Palaeolithic

ISBN: 9781614910008
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Communications
Volume: 31
The Paleolithic site of Barda Balka (“standing stone,” “stone to lean upon” in local Kurdish) is situated about 3 kilometers northeast of Chemchemal in Kirkuk Province, Iraq. Until recent years, the site wa... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842175200
Published by : Oxbow Books
This investigation of the Lower Palaeolithic site at Broom, Devon, highlights the huge potential of old sites and the importance of the archaeological and geological legacy resulting from more than 150 years of field investigation... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311128
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2496
This book is the result of two symposia from the 16th World Congress of the IUPPS (Florianópolis, Brazil, 4-10 September 2011): ‘The image in portable art and cave art in the European Palaeolithic Age’, and the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310800
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR
Volume: 2469
The Aurignacian is one of the Upper Palaeolithic techno-complexes that has generated much literature in recent years. One of the least known aspects of this period is the question of the exploitation of bones materials. The research presented in t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714123332
Published by : British Museum Press
The accompanying title to the major exhibition at the British Museum: Ice Age art: arrival of the modern mind, 7 February - 26 May 2013.

This is a thought-provoking exploration of the masterpieces of sculpture, drawing and... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088900938
Published by : Sidestone Press
Pterosaurs or flying reptiles were the first vertebrates to evolve flight. These distant relatives of modern reptiles and dinosaurs lived from the Late Triassic (over 200 million years ago) to the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 m... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020634
Published by : English Heritage
In Spring 2002, mammoth bones and associated Mousterian stone tools were found in situ at Lynford Quarry, near Munford village, Norfolk, UK.

Excavation was undertaken with support from the quarry owners and English Heritage. These fi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789491431135
Published by : Barkhuis
This volume comprises papers presented to Dick Stapert on the occasion of his retirement from the Groningen Institute of Archaeology (University of Groningen) in 2011 and celebrates his scientific career. The contributions cover n... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310602
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2452
This volume presents research on the early Middle Palaeolithic in Cantabrian Spain (northern Atlantic façade), in particular on the economic and social behaviour of the Neanderthal groups living in the region between OIS 7 ... .... Learn More