The Asian Paleolithic Association (APA) is an international organization which aims at promoting and enhancing the academic communication of Paleolithic Archaeological and Paleoanthropological research in Asia. In 2007, an agreement was made by the representatives from Russia, China, Japan, and Korea, which addressed the establishment of an association on Paleolithic research in Asia and the adjacent area. The title Asian Paleolithic Association was for the first time proposed in this agreement. In June of 2008, during the International Symposium Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of Academician A.P. Okladnikov – The Current Issues of Paleolithic Studies in Asia and Contiguous Regions, held in Novosibirsk of Russia, scholars from Russia, China, Japan, Korea, North America, and European countries reached an agreement of officially setting up this organization. This meeting was thus proposed as the inaugural conference and the first annual meeting of APA.

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