ABSTRACT
Human colonization of the Old World has attracted periodic attention and discussions throughout this century. Archaeological discoveries have rapidly accumulated over the past few decades, providing information on the timing of human presence in Eurasia. The volume of publications from colloquia and special journal issues devoted to the first occupants of Eurasia, particularly Europe, testifies to a renewed and growing interest in this topic (Bordes and Thibault 1977; Bonifay 1981; Dreiman 1983; Ripoll 1983; Piperno et al. 1985; Bosinski and Kröger 1988; de Lumley et al. 1988; Bonifay and Vandermeersch 1991; Peretto 1992).
