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Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions Edited by: Marta Camps, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA Parth R. Chauhan, CRAFT Stone Age Institute, Indiana University, Gosport, IN, USA   This sourcebook addresses the different transitional processes by examinating the nature and extent of behavioural changes, cultural patterns and differences that have been attributed to them. It brings together a global body of research  and compares differing theoretical perspectives on the transitions - not only to compare and discuss results from the various areas, but also to evaluate the contrasts between the different archaeological traditions. The top researchers in both regional field research and theoretical aspects of this key event in human prehistory have contributed to build a seminal book from both an anthropological as well as theoretical viewpoint. Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions will not only summarise past work, but will also assess current research strategies and the latest results - as well as discuss guidelines for the future. It will contribute to Paleolithic research, by providing the scientific community with an up-to-date publication which: encompasses instrumental classic views, crucial to understanding how these phenomena have been studied includes current research and the newest developments, which have only been partially presented in specialised journals incorporates a joint and debated look to the future of this research, highlighting the outcome of the balance of many years of studies, and the most promising research leads for the coming years. The multidisciplinary perspective of this work, combined with the latest information on research regarding these processes, will bring to the wider scientific community a much needed modern compendium in this field.

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Plio-Pleistocene sites are a rare occurrence in the archaeological record. When they are uncovered, the faunal materials so crucial to unlocking their behavioral meaning are often poorly preserved. For example, at Koobi Fora, Kenya, a prolific region that preserves several classic Plio-Pleistocene sites, many bones are affected by poor cortical surface preservation (Isaac, 1997). Such taphonomic vagaries limit the range of questions that can be addressed with these assemblages. In other instances, access to materials can be limited due to local from politics or rivalries between individual research teams. As a result, many important assemblages either remain unstudied or have been interpreted without the advantage of a fully developed taphonomic framework, a situation that all but guarantees stagnant interpretations.

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