Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of composite tools, including projectile weapons, and efficient hunting strategies by modern humans. In Europe and Africa these lithic toolkits are linked to hunting of medium- and large-sized game found in grassland or woodland settings, or as adaptations to risky environments during periods of climatic change. Here, we report on a recently excavated lithic assemblage from the Late Pleistocene cave site of Fa-Hien Lena in the tropical evergreen rainforest of Sri Lanka. Our analyses demonstrate that Fa-Hien Lena represents the earliest microlith assemblage in South Asia (c. 48,000–45,000 cal. years BP) in firm association with evidence for the proc...
The site of Batadomba-lena in the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka, yields osseous technologies in association ...
Archaeologists contend that it was our aptitude for symbolic, technological, and social behaviors th...
The site of Batadomba-lena in the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka, yields osseous technologies in association ...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Recent archaeological investigations in Sri Lanka have reported evidence for the exploitation and se...
Defining the distinctive capacities of Homo sapiens relative to other hominins is a major focus for ...
Sri Lanka has produced the earliest clear evidence for Homo sapiens fossils in South Asia and resear...
Sri Lanka has produced the earliest clear evidence for Homo sapiens fossils in South Asia and resear...
Batadomba-lena, a rockshelter in the rainforest of southwestern Sri Lanka, has yielded some of the e...
Sri Lanka has produced the earliest clear evidence for Homo sapiens fossils in South Asia and resear...
The site of Batadomba-lena in the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka, yields osseous technologies in association ...
Archaeologists contend that it was our aptitude for symbolic, technological, and social behaviors th...
The site of Batadomba-lena in the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka, yields osseous technologies in association ...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Microliths–small, retouched, often-backed stone tools–are often interpreted to be the product of com...
Recent archaeological investigations in Sri Lanka have reported evidence for the exploitation and se...
Defining the distinctive capacities of Homo sapiens relative to other hominins is a major focus for ...
Sri Lanka has produced the earliest clear evidence for Homo sapiens fossils in South Asia and resear...
Sri Lanka has produced the earliest clear evidence for Homo sapiens fossils in South Asia and resear...
Batadomba-lena, a rockshelter in the rainforest of southwestern Sri Lanka, has yielded some of the e...
Sri Lanka has produced the earliest clear evidence for Homo sapiens fossils in South Asia and resear...
The site of Batadomba-lena in the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka, yields osseous technologies in association ...
Archaeologists contend that it was our aptitude for symbolic, technological, and social behaviors th...
The site of Batadomba-lena in the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka, yields osseous technologies in association ...