Timișoara UISPP World Congress sessions 10.2 ‘Current research on the Upper Palaeolithic in Eurasia’, 6 September 2023 (main organizer: Elena-Cristina Nițu; co-organizers: Roxana Dobrescu, Marco Peresani, Konstantin N. Gavrilov, Paul B. Pettitt, Marcel Otte, Ovidiu Cîrstina) and 10.3 ‘Upper Palaeolithic portable art in Europe’, 5 September 2023 (main organizer: L. Iakovleva, co-organizer: Elena-Cristina Nițu).
Session 10.2 covers recent excavations and studies on the Upper Palaeolithic, including techno-typological analyses, art, chronologies, and interpretations. Advancing our understanding of the Eurasian Upper Paleolithic, it emphasizes regional comparisons and syntheses, providing comprehensive exploration of this critical phase in human history. Session 10.3 covers recent discoveries and studies on Upper Paleolithic portable art, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe.