The reach of tribology has expanded in diverse fields and tribology related research
activities have seen immense growth during the last decade. This review takes stock of the …

In mammals, complex dental microwear textures (DMT) representing differently sized and
shaped enamel lesions overlaying each other have traditionally been associated with the …

Objectives In humans it has been shown that abrasive particles in the diet result in increased
tooth wear and less intense chewing behavior, both of which decrease chewing efficiency …

More than 150 hominin teeth, dated to∼ 330–241 thousand years ago, were recovered
during the 2013–2015 excavations of the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system …

Bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) from Serra da Capivara National Park
(Brazil), perform the widest range of activities using stone tools of all the non-human tool …

We develop a framework to differentiate the technological niches of co-existing hominin
species by reviewing some theoretical biases influential in thinking about techno-behaviours …

Quantitative microscopy characterizing the surface texture of wear traces has helped
develop a more standardized chipped stone tool microwear practice. However, to date …

African papionins are classic paleoecological referents for fossil hominins. Enamel chips on
the teeth of baboons and hominins are argued to represent responses to similar dietary …

Antemortem enamel chipping in living and fossil primates is often interpreted as evidence of
hard-object feeding (ie,'durophagy'). Laboratory analyses of tooth fracture have modeled the …

Carbon isotopic analysis has been challenging our ideas about hominin diet for nearly 30
years. The first study in 1994 revealed that Paranthropus robustus from South Africa …