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Andreu Ollé is affiliated with Rovira i Virgili University in Spain. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences, the Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences. Within these broad fields, Ollé has concentrated particularly on Archaeology, Anthropology, and Paleontology as their main subfields of study.

Their work addresses several main research topics, including:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Archaeological and Geological Studies
  • Paleopathology and ancient diseases
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Ollé's recent published papers include:

  • "Innovative ochre processing and tool use in China 40,000 years ago," 2022, published in Nature
  • "Objectifying processes: The use of geometric morphometrics and multivariate analyses on Acheulean tools," 2020, published in Journal of Lithic Studies
  • "The WEAP Method: a New Age in the Analysis of the Acheulean Handaxes," 2020, published in Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
  • "The dawn of the Middle Paleolithic in Atapuerca: the lithic assemblage of TD10.1 from Gran Dolina," 2020, published in Journal of Human Evolution
  • "Polish is quantitatively different on quartzite flakes used on different worked materials," 2020, published in PLoS ONE

The scientist has frequently collaborated with several co-authors including:

  • Palmira Saladié (17 publications)
  • Antonella Pedergnana (13 publications)
  • Josep Vallverdú (12 publications)
  • Isabel Cáceres (10 publications)
  • Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo (10 publications)

Ollé has published extensively across a range of academic journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Archaeological Science Reports (8 publications)
  • Zenodo (7 publications)
  • Quaternary International (6 publications)
  • Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology (4 publications)
  • Journal of Human Evolution (4 publications)

In the area of book publications, Ollé has contributed to at least one work published by BAR Publishing eBooks, titled "Il riparo di Vallone Inferno (Madonie, Sicilia)," published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • The first hominin of Europe

    Eudald Carbonell;Jose M. Bermudez de Castro;Josep M. Pares;Alfredo Perez-Gonzalez

  • One million years of cultural evolution in a stable environment at Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain)

    J. Rodríguez;F. Burjachs;G. Cuenca-Bescós;N. García

  • The Early and Middle Pleistocene technological record from Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain)

    Andreu Ollé;Marina Mosquera;Xosé Pedro Rodríguez;Arturo de Lombera-Hermida

  • The TD6 level lithic industry from Gran Dolina, Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain): production and use

    Eudald Carbonell;MaDolores Garcı´a-Anto´n;Carolina Mallol;Marina Mosquera

  • An Early Pleistocene hominin mandible from Atapuerca-TD6, Spain

    E. Carbonell;J. M. Bermúdez de Castro;J. L. Arsuaga;E. Allue

  • Age and Date for Early Arrival of the Acheulian in Europe (Barranc de la Boella, la Canonja, Spain)

    Josep Vallverdú;Palmira Saladié;Antonio Rosas;Rosa Huguet;Rosa Huguet

  • Sleeping Activity Area within the Site Structure of Archaic Human Groups: Evidence from Abric Romaní Level N Combustion Activity Areas

    Josep Vallverdú;Manuel Vaquero;Isabel Cáceres;Ethel Allué

  • The use of sequential experiments and SEM in documenting stone tool microwear

    Andreu Ollé;Josep Maria Vergès

  • Structure morphotechnique de l'industrie lithique du Pléistocène inférieur et moyen d'Atapuerca (Burgos, Espagne)

    Eudald Carbonell;Marina Mosquera;Andreu Olle;Xosé Pedro Rodriguez

  • From Atapuerca to Europe: Tracing the earliest peopling of Europe

    M. Mosquera;A. Ollé;X.P. Rodríguez

  • Combined ESR/U-series chronology of Acheulian hominid-bearing layers at Trinchera Galería site, Atapuerca, Spain

    Christophe Falguères;Jean-Jacques Bahain;James L. Bischoff;Alfredo Pérez-González

  • The first evidence of cut marks and usewear traces from the Plio-Pleistocene locality of El-Kherba (Ain Hanech), Algeria: implications for early hominin subsistence activities circa 1.8 Ma

    Mohamed Sahnouni;Jordi Rosell;Jan van der Made;Josep María Vergès

  • Les premiers comportements funéraires auraient-ils pris place à Atapuerca, il y a 350 000 ans ?

    Eudald Carbonell;Marina Mosquera;Andreu Ollé;Xosé Pedro Rodríguez

  • Scanning Electron and Optical Light Microscopy: two complementary approaches for the understanding and interpretation of usewear and residues on stone tools

    Antony Borel;Antony Borel;Andreu Ollé;Josep Maria Vergès;Robert Sala

  • Early hominid dispersals: A technological hypothesis for “out of Africa”

    Eudald Carbonell;Robert Sala Ramos;Xosé Pedro Rodríguez;Marina Mosquera

  • The lithic industry of Sima del Elefante (Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain) in the context of Early and Middle Pleistocene technology in Europe

    Arturo de Lombera-Hermida;Arturo de Lombera-Hermida;Amèlia Bargalló;Marcos Terradillos-Bernal;Rosa Huguet;Rosa Huguet

  • The Early Acheulean technology of Barranc de la Boella (Catalonia, Spain)

    M. Mosquera;A. Ollé;P. Saladié;I. Cáceres

  • Human predatory behavior and the social implications of communal hunting based on evidence from the TD10.2 bison bone bed at Gran Dolina (Atapuerca, Spain)

    Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo;Palmira Saladié;Andreu Ollé;Juan Luis Arsuaga

  • The earliest Acheulean technology at Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain): Oldest levels of the Galería site (GII Unit)

    Paula García-Medrano;Andreu Ollé;Marina Mosquera;Isabel Cáceres

  • The Pleistocene site of Gran Dolina, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain: a history of the archaeological investigations.

    Eudald Carbonell;Montse Esteban;Aurora Martı´n Nájera;Marina Mosquera

  • The Mental Template in Handaxe Manufacture: New Insights into Acheulean Lithic Technological Behavior at Boxgrove, Sussex, UK

    Paula García-Medrano;Andreu Ollé;Nick Ashton;Mark B. Roberts

  • The Early and Middle Pleistocene Technological Record from Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain)

    Andreu Ollé;Marina Mosquera;Xose Pedro Rodríguez;Robert Sala

Frequent Co-Authors

Marina Mosquera
Marina Mosquera Rovira i Virgili University
Eudald Carbonell
Eudald Carbonell Rovira i Virgili University
Palmira Saladié
Palmira Saladié Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution
Isabel Cáceres
Isabel Cáceres Rovira i Virgili University
Rosa Huguet
Rosa Huguet Spanish National Research Council
Ethel Allué
Ethel Allué Rovira i Virgili University
Hugues-Alexandre Blain
Hugues-Alexandre Blain Rovira i Virgili University
Antonio Rosas
Antonio Rosas Spanish National Research Council
José María Bermúdez de Castro
José María Bermúdez de Castro University College London
Francesc Burjachs
Francesc Burjachs Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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