This study focuses on two early Pleistocene Australopithecus sediba hominin specimens
and associated fauna from Malapa, South Africa. These specimens have been interpreted …

Taphonomic modifications to Neolithic human skeletal remains from six rock-cut tombs in
Malta has provided key information about funerary practices and the local environment …

The Quaternary vertebrate paleontology of the Brazilian Intertropical Region is well-known,
but there are only a few publications on bone ichnology. In this paper, we analyzed trace …

Thus far, most researchers have focused on the cognition of fire use, but few have explored
the cognition of firemaking. With this contribution we analyse aspects of the two main hunter …

The ichnological record provides valuable information on the lifestyle, behaviour, and other
palaeobiological and palaeoecological aspects of the biota. Here, we describe an …

Taphonomic analyses of bone-surface modifications can provide key insights into past biotic
involvement with animal remains, as well as elucidate the context (s) of other biostratinomic …

Bioerosion on fossil bones offers significant insights into both trophic relationships of ancient
ecosystems and vertebrate taphonomy. Here we report six distinct trace fossil categories …

The Name Chamber contains some of the deepest fossiliferous deposits in the Sterkfontein
Caves, at~ 20 metres below the surface deposits of Members 4 and 5. Recent excavations …

Members of several insect orders are known to modify osseous vertebrate remains
postmortem, whether for nutritional or habitational purposes. Recognizing the appearance of …

As a corridor for population movement out of Africa, the southern Levant is a natural
laboratory for research exploring the dynamics of the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition …