Old Stone Age
Shannon McPherron (University of North Carolina, Greensboro) and Harold Dibble (University of Pennsylvania) report on research at several sites in Europe and Abydos in Egypt.
Ice Ages
A guide to the climatic changes that occurred during the Paleolithic.
Struggling artists of the Ice Age
An article that argues that Paleolithic cave art is a depiction of human and animal relationships in prehistory.
The Paleolithic Archaeology of Weasel Cave
A report on a site located in Ossetia, Russia presented by Nazim Hidjrati, Larry Kimball, and Todd Koetje at the 1996 Paleoanthropology meetings.
Reflections on the Style-Function Debate
Summary of the style-versus-function debate regarding Paleolithic stone tools. Includes references.
From Art and Tools Came Human Origins
Larry Barham reports in British Archaeology that evidence of modern human behaviour 200,000 years old may have been found in Africa.
The Paleolithic Diet
A description of the eating habits of our ancestors. Features commentary derived from a email discussion list on nutrition.
Pleistocene Mammals
A image gallery of megafauna on display at the Russian Paleontological Institute.
What the Hominid Ate
A dietary analysis based on carbon atoms in the tooth enamel of fossil ancestors.
Primitive Humans in China
Features an overview chronology and provides brief descriptions of sites and fossil finds.
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