Late Acheulian Jaljulia - Early human occupations in the paleo-landscape of the central coastal plain of Israel.

ABSTRACT: The Lower Paleolithic Late Acheulian in the Levant marks a fascinating chapter in human cultural and biological evolution. Nevertheless, many aspects of the Late Acheulian are still undeciphered, hindered by the complex nature of each site on the one hand, a scarcity of wide, multidisciplinary studies on the other, and by difficulties in obtaining absolute chronology for this timeframe. Therefore, subjects such as human subsistence strategies and modes of adaptation, regional diversity, and the possible existence and nature of interactions between hominin groups are largely understudied. The discovery and study of Jaljulia, a large-scale Late Acheulian site at the central Coastal Plain, Israel, add valuable insights to the research of this chapter in human history. Considered to represent

SUBMITTER: Shemer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9094563 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature