Project AFTER THE ICE investigates human adaptations in Mediterranean Europe during the significant climatic and environmental transformations of the late Pleistocene by focusing on the circum-Adriatic region. AFTER THE ICE examines how these changes, such as the melting of the Late Glacial Maximum glaciers starting around 17.5 kya across Alpine areas of the region and the gradual inundation of the Great Adriatic Plain, affected hunter-gatherer communities. The timeframe for these developments coincides with the appearance of Late Epigravettian complexes across Mediterranean Europe. The Epigravettian groups responded with adaptable technologies, developed extensive social networks, and established long-lasting and substantial aggregation sites. The project centers on two of such key persistent locales: Riparo Tagliente in Italy and Badanj in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our aim is to analyze patterns of settlement as well as the remains of material culture and ecofacts. AFTER THE ICE aims to highlight broader evolutionary trends in behavior and organization of prehistoric hunter-gatherers.