Traditional and new disciplines converge in suggesting that the parietal lobe underwent a
considerable expansion during human evolution. Through the study of endocasts and shape …

Since the launch of the Journal of Human Evolution fifty years ago, the archaeology of
human origins and the evolution of culture have witnessed major breakthroughs with the …

A successor to the acclaimed Neurobiology of the Prefrontal Cortex, Understanding the
Prefrontal Cortex presents a careful study of the anatomical connections in this brain region …

Habitual reliance on tool use is a marked behavioural difference between wild robust (genus
Sapajus) and gracile (genus Cebus) capuchin monkeys. Despite being well studied and …

Anthropogenic disturbances have a detrimental impact on the natural world; the vast
expansion of palm oil monocultures is one of the most significant agricultural influences …

The modern human hand is an intriguing mix of primitive morphology and derived function.
Traditionally, its form and function are explained as a functional “trade‐off” between the …

Macaques crack shellfish in coastal environments with specialized stone-hammering
techniques. I provide the first examination of skill development from 866 object-manipulation …

Abstract The Saloum Delta, Senegal, is renowned for its vast shell middens which date to at
least 5000 BP and in many cases, also contain numerous burials. Though archaeological …

Facing rapid environmental changes and anthropogenic habitat destruction, animal
behavioural plasticity becomes an adaptive potential that needs to be considered in …

Methods The excavation site was designated Laem Son 5 (LS5), and is located on the small
island of Piak Nam Yai (PNY), in Laem Son National Park, Thailand (N 9 34.629, E 98 …