The Mediterranean, a meeting point between Africa, Asia, and Europe, was a key corridor for hominid migrations, with the Balkans playing a central role as a migratory route and glacial refuge within the Eastern Mediterranean Evolution area, whose environmental dynamics influenced the fossil record. Despite being historically underexplored, the Paleolithic archaeology of the region has gained prominence in the 21st century, highlighting its importance for the study of human evolution, a central theme of the research of Dr. Mirjana Roksandic, Professor of Human Evolution at the University of Winnipeg, dedicated to human migrations and adaptation to climatic and social changes.

This lecture has been organized and coordinated by the Archaeology Division of the La Plata Museum, FCNyM, UNLP