"Pleistocene Archaeology: Migration, Technology, and Adaptation" ed. by Rintaro Ono, Alfred Pawlik

This book presents an overview of recent research in the field of Pleistocene Archaeology around the world. This book contains a total of insightful and stimulating chapters, in which human history during the time of the Pleistocene is reviewed and discussed.

The main topics of this book are: (1) human migrations, particularly by Homo sapiens who have migrated into most regions of the world and settled in different environments, (2) the development of human technology from early to archaic hominins and Homo sapiens, and (3) human adaptation to new environments and responses to environmental changes caused by climate changes during the Pleistocene.

Contents
1. Pleistocene Archaeology - Migration, Technology, and Adaptation
2. Pleistocene Climate Change in Central Europe
3. Human Evolution in the Center of the Old World: An Updated Review of the South Asian Paleolithic
4. Mainland versus Island Adaptation: Paleobiogeography of Sunda Shelf Primates Revisited
5. Island Migration, Resource Use, and Lithic Technology by Anatomically Modern Humans in Wallacea
6. A Macroscopic Perspective on Lithic Technology and Human Behavior during Pleistocene in Zhejiang Province, Southeastern China
7. The Migration, Culture, and Lifestyle of the Paleolithic Ryukyu Islanders
8. The Technological Diversity of Lithic Industries in Eastern South America during the Late Pleistocene-Holocene Transition
9. Sociocultural Interaction and Symbolism in Prehistoric South America: Quartz Crystal Manuports from Tierra del Fuego


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