Paleolithic humans occupied upland regions of inland Spain in even the coldest periods of the last Ice Age: the evidence comes from Charco Verde II
A new study presents a synthesis of human occupation in the Iberian Peninsula Atlantic margin during the Early and Middle Paleolithic, and highlights the African affinities of Acheulean industry in southwestern Europe
In Central Italy (Grotta dei Moscerini, Latium), Neandertals collected clam shells and pumice from coastal waters to use as tools
Neanderthals living in Europe from about 55 to 40 thousand years ago traveled away from their caves to collect resin from pine trees. They then used that sticky substance to glue stone tools to handles made out of wood or bone
The archaeological site of ‘Ein Qashish in northern Israel was a place of repeated Neanderthal occupation and use during the Middle Paleolithic
Most paleolithic household activities are thought to have taken place around hearths or fires: let’s see the Middle Paleolithic site El Salt in Spain
