Advances in Stone Age Archaeology of Central Asia

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Advances in Stone Age Archaeology of Central Asia" at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Central Asia is a crucial region for understanding human history. In recent years, considerable archaeological research has provided important new insights into the complex story of Stone Age occupation in this region. Through the identification of new archaeological sites, the reevaluation of old collections, and the application of novel analytical techniques, archaeologists are documenting this region’s significance in shaping technological and cultural evolution from the Pleistocene to the Holocene. This session will highlight new research that advances our understanding of the Stone Age period of Central Asia and its broader implications for the study of prehistory and human behavioral-cultural evolution.