Paleolithic

thumb|Hunting a Glyptodon. Painting by [[Heinrich Harder .]] thumb|The oldest known figurative painting is a depiction of a bull that was discovered in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave in [[Indonesia. It was painted 40,000–52,000 years ago or earlier.]]

thumb|The Harbin cranium, the [[holotype of the species Homo longi, a Denisovan cranium]] The Denisovans or Denisova hominins ( ) are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic human that ranged across Asia during the Middle to Late Pleistocene, approximately 200,000–32,000 years ago. Most of what is known about Denisovans comes from DNA evidence. While many recent fossils have been found and tentatively identified as Denisovan, the first Denisovans discovered were known from few physical remains. Consequently, no formal species name has been established. However, an analysis of the mitochond

spread of the human species from Africa through the world

aspect of human history

stone tool

first formation of language

sculpture

emergence of religious behavior discussed in terms of natural evolution

Brežđe () is a village in the Mionica municipality, Kolubara District in Serbia.

rock shelter in South Africa

Prehistoric cemetery site in the Nile Valley

The Soanian culture is a prehistoric technological culture from the Siwalik Hills, which emcompasses India, Nepal, Pakistan. It is named after the Soan Valley in Pakistan.

development of intelligence in humans and association with evolution of the brain and the origin of language

Dekwaneh (or Dekweneh; ) is a suburb north of Beirut in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The population is predominantly Maronite Christian. Tel al-Zaatar, an UNRWA administered Palestinian refugee camp housing approximately 50,000-60,000 refugees, and the site of the Tel al-Zaatar massacre were located on the outskirts of the town.

museum in Kermanshah, Iran

watercourse

religions thought to have appeared during the Paleolithic time period

cave and archaeological site in Afghanistan

cave in Turkey

paleolithic animal remains

Prehistoric engraved shell

Pešturina () is a cave in the municipality of Niška Banja in southeast Serbia. It is located southwest of Jelašnica and southeast of Niš. Artifacts from the Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods were discovered since the archaeological excavations began in 2006. The remains, identified as the Mousterian culture, were dated from 111,000 BP+ 5,000 to 39,000 BP + 3,000, which makes Pešturina one of the latest surviving Neanderthal habitats. The cave has been nicknamed the "Serbian Atapuerca".

life and civilizations in Iran from the beginning to ancient era

thumb|upright=1.7|Object said to be "the oldest sickle", flint and resin, Tahunian culture, c. 7000 BC, [[Nahal Hemar Cave. Israel Museum.]]

thumb|Jabroudian culture was named after Yabroud, where Iskafta cave was found in Syria The Jabroudian culture is a cultural phase of the Middle Paleolithic of the Levant. It broadly belongs to the Mousterian archaeological culture, and shows connections with the European facies La Quina.

Furninha, also known as '''Dominique's cave''', is a natural cave on the southern slope of the Peniche peninsula in Portugal. The cave is situated on the cliffs between the Peniche Fortress and the Cape Carvoeiro. The cave is located furthest west of any Neanderthal site. Neanderthals became extinct over 40,000 years ago. The cave was also inhabited by modern humans during the Neolithic.

Roman temple in Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon

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archaeological site in Iraq

Gabarnmung (or Nawarla Gabarnmung, Jawoyn for "(place of) hole in the rock") is an archaeological and rock art site in south-western Arnhem Land, in the Top End of Australia’s Northern Territory. Habitation of the site has been dated to at least 44,000 years ago, placing it among the oldest radiocarbon dated sites in Australia (known older sites, such as the nearby Madjedbebe, are dated stratigraphically). The oldest rock art was produced more than 28,000 years ago, making it the oldest securely dated prehistoric art in Australia. The cave was still visited by members of the Jawoyn within livi

Kashafrud Basin () is an archaeological site in Iran, known for the Lower Palaeolithic artifacts collected there; these are the oldest-known evidence for human occupation of Iran. Kashafrud includes a cluster of sites which are located 35 km to 85 km southeast of Mashhad, near the Kashafrud River. The French geologist Claude Thibault, in collaboration with the Iranian geologist Ali Ariai, conducted surveys in the Kashfrud basin east of Mashhad in 1974–75, during which 80 stone artifacts were collected from seven open areas.

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Palaeoarchaeology (or paleoarcheology) is the archaeology of deep time. Paleoarchaeologists' studies focus on hominin fossils ranging from around 7,000,000 to 10,000 years ago, and human evolution and the ways in which humans have adapted to the environment in the past few million years.

Balanica () is a cave complex, archaeological and palentological site in the City of Niš' municipality of Niška Banja in southeast Serbia. It consists of Velika Balanica and Mala Balanica (meaning Great and Little Balanica). The entrances of two caves are apart, at an elevation of , and form one cave system. The two Balanica caves extend parallel to each other, likely being connected at the rear.