Author Description

Preface, Marcel Otte0Forward, Masayoshi Yamada0Introduction, Akira Ono0Part I Ő General perspectives01.1 Ő Rivers as orientation axes for migrations, exchange networks and transmission of cultural traditions in the Upper Palaeolithic of Central Europe, Harald Floss01.2 Ő The Contribution of obsidian characterization studies to early prehistoric archaeology, Tristan Carter01.3 Ő The mesolithic project Ullafelsen in Tyrol (Austria), Dieter Schäfer01.4 Ő Carpathian obsidians: state of art, Katalin T. Biró01.5 Ő Paleolithic of Ukraine: The main diachronic and spatial trends of lithic raw materials exploitation, Vadim Stepanchuk0Part II Ő Regional perspectives02.1 Ő The raw material variability in the mesolithic site of Ullafelsen (Sellrain, Tyrol, Austria), Stefano Bertola02.2 Ő Petroarchaeological research in the Carpathian Basin: methods, results, challenges, Katalin T. Biró02.3 Ő Obsidian outcrops in Ukrainian transcarpathians and their use during the Paleolithic time, Sergey Ryzov02.4 Ő Small opportunities and big needs: Mira Early Upper Paleolithic case of raw materials exploitation (Dnieper basin, Ukraine), Vadim Stepanchuk02.5 Ő Obsidian exploitation and circulation in Late Pleistocene Hokkaido in the northern part of the Japanese Archipelago, Hiroyuki Sato & Miyuki Yakushige02.6 Ő Upper Palaeolithic obsidian use in Central Japan: the origin of obsidian source exploitation, Kazutaka Shimada02.7 Ő Acquisition and consumption of obsidian in the Upper Palaeolithic on Kyushu, Japan, Kojiro Shiba