Introduction to Special Issue, The Lower to Middle Paleolithic Boundaries: Evolutionary Threshold or Continuum?
Résumé
The papers in this virtual special issue of Journal of Human Evolution developed out of an international symposium organized by Mina Weinstein-Evron and Yossi Zaidner at the University of Haifa in November, 2017. The original title for the meeting was "The Lower to Middle Paleolithic Boundary: A view from the Near East." A total of 27 presentations covered topics ranging from dating to hominin taxonomy, with a strong emphasis on the archaeological evidence. The papers presented showcased original data as well as broad reviews. Given the title of the symposium there was an obvious geographic bias toward the Near East, although multiple contributions presented results from Europe, diverse regions of Africa, the Caucasus, and East Asia. The workshop was funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Israel Science Foundation, and the Dan David Foundation. The symposium was hosted by the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa. The 13 contributions to this special issue represent a subset of the papers presented at the original symposium. These focus mainly on evidence from
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