Volume 34 / Number 3
1992
Special Edition: Ice Age Europeans
On The Cover: An artist's rendering of an Upper Paleolithic European hunter, from Josef Augusta and Zdenek Burian, Prehistoric Man (London: Paul Hamlyn, 1960), Pl. 24.
Vol. 34 / No. 3
By: Randall White
The Earliest Images: Ice Age 'Art' in Europe
The term “Ice Age art” usually evokes images of painted caves. However, by the time the first cave was painted […]
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Vol. 34 / No. 3
By: Philip G. Chase
Introduction – Winter 1992
Ice Age archaeology has a special fascination, for it was during this time that our ancestors became fully human, both […]
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By: Philip G. Chase
What Were the Ice Ages?
Humans, or at least the first members of our biological family, first arrived in Europe at least 500,000 years ago. […]
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By: Harold L. Dibble
Paleolithic Archaeology: The Search for our Human Heritage
The Paleolithic, or “Old Stone Age,” is a fascinating period of prehistory for anyone interested in human origins and evolution. […]
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By: Philip G. Chase
Language in the Ice Ages: When Did Europeans First Speak?
Using language is part of being human, and of all living species, we alone possess this ability. It is crucial […]
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Vol. 34 / No. 3
By: Nancy Minugh-Purvis
The Inhabitants of Ice Age Europe
Early European Origins The first inhabitants of Europe were not native to the region. Some 5 to 6 million years […]
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