We provide a critical review of the evidence for the long-term use of marine resources and
coastal environments in human evolution and later development. We emphasise the …

Abstract Ostriches (Struthionidae) are iconic Old-World giant flightless birds. The two living
African species represent only a small part of ancient struthionid diversity, which comprises …

We examine some long-standing assumptions about the early use of coastlines and marine
resources and their contribution to the pattern of early human dispersal, and focus on the …

Abstract The Red Sea has typically been viewed as a barrier to early human movement
between Africa and Asia over the past 5 million years, and one that could be circumvented …

Hominin presence is well documented in a number of Early Pleistocene and early Middle
Pleistocene European localities. However, the evidence currently available indicates that …

Abstract While the “Movius Line” may no longer represent a valid cultural division between
Early and Middle Pleistocene hominins in South and Southeast Asia, it still offers a useful …

Tropical forests constitute some of the most diverse and complex terrestrial ecosystems on
the planet. From the Miocene onward, they have acted as a backdrop to the ongoing …

Discoveries of fossil Homo outside Africa predating 1.0 Ma have generated much discussion
about hominin dispersal routes. However, tool-using bipeds were only one element of the …

The Pirro Nord palaeontological and archaeological locality has been the object of recent
field research to investigate the fossil content of its Early Pleistocene vertebrate …

Biotic interactions between Africa and Eurasia across the Levant have invoked particular
attention among scientists aiming to unravel early human dispersals. However, it remains …