The ROCEEH Out of Africa Database (ROAD): A large-scale research database serves as an indispensable tool for human evolutionary studies

AW Kandel, C Sommer, Z Kanaeva, M Bolus… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Large scale databases are critical for helping scientists decipher long-term patterns in
human evolution. This paper describes the conception and development of such a research …

Finding fossils in new ways: An artificial neural network approach to predicting the location of productive fossil localities

R Anemone, C Emerson… - … : Issues, News, and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Chance and serendipity have long played a role in the location of productive fossil localities
by vertebrate paleontologists and paleoanthropologists. We offer an alternative approach …

Digital data collection in paleoanthropology

D Reed, WA Barr, SP Mcpherron… - … : Issues, News, and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding patterns of human evolution across space and time requires synthesizing
data collected by independent research teams, and this effort is part of a larger trend to …

[HTML][HTML] Geological, paleoenvironmental, and depositional dynamics at the Middle Pleistocene Palaeoloxodon antiquus-bearing site of Campo della Spina, Central …

PPA Mazza, F Marra, GM Di Buduo, L Bellucci… - Quaternary …, 2024 - Elsevier
The paleontological site of “Campo della Spina”, in central Italy, offers valuable insights into
Middle Pleistocene paleoenvironments. Excavations revealed well-preserved skeletal …

Understanding primate communities: Recent developments and future directions

JM Kamilar, L Beaudrot - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In 1999, the edited volume Primate Communities presented several studies that examined
broad‐scale patterns of primate diversity. 1 Similar studies were being conducted on …

Multispectral satellite imaging improves detection of large individual fossils

E Ghezzo, M Massironi, EB Davis - Geological Magazine, 2023 - cambridge.org
Palaeontological field surveys in remote regions are a challenge, because of uncertainty in
finding new specimens, high transportation costs, risks for the crew and a long time …

Where to dig for fossils: combining climate-envelope, taphonomy and discovery models

S Block, F Saltré, M Rodríguez-Rey, DA Fordham… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Fossils represent invaluable data to reconstruct the past history of life, yet fossil-rich sites are
often rare and difficult to find. The traditional fossil-hunting approach focuses on small areas …

New fossil mammalian assemblages and first record of ostrich from the Pinjore (Pinjor) formation (2.58–0.63 Ma) of Siwalik Hills near Chandigarh, northern India

AP Kaur - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Pinjore Formation of the Upper Siwalik subgroup, north of Chandigarh,
provides one of the most extensive and continuous sequences of Quaternary deposits in …

Fossil men: The quest for the oldest skeleton and the origins of humankind

K Pattison - (No Title), 2020 - cir.nii.ac.jp
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CiNii 国立情報学研究所 学術情報ナビゲータ[サイニィ] 詳細へ移動 検索フォームへ移動 論文・データを …

The application of GIS technology in building a multivariate taphonomic profile for improving PMI estimations in Greece

C Karydi, I Montesantos… - Journal of Forensic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental conditions highly affect decomposition rates and therefore a forensic
practitioner should consider context‐specific information when estimating the post mortem …