Early Pleistocene
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The fossil remains of cervids from Trlica in Montenegro are described and assigned to the elk or moose Alces cf. carnutorum, the roe deer ?Capreolus sp., the red deer Cervus elaphus, and Eucladoceros. The new species Eucladoceros... more
The Gelasian site of Coste San Giacomo (CSG) (central Italy) provides a unique opportunity to investigate the faunal and environmental changes occurred in Mediterranean Europe during the Early Pleistocene. The finding of both large and... more
Книга посвящена исследованию одного из древнейших археологических памятников каменного века на территории Евразии – стоянки эпохи олдована Мухкай II, слой 80 (Северо-Восточный Кавказ). Будучи частью многослойного памятника Мухкай II, она... more
In recent years (since 1984) the sediments in the karstic hollows in the area near the village of Karlukovo (N Bulgaria) have been the object of intensive multidisciplinary investigations. The main purpose of these studies is to elucidate... more
In this paper, we discuss about when the first occupation of Europe took place. According to the present-day data, the South of Europe was occupied before the northern latitudes. The first evidences have an age of around 1.3-1.4 Ma. The... more
The peri-Mediterranean and western Asian Plio-Pleistocene faunas are characterised by the sporadic presence of a palaeotragine taxon with a complex nomenclatural history, usually referred to the genus Mitilanotherium. Due to its rarity,... more
The ‘old Europe’ hypothesis is commonly accepted by the international scientific community thanks to the Early Pleistocene sites in Spain and in other areas of Europe. However, Baales comments (2014) against the archaeological evidence... more
This paper reports the results of a taphonomic analysis of 17 faunal assembiages from archaeological horizons of the Early Pleistocene ‘Ubeidiya Formation (Israel), focussing in particular on two representative assembiages (I-I5LFII-16... more
A new fossil mammal locality, situated in Lokrís, Central Greece, is described in this paper. It was tracked down in fluvio-lacustrine sediments in the area of the village Reghínio. The fossil mammal remains comprise a partially preserved... more
A preliminary description of the fossil vertebrates from six sites in the surroundings of Vaterá on Lesvos is given. Characteristic elements from the richest site are: a giant turtle, Paradolichopithecus arvernensis, Nyctereutes... more
ABSTRACT The Bois-de-Riquet archeological site (Lézignan-la-Cèbe, Hérault, France) provides significant paleontological and archeological data about the first occupations of Western Europe. Although only partially excavated, the site has... more
This paper introduces some of the invaluable aspects of, and new perspectives arising in, the field of zooarchaeology. Studying archaeological animal remains provides clear evidence of past human diet, but the contributions zooarchaeology... more
A new gazellin species, Gazella aegaea n. sp., is described in the present paper. The studied specimens come from the localities Sesklo (Magnesia, Thessaly) and Vatera (Lesbos Island). The species is characterised by large size, horn... more
This paper presents and describes new foot fossils from the species Homo antecessor, found in level TD6 of the site of Gran Dolina (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain). These new fossils consist of an almost complete left talus (ATD6-95)... more
At the coast of the río de la Plata in the Buenos Aires city lies a classic paleontological site, known as toscas del Río de La Plata or simple as las toscas. It has been studied for over 120 years and, although it has been widely... more
ABSTRACT The Bois-de-Riquet archeological site (Lézignan-la-Cèbe, Hérault, France) provides significant paleontological and archeological data about the first occupations of Western Europe. Although only partially excavated, the site has... more
Remains of Bison (Eobison) sp. from Salcia and Ursoaia, and Bison cf. menneri from Cimichioi-III and Hadjimus are briefly described and discussed. The paper also proposes an overview of most important Early Pleistocene bison findings from... more
In this study, a new Early Pleistocene proximal hand phalanx (ATE9-2) from the Sima del Elefante cave site (TE - Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain), ascribed to Homo sp., is presented and comparatively described in the context of the evolution... more
We present new evidence for the emergence of biface shaping from Kokiselei 6 in the Kokiselei Site Complex (KS) in West Turkana, Kenya. This rich and well-preserved new site presents an opportunity to investigate the earliest development... more
This paper describes the first early Pleistocene freshwater fish assemblage from the Dacian Basin, Romania. The fossil sample, consisting mainly of isolated teeth, supports the presence of a rich and taxonomically diverse fish assemblage:... more
The late Early Pleistocene site Barranc de la Boella provides an unparalleled opportunity to assess the context of the activities of the hominin populations that inhabited the Iberian Peninsula at 1 Ma. Recently, strong evidence for... more
ABSTRACT Subsistence strategies are a set of actions and measures chosen by hominins in a specific place and at a specific time to obtain the means necessary to survive and reproduce as individuals and as a group. Choosing successful... more