Papers in Honor of Lawrence Guy Straus

This symposium honors Lawrence Guy Straus’s four decades of research in Paleolithic archaeology and 20 years’ service as the editor of the Journal of Anthropological Research. Straus is best known for his long-term research in the Vasco-Cantabrian Upper Paleolithic, though his 40-year career has seen projects in Belgium, Portugal, and France as well as Spain. His research syntheses have advanced the understanding of long-term behavioral change in Paleolithic societies and influenced two generations of Paleolithic archaeologists. In this session we invite fellow archaeologists to reflect upon the intellectual and personal influence Lawrence’s work has had on our lives and research. The invited papers presented in this session trace Lawrence’s long career and highlight his contributions to Paleolithic research and researchers.