New Advances in Paleolithic Sites and Early Human Settlement

Dear Colleagues,

The goal of this Topic is to set out a series of papers on recent progress in Paleolithic sites and early human settlements in Eurasia from a multidisciplinary perspective. In recent years, some new hominin fossils and Paleolithic sites have been found and unearthed. Interdisciplinary research on these within the field of Paleolithic Studies has made many important advances, providing fresh data and information towards a more comprehensive understanding of the evolution and dispersal of early humans. These have included, for example, recovering Denisovan mitochondrial DNA from sediments deposited in Baishiya Cave on the Tibetan Plateau, optically stimulated luminescence dating of the earliest occupation at the Nwya Devu site of modern humans in the high-altitude hinterland Tibetan Plateau, and multimethod dating of the late arrival of anatomically modern humans in southern China. This special issue will collect recent developments in Paleolithic studies, including stone artifacts, the fossil record, palaeobiology, stratigraphy, taphonomy, chronology, ancient DNA, palaeoecology and palaeoenvironment. We hope that this special issue will further encourage interdisciplinary research on hominin fossils and Paleolithic sites in Eurasia and the other regions covered here.

Prof. Dr. John W. Olsen
Dr. Xuefeng Sun
Prof. Dr. Dongju Zhang
Dr. Junyi Ge
Topic Editors