João Cascalheira
@jmcascalheira.bsky.social
Interested in Paleolithic adaptations | Director @ICArEHB @UAlg | PI of @Finisterra_ERC | Blogging at https://world.hey.com/jmcascalheira | Views are my own
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📢 New publication: "Late Neanderthal subsistence and foraging mobility at Lapa do Picareiro: a zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of Level JJ" by Carvalho, M., Haws, J. A., & Jones, E. L., in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology (2025).
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Frontiers | Late Neanderthal subsistence and foraging mobility at Lapa do Picareiro: a zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of Level JJ
Recent revisions of Neanderthal behavioral models call into question the notion of inflexible subsistence strategies. Here, we present new zooarchaeological ...
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July 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
📢 New publication: "Late Neanderthal subsistence and foraging mobility at Lapa do Picareiro: a zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of Level JJ" by Carvalho, M., Haws, J. A., & Jones, E. L., in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology (2025).
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📢 New publication: "Old age variably impacts chimpanzee engagement and efficiency in stone tool use" by Howard-Spink, E., Matsuzawa, T., Carvalho, S., Hobaiter, C., Almeida-Warren, K., Gruber, T., & Biro, D., in eLife (2025).
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Old age variably impacts chimpanzee engagement and efficiency in stone tool use
Long-term standardized data collection on wild western chimpanzees reveals late-life changes in stone tool use, and the extent of these changes varies between individuals.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 New publication: "Old age variably impacts chimpanzee engagement and efficiency in stone tool use" by Howard-Spink, E., Matsuzawa, T., Carvalho, S., Hobaiter, C., Almeida-Warren, K., Gruber, T., & Biro, D., in eLife (2025).
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📢 New publication: "Experimental Protocol for Cooking Rabbits and its Archaeological Implications" by Real, C., Rufà, A., Carvalho, M., Pérez, L., Haws, J., & Sanchis, A., in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (2025).
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Experimental Protocol for Cooking Rabbits and its Archaeological Implications - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
Small prey such as rabbits are present in Middle Paleolithic and are abundant in the diet of Upper Paleolithic human groups in southwestern Europe, especially in the Iberian Peninsula. Several archaeo...
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July 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
📢 New publication: "Experimental Protocol for Cooking Rabbits and its Archaeological Implications" by Real, C., Rufà, A., Carvalho, M., Pérez, L., Haws, J., & Sanchis, A., in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (2025).
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📢 New publication: "The dichotomy of human decision-making: An experimental assessment of stone tool efficiency" by Nora, D., Marreiros, J., Gneisinger, W., Pedergnana, A., & Pereira, T., in PLOS ONE (2025).
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The dichotomy of human decision-making: An experimental assessment of stone tool efficiency
The physical properties of distinct raw materials, such as hardness, homogeneity, and grain size, have been recurrently suggested as some of the key reasons for human decision-making, namely the selec...
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July 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
📢 New publication: "The dichotomy of human decision-making: An experimental assessment of stone tool efficiency" by Nora, D., Marreiros, J., Gneisinger, W., Pedergnana, A., & Pereira, T., in PLOS ONE (2025).
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Why skip protocols in literature reviews? Join our hands-on course for rigorous synthesis in archaeology & anthropology, 29–31 Oct 2025, Faro 🇵🇹 Register👇
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July 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Why skip protocols in literature reviews? Join our hands-on course for rigorous synthesis in archaeology & anthropology, 29–31 Oct 2025, Faro 🇵🇹 Register👇
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#archaeology #openscience #researchsynthesis #anthropology #HEIRS #ICArEHB
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#archaeology #openscience #researchsynthesis #anthropology #HEIRS #ICArEHB
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📢 New publication: "The role of lithic technology in shaping mobility and decision-making: The case of Ararat-1 Cave" by Nora, D., Frahm, E., et al., in Quaternary Science Reviews (2025).
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July 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📢 New publication: "The role of lithic technology in shaping mobility and decision-making: The case of Ararat-1 Cave" by Nora, D., Frahm, E., et al., in Quaternary Science Reviews (2025).
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📢 "Intensive resource exploitation in Late Neolithic Iberia: Bone marrow and subsistence changes at Branqueiras, central-coastal Portugal" by Costa, C., Martins, M. J. (...) & Carvalho, A. F., in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2025).
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July 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📢 "Intensive resource exploitation in Late Neolithic Iberia: Bone marrow and subsistence changes at Branqueiras, central-coastal Portugal" by Costa, C., Martins, M. J. (...) & Carvalho, A. F., in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2025).
🔗https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105324
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📢 Built-in smartphone LiDAR for archaeological and speleological research by Antón, D., Mayoral-Valsera, J., Simón-Vallejo, M. D., Parrilla-Giráldez, R., & Cortés-Sánchez, M., in J. Archaeol. Sci.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📢 Built-in smartphone LiDAR for archaeological and speleological research by Antón, D., Mayoral-Valsera, J., Simón-Vallejo, M. D., Parrilla-Giráldez, R., & Cortés-Sánchez, M., in J. Archaeol. Sci.
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📢Close to sunlight or deep underground? New data to reconstruct site formation processes at the Middle Paleolithic Escoural Cave (southern Portugal) by Alzate-Casallas, G., Gomes, A., Ferar, N. (...) Cascalheira, J., & Barbieri, A., in Quat. Sci. Rev.
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August 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
📢Close to sunlight or deep underground? New data to reconstruct site formation processes at the Middle Paleolithic Escoural Cave (southern Portugal) by Alzate-Casallas, G., Gomes, A., Ferar, N. (...) Cascalheira, J., & Barbieri, A., in Quat. Sci. Rev.
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📢 Just published: our latest paper on site formation processes at the Middle Paleolithic sequence of Escoural Cave, southern Portugal.
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Close to sunlight or deep underground? New data to reconstruct site formation processes at the Middle Paleolithic Escoural cave (southern Portugal)
The ability to exploit the deeper levels of cave systems is regarded as complex human behavior. Evidence that Neanderthals possessed this skill remain…
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August 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
📢 Just published: our latest paper on site formation processes at the Middle Paleolithic sequence of Escoural Cave, southern Portugal.
Check it out!
@erc.europa.eu @icarehb.bsky.social #neanderthals #archaeology #openscience
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#SAfA2025 kicks off today in #Faro, #Portugal!
Hosted by #ICArEHB, we’re ready to welcome the global #AfricanistArchaeology community for a week of connection and knowledge-sharing at the #CrossroadsThroughTime.
Hosted by #ICArEHB, we’re ready to welcome the global #AfricanistArchaeology community for a week of connection and knowledge-sharing at the #CrossroadsThroughTime.
July 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#SAfA2025 kicks off today in #Faro, #Portugal!
Hosted by #ICArEHB, we’re ready to welcome the global #AfricanistArchaeology community for a week of connection and knowledge-sharing at the #CrossroadsThroughTime.
Hosted by #ICArEHB, we’re ready to welcome the global #AfricanistArchaeology community for a week of connection and knowledge-sharing at the #CrossroadsThroughTime.
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Proudly introduce BREATHE, a project investigating late Quaternary human behavior in the Sahara. Funded by #HorizonEurope - ERA Postdoctoral Fellowships, BREATHE is based at the University of Algarve’s fabulous #ICArEHB and partnered with #Sapienza University of Rome.
BREATHE
BREATHE aims to contribute a new understanding of cultural and behavioral traits of North African early modern humans through the archaeological record of the central and northern Sahara
The project'...
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June 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Proudly introduce BREATHE, a project investigating late Quaternary human behavior in the Sahara. Funded by #HorizonEurope - ERA Postdoctoral Fellowships, BREATHE is based at the University of Algarve’s fabulous #ICArEHB and partnered with #Sapienza University of Rome.
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Calling all palaeolithic archaeologists. Come and work with me on a really exciting new survey and excavation project in Uganda: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/348570
INTERNATIONAL TENDER FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER
International tender to recruit one (1) ) post-doctoral initial level researcher to perform duties in the scientific area of Palaeolithic Archaeology or related areas, under the research project “ERC ...
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June 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Calling all palaeolithic archaeologists. Come and work with me on a really exciting new survey and excavation project in Uganda: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/348570
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📢 New publication: "Deciphering the diet of the Iberian lynx: Insights from taphonomic analysis of Pleistocene coprolites" by @annarb.bsky.social, (ICArEHB, UAlg), Sanz, M., & Daura, J., in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 675 (2025).
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June 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
📢 New publication: "Deciphering the diet of the Iberian lynx: Insights from taphonomic analysis of Pleistocene coprolites" by @annarb.bsky.social, (ICArEHB, UAlg), Sanz, M., & Daura, J., in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 675 (2025).
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📢 New publication: "Collagen peptide markers for three extinct Australian megafauna species" by Peters, C., Oertle, A., Gillespie, R., Boivin, N., & Douka, K., in Frontiers in Mammal Science 4 (2025).
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Frontiers | Collagen peptide markers for three extinct Australian megafauna species
Recent advancements in biomolecular archaeology, such as stable isotope and ancient DNA research, have expanded our understanding of megafauna extinction pro...
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June 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 New publication: "Collagen peptide markers for three extinct Australian megafauna species" by Peters, C., Oertle, A., Gillespie, R., Boivin, N., & Douka, K., in Frontiers in Mammal Science 4 (2025).
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📢 New publication: "Quantifying Levallois: a 3D geometric morphometric approach to Nubian technology" by Hallinan, E. & Cascalheira, J., in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 17, 88 (2025).
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Quantifying Levallois: a 3D geometric morphometric approach to Nubian technology - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Levallois technology, a hallmark of Middle Palaeolithic stone tool manufacture, involves sophisticated core reduction strategies that have major implications for understanding human cognitive and tech...
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June 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📢 New publication: "Quantifying Levallois: a 3D geometric morphometric approach to Nubian technology" by Hallinan, E. & Cascalheira, J., in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 17, 88 (2025).
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🔍 Postdoc in Palaeolithic Archaeology
Join the #ERC Starting Grant #WRAP – Western Rift Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments project at ICArEHB! We're exploring human prehistory through fieldwork, machine learning, and interdisciplinary research.
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Join the #ERC Starting Grant #WRAP – Western Rift Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments project at ICArEHB! We're exploring human prehistory through fieldwork, machine learning, and interdisciplinary research.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🔍 Postdoc in Palaeolithic Archaeology
Join the #ERC Starting Grant #WRAP – Western Rift Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments project at ICArEHB! We're exploring human prehistory through fieldwork, machine learning, and interdisciplinary research.
🔗 www.icarehb.com/research-pos...
Join the #ERC Starting Grant #WRAP – Western Rift Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments project at ICArEHB! We're exploring human prehistory through fieldwork, machine learning, and interdisciplinary research.
🔗 www.icarehb.com/research-pos...
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Don’t miss this opportunity, join us in @icarehb.bsky.social and work with @tomosproffitt.bsky.social on this great project!
🔍 Postdoc in Palaeolithic Archaeology
Join the #ERC Starting Grant #WRAP – Western Rift Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments project at ICArEHB! We're exploring human prehistory through fieldwork, machine learning, and interdisciplinary research.
🔗 www.icarehb.com/research-pos...
Join the #ERC Starting Grant #WRAP – Western Rift Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments project at ICArEHB! We're exploring human prehistory through fieldwork, machine learning, and interdisciplinary research.
🔗 www.icarehb.com/research-pos...
June 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Don’t miss this opportunity, join us in @icarehb.bsky.social and work with @tomosproffitt.bsky.social on this great project!
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📢 New publication: "Reliable long-term individual variation in wild chimpanzee technological efficiency" by Berdugo, S., Cohen, E., Davis, A. J., Matsuzawa, T. & Carvalho, S., in Nature Human Behaviour 9(3), 472–480 (2024).
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Reliable long-term individual variation in wild chimpanzee technological efficiency - Nature Human Behaviour
Wild chimps in Bossou, Guinea, use stone tools to crack nuts. They show individual variation in how efficient they are, and some individuals are consistently more efficient than others.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
📢 New publication: "Reliable long-term individual variation in wild chimpanzee technological efficiency" by Berdugo, S., Cohen, E., Davis, A. J., Matsuzawa, T. & Carvalho, S., in Nature Human Behaviour 9(3), 472–480 (2024).
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📢 New publication: "Agent-based simulations reveal the possibility of multiple rapid northern routes for the second Neanderthal dispersal from Western to Eastern Eurasia" by Coco, E. & Iovita, R., in PLOS ONE 20(6), e0325693 (2025).
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Agent-based simulations reveal the possibility of multiple rapid northern routes for the second Neanderthal dispersal from Western to Eastern Eurasia
Genetic and archaeological evidence imply a second major movement of Neanderthals from Western to Central and Eastern Eurasia sometime in the Late Pleistocene. The genetic data suggest a date of 120−8...
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July 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📢 New publication: "Agent-based simulations reveal the possibility of multiple rapid northern routes for the second Neanderthal dispersal from Western to Eastern Eurasia" by Coco, E. & Iovita, R., in PLOS ONE 20(6), e0325693 (2025).
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Tudo pronto para o último dia da #FestaDaArqueologia2025!
Visite-nos no Museu Arqueológico do Carmo, entrada livre até às 18h! #ICArEHB #Arqueologia
Everything's ready for the final day! Visit us at the Carmo Archaeological Museum — free entry until 18:00! #Archaeology
Visite-nos no Museu Arqueológico do Carmo, entrada livre até às 18h! #ICArEHB #Arqueologia
Everything's ready for the final day! Visit us at the Carmo Archaeological Museum — free entry until 18:00! #Archaeology
April 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Tudo pronto para o último dia da #FestaDaArqueologia2025!
Visite-nos no Museu Arqueológico do Carmo, entrada livre até às 18h! #ICArEHB #Arqueologia
Everything's ready for the final day! Visit us at the Carmo Archaeological Museum — free entry until 18:00! #Archaeology
Visite-nos no Museu Arqueológico do Carmo, entrada livre até às 18h! #ICArEHB #Arqueologia
Everything's ready for the final day! Visit us at the Carmo Archaeological Museum — free entry until 18:00! #Archaeology
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📢 New publication: "New Insights on an Old Excavation: Re-visiting the Late Middle Palaeolithic Site of Far’ah II, North-western Negev, Israel"
by Goder-Goldberger, M., Gilead, I., Paixão, E., et al., in J Paleo Arch (2025, Vol. 8, Article 13).
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by Goder-Goldberger, M., Gilead, I., Paixão, E., et al., in J Paleo Arch (2025, Vol. 8, Article 13).
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New Insights on an Old Excavation: Re-visiting the Late Middle Palaeolithic Site of Far’ah II, North-western Negev, Israel - Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
Revisiting collections from old excavations with new research objectives and analytical tools brings them to life and integrates them into evolving models of human-landscape interactions. This paper e...
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April 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
📢 New publication: "New Insights on an Old Excavation: Re-visiting the Late Middle Palaeolithic Site of Far’ah II, North-western Negev, Israel"
by Goder-Goldberger, M., Gilead, I., Paixão, E., et al., in J Paleo Arch (2025, Vol. 8, Article 13).
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by Goder-Goldberger, M., Gilead, I., Paixão, E., et al., in J Paleo Arch (2025, Vol. 8, Article 13).
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📢 New publication: "Revisiting the thermal alteration of buried bone"
by Gallo, G., Aldeias, V., & Stahlschmidt, M., in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2025, Vol. 63).
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by Gallo, G., Aldeias, V., & Stahlschmidt, M., in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2025, Vol. 63).
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April 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
📢 New publication: "Revisiting the thermal alteration of buried bone"
by Gallo, G., Aldeias, V., & Stahlschmidt, M., in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2025, Vol. 63).
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by Gallo, G., Aldeias, V., & Stahlschmidt, M., in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2025, Vol. 63).
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📢 New publication: "Large scale and regional demographic responses to climatic changes in Europe during the Final Palaeolithic" by Schmidt, I., Gehlen, B., Winkler, K., Arrizabalaga, A., Arts, N., Bicho, N., et al.
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Large scale and regional demographic responses to climatic changes in Europe during the Final Palaeolithic
The European Final Palaeolithic witnessed marked changes in almost all societal domains. Despite a rich body of evidence, our knowledge of human palaeodemographic processes and regional population dyn...
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April 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
📢 New publication: "Large scale and regional demographic responses to climatic changes in Europe during the Final Palaeolithic" by Schmidt, I., Gehlen, B., Winkler, K., Arrizabalaga, A., Arts, N., Bicho, N., et al.
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📢 "Scales of toolstone transport in the Armenian Highlands during MIS 3: The contribution of Ararat-1 Cave (Ararat Depression) to reconstructing opportunities for social interactions" by Frahm, E., Nora, D., et al., in Quaternary Science Reviews.
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April 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
📢 "Scales of toolstone transport in the Armenian Highlands during MIS 3: The contribution of Ararat-1 Cave (Ararat Depression) to reconstructing opportunities for social interactions" by Frahm, E., Nora, D., et al., in Quaternary Science Reviews.
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