Paleolithic

The Paleolithic is the archaeological period before c.10,000 years ago, characterized by the earliest known stone tool manufacture.

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Ice Ages A guide to the climatic changes that occurred during the Paleolithic.
Global Land Environments during the last 130,000 Years A description of climatic conditions during the Paleolithic.
Pleistocene Mammals A image gallery of megafauna on display at the Russian Paleontological Institute.
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.
Struggling artists of the Ice Age An article that argues that Paleolithic cave art is a depiction of human and animal relationships in prehistory.
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.
And Then Came Clothing and Speech Mark Roberts discusses why was Europe colonised by hominids half a million years ago. Published in the Journal of British Archaeology in 1996.
In This Dark Cavern Thy Burying Place An article by Andrew Chamberlain from British Archaeology discussing Paleolithic mortuary practices in Great Britain.
Bradshaw Foundation: Ice Age Art Article on the figurines and sculptures of prehistoric Europe during the Upper Palaeolithic prehistory era.