Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period
The incredibly long Paleolithic period is still considered by some to be a stagnant phase in human cultural and biological evolution prior to the appearance of our direct ancestors. However, in recent years, extensive interdisciplinary research has clearly demonstrated that this is not the case. Sta...
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| description | The incredibly long Paleolithic period is still considered by some to be a stagnant phase in human cultural and biological evolution prior to the appearance of our direct ancestors. However, in recent years, extensive interdisciplinary research has clearly demonstrated that this is not the case. Starting from the earliest stages of human presence on the planet some three million years ago, an impressive series of transformations, innovations, modifications and adaptations characterise our lineage. These changes in behaviour and culture took place alongside biological adaptations in human physical properties, faunal turnovers and extinctions, as well as climatic fluctuations. This makes the Old Stone Age a hectic, dynamic and lively epoch that is worthy of investigation, both at the diachronic and synchronic levels, in order to decipher the nature of the transformations that characterize the emergence, prosperity and legacy of our lineage.This Special Issue, titled “Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period”, presents state-of-the-art, as well as outside-of-the-box, studies regarding changes in human adaptation, human physiology, faunal diversity and climatic fluctuations, as well as the possible nexus between these lines of inquiry. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1651092025-08-12T08:02:29Z Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period Barkai, Ran stone points thrusting spears stabbing spears javelins ballistic features visuo-spatial integration Neanderthals anatomically modern humans vitamin C large fauna Paleolithic diet marine isotope stage 3 viscera scurvy human evolution hunting weapons Levallois prey size Paleolithic personal ornamentation traceology geometric morphometrics Upper Paleolithic Swabian Jura foxes (Vulpes vulpes and Vulpes lagopus) shaped stone balls lithic technology cognitive archaeology haptics Pleistocene palaeoenvironment Acheulean small mammals arctic Siberia late Pleistocene early Holocene Stone Age Upper Palaeolithic human dispersal adaptations mammoth critical technology complex human behavior northern Italy late palaeolithic final epigravettian mesolithic alpine chain settlement pattern radiocarbon chronology Oldowan ergonomics hand size Levantine Late Lower Paleolithic lithic recycling double patina traditional ecological knowledge cultural and behavioral implications thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology The incredibly long Paleolithic period is still considered by some to be a stagnant phase in human cultural and biological evolution prior to the appearance of our direct ancestors. However, in recent years, extensive interdisciplinary research has clearly demonstrated that this is not the case. Starting from the earliest stages of human presence on the planet some three million years ago, an impressive series of transformations, innovations, modifications and adaptations characterise our lineage. These changes in behaviour and culture took place alongside biological adaptations in human physical properties, faunal turnovers and extinctions, as well as climatic fluctuations. This makes the Old Stone Age a hectic, dynamic and lively epoch that is worthy of investigation, both at the diachronic and synchronic levels, in order to decipher the nature of the transformations that characterize the emergence, prosperity and legacy of our lineage.This Special Issue, titled “Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period”, presents state-of-the-art, as well as outside-of-the-box, studies regarding changes in human adaptation, human physiology, faunal diversity and climatic fluctuations, as well as the possible nexus between these lines of inquiry. 2025-08-12T08:02:27Z 2025-08-12T08:02:27Z 2025 book ONIX_20250812T095121_9783725831623_58 9783725831623 9783725831616 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/165109 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/10503 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-3161-6 10.3390/books978-3-7258-3161-6 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725831623 9783725831616 230 open access |
| spellingShingle | stone points thrusting spears stabbing spears javelins ballistic features visuo-spatial integration Neanderthals anatomically modern humans vitamin C large fauna Paleolithic diet marine isotope stage 3 viscera scurvy human evolution hunting weapons Levallois prey size Paleolithic personal ornamentation traceology geometric morphometrics Upper Paleolithic Swabian Jura foxes (Vulpes vulpes and Vulpes lagopus) shaped stone balls lithic technology cognitive archaeology haptics Pleistocene palaeoenvironment Acheulean small mammals arctic Siberia late Pleistocene early Holocene Stone Age Upper Palaeolithic human dispersal adaptations mammoth critical technology complex human behavior northern Italy late palaeolithic final epigravettian mesolithic alpine chain settlement pattern radiocarbon chronology Oldowan ergonomics hand size Levantine Late Lower Paleolithic lithic recycling double patina traditional ecological knowledge cultural and behavioral implications thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period |
| title | Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period |
| title_full | Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period |
| title_fullStr | Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period |
| title_short | Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period |
| title_sort | interdisciplinary research into cultural and biological transformations in the paleolithic period |
| topic | stone points thrusting spears stabbing spears javelins ballistic features visuo-spatial integration Neanderthals anatomically modern humans vitamin C large fauna Paleolithic diet marine isotope stage 3 viscera scurvy human evolution hunting weapons Levallois prey size Paleolithic personal ornamentation traceology geometric morphometrics Upper Paleolithic Swabian Jura foxes (Vulpes vulpes and Vulpes lagopus) shaped stone balls lithic technology cognitive archaeology haptics Pleistocene palaeoenvironment Acheulean small mammals arctic Siberia late Pleistocene early Holocene Stone Age Upper Palaeolithic human dispersal adaptations mammoth critical technology complex human behavior northern Italy late palaeolithic final epigravettian mesolithic alpine chain settlement pattern radiocarbon chronology Oldowan ergonomics hand size Levantine Late Lower Paleolithic lithic recycling double patina traditional ecological knowledge cultural and behavioral implications thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology |
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