María Soto, Bruno Gómez de Soler, Josep Vallverdú, Manuel Vaquero

“…We present the results of prospecting in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula, with the aim of identifying the  siliceous sources potentially used by the populations that occupied the marginal basins of the Ebro depression during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. We intend to define the main characteristics of the cherts in the region studied, taking into account the palaeoenvironment in which silicifications are mainly formed, and the premise that siliceous rocks acquire the attributes of enclosing rocks. …”
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Use-wear experimental studies for differentiating flint tools processing bamboo from wood by Jiying Liu, Hong Chen, Yiming Shen

“…Due to the unfavourable preservation conditions and taphonomic alteration, the rare discovery of well-preserved organic remains from Palaeolithic sites means there is a lack of direct studies on the technology and behaviour of early prehistoric humans. …”
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The Role of Stone in Neolithic Monumental Art: case studies and methods of representation in Ireland and Brittany by Guillaume Robin, Serge Cassen

“…This is in contrast to work on the Upper Palaeolithic, where there have been several studies exploring the links between paintings and the relief of caves (Clottes 1996). …”
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Phylogeography of Y chromosomal haplogroups as reporters of Neolithic and post-Neolithic population processes in the Mediterranean area by Fiorenza Pompei, Fulvio Cruciani, Rosaria Scozzari, Andrea Novelletto

“…These analyses seem to resolve the signal of recent post-Neolithic events from the noise of the main East-to-West Palaeolithic/early Neolithic migrations. They also confirm that, provided an appropriate level of resolution is used, patterns of diversity among chromosomes which originated outside Europe may often be recognized as the result of discontinuous processes which occurred within Europe.…”
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Fort, Tower, or House? Building a Landscape of Settlement in the Shala Valley of High Albania by Michael L. Galaty, Wayne E. Lee, Charles Watkinson, Zamir Tafilica, Ols Lafe

“…We argue that through time and in different periods of occupation - Middle Palaeolithic, Iron Age, Late Medieval, and Modern - the valley's residents have met similar challenges of extreme geography and a harsh environment differently, in particular by interacting in different ways and at different levels of intensity with the outside world. …”
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Beaver exploitation, 400,000 years ago, testifies to prey choice diversity of Middle Pleistocene hominins by Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser, Lutz Kindler, Wil Roebroeks

“…We present new data that contradict this view of Middle Pleistocene Lower Palaeolithic hominins: cut mark evidence demonstrating systematic exploitation of beavers, identified in the large faunal assemblage from the c. 400,000 years old hominin site Bilzingsleben, in central Germany. …”
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Demographic model of the Neolithic transition in Central Europe by Patrik Galeta, Jaroslav Bruzek

“…Strong continuity has been identified between Mesolithic and Neolithic material cultures; faunal assemblages, and isotopic analyses of diet have revealed a greater role of hunting in LBK communities; genetic analyses have suggested that the modern Central European gene pool is mainly of Palaeolithic origin. Surprisingly little attention has been paid to demographic aspects of the Neolithic transition. …”
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GROTTA ROMANELLI (SOUTHERN ITALY, APULIA): LEGACIES AND ISSUES IN EXCAVATING A KEY SITE FOR THE PLEISTOCENE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN by RAFFAELE SARDELLA, ILARIA MAZZINI, FRANCESCA GIUSTINI, BENIAMINO MECOZZI, MAURO BRILLI, DAWID ADAM IURINO, GIUSEPPE LEMBO, BRUNELLA MUTTILLO, MASSIMO MASSUSSI, DARIO SIGARI, SONIA TUCCI, MARIO VOLTAGGIO

“…Stasi realised that it contained the first evidence of the Palaeolithic in Italy. Starting in 1914, G.A. Blanc led a pioneering excavation campaign, for the first-time using scientific methods applied to systematic paleontological and stratigraphical studies. …”
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Beyond the main function: An experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching activities. by Eva Francesca Martellotta, Yinika L Perston, Paul Craft, Jayne Wilkins, Michelle C Langley

“…We found that the use-wear generated on the boomerang's surface during retouch activity is comparable to retouch-induced impact traces observed on Palaeolithic bone retouchers, as well as to experimental bone retouchers generated in our replication experiments. …”
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The origins of dogs: archaeozoology, genetics, and ancient DNA by Verginelli, F, Capelli, C, Coia, V, Musiani, M, Falchetti, M, Ottini, L, Palmirotta, R, Tagliacozzo, A, Mazzorin, I, Mariani-Costantini, R

“…No dogs are represented in the naturalistic art of the European Upper Palaeolithic, suggesting that dogs were introduced at a later date. …”

[The origins of dogs: archaeozoology, genetics, and ancient DNA]. by Verginelli, F, Capelli, C, Coia, V, Musiani, M, Falchetti, M, Ottini, L, Palmirotta, R, Tagliacozzo, A, Mazzorin, I, Mariani-Costantini, R

“…No dogs are represented in the naturalistic art of the European Upper Palaeolithic, suggesting that dogs were introduced at a later date. …”

Dogs accompanied humans during the Neolithic expansion into Europe by Ollivier, M, Tresset, A, Frantz, LAF, Bréhard, S, Bălăşescu, A, Mashkour, M, Boroneant, A, Pionnier-Capitan, M, Lebrasseur, OMM, Arbogast, R-M, Bartosiewicz, L, Debue, K, Rabinovich, R, Sablin, MV, Larson, GJ, Hänni, C, Hitte, C, Vigne, J-D

“…We then analysed mitochondrial DNA sequences from 99 ancient European and Near Eastern dogs spanning the Upper Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age to assess if incoming farmers brought Near Eastern dogs with them, or instead primarily adopted indigenous European dogs after they arrived. …”

Birds of prey and humans in prehistoric Europe: A view from El Mirón Cave, Cantabria (Spain) by Demarchi, B, Presslee, S, Gutiérrez-Zugasti, I, González-Morales, M, Marín-Arroyo, AB, Straus, LG, Fischer, R

“…This is the case for El Mirόn, one of the most important cave sites in Cantabrian Spain, with occupation levels spanning around 40,000 years, from the late Middle Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age. This mountainous area in Cantabria was an ideal environment for hunting medium-sized game and, as such, supported both human and non-human predators, including birds of prey. …”

Mitochondrial variability in the Mediterranean area: a complex stage for human migrations by Flavio De Angelis, Gabriele Scorrano, Cristina Martínez-Labarga, Giuseppina Scano, Fabio Macciardi, Olga Rickards

“…Results: The mitochondrial genetic makeup of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers is poorly defined within the extant Mediterranean populations, since only a few traces of their genetic contribution are still detectable. …”
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LATEGLACIAL BATS FROM THE “M” LAYERS OF THE ARENE CANDIDE CAVE (LIGURIA, ITALY) by LEONARDO SALARI

“…The stratigraphical sequence of the upper Palaeolithic is divided in two groups of strata separated by a depositional gap: the “P” complex, divided in 13 layers, dated from 25,620 to 18,560 years BP, and the 5 “M” layers dated between 11,750 and 9,980 years BP (14C non-calibrated dating). …”
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Integrating ZooMS and zooarchaeology: New data from the Uluzzian levels of Uluzzo C Rock Shelter, Roccia San Sebastiano cave and Riparo del Broion by Sara Silvestrini, Federico Lugli, Matteo Romandini, Cristina Real, Eduardo Sommella, Emanuela Salviati, Simona Arrighi, Eugenio Bortolini, Carla Figus, Owen Alexander Higgins, Giulia Marciani, Gregorio Oxilia, Davide Delpiano, Antonino Vazzana, Marcello Piperno, Carlo Crescenzi, Pietro Campiglia, Carmine Collina, Marco Peresani, Enza Elena Spinapolice, Stefano Benazzi

“…Thus, the combination of these analyses provides a more complete picture of the faunal assemblage and of the paleoenvironment during the Middle-Upper Palaeolithic transition in Italy.…”
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