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The Caucasus Through Time Network had the pleasure to host its first seminar dedicated to the Palaeolithic of the Caucasus. In this seminar we focused on the research projects being carried out by three Early Career Researchers; Jayson P. Gill, Dominik Rogall and Dr Yagub Mammadov, related to the Palaeolithic of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Southern Caucasus, being an area of earliest human occupation in Eurasia, plays a key role in detangling main question related to early human history and behaviour such as hominin dispersal, the relationship of Neanderthals to anatomically modern humans, the demise of Neanderthals, as well as debates surrounding behavioural ‘modernity’. In this seminar we thereby aim to showcase and create healthy discussions around the fascinating work of our speakers.

#Caucasus #Palaeolithic #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Georgia

00:28 - Jayson P. Gill
The Beginning of the End: Hatis-1 and the Late Acheulian of Armenia

21:39 - Dominik Rogall
The Microfaunal Record of Armenia and its Implications on
Human-Environment-Dynamics

42:00 - Dr Yagub Mammadov
The History of Palaeolithic studies in Azerbaijan: Achievements and Perspectives