[HTML][HTML] Direct dating of human fossils and the ever-changing story of human evolution

R Gruen, C Stringer - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
This review is a follow up to Grün et al.(2006): Direct Dating of Human Fossils. Since that
time there has been progress on the experimental side of the geochronological analyses …

Homo sapiens in Arabia by 85,000 years ago

HS Groucutt, R Grün, IAS Zalmout, NA Drake… - Nature ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Understanding the timing and character of the expansion of Homo sapiens out of Africa is
critical for inferring the colonization and admixture processes that underpin global …

Dating the skull from Broken Hill, Zambia, and its position in human evolution

R Grün, A Pike, F McDermott, S Eggins, G Mortimer… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The cranium from Broken Hill (Kabwe) was recovered from cave deposits in 1921,
during metal ore mining in what is now Zambia. It is one of the best-preserved skulls of a …

Laser ablation U-series analysis of fossil bones and teeth

R Grün, S Eggins, L Kinsley, H Moseley… - Palaeogeography …, 2014 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, we have applied laser ablation ICP mass spectrometry U-series
analysis to a large number of bones and teeth. The method is fast and provides high …

Laser-induced excitation mechanisms and phase transitions in spectrochemical analysis–Review of the fundamentals

P Vanraes, A Bogaerts - Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, lasers are commonly applied in spectrochemical analysis methods, for sampling,
plasma formation or a combination of both. Despite the numerous investigations that have …

Regional behaviour among late Neanderthal groups in Western Europe: a comparative assessment of late Middle Palaeolithic bifacial tool variability

K Ruebens - Journal of Human Evolution, 2013 - Elsevier
Population dynamics between and within Pleistocene groups are vital to understanding
wider behavioural processes like social transmission and cultural variation. The late Middle …

Improvement of laser ablation in situ micro-analysis to identify diagenetic alteration and measure strontium isotope ratios in fossil human teeth

M Willmes, L Kinsley, MH Moncel, RA Armstrong… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Strontium isotope ratios measured in fossil human teeth are a powerful tool to investigate
past mobility patterns. In order to apply this method, the sample needs to be investigated for …

An improved protocol for 87Sr/86Sr by laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using oxide reduction and a customised plasma …

J Lewis, CD Coath, AWG Pike - Chemical geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Strontium isotope analysis has become one of the most effective means to characterise
mobility and migration of humans and animals in the past. Analysis of strontium isotopes in …

Trace element and Pb and Sr isotope investigation of tooth enamel from archaeological remains at El-Kurru, Sudan: Evaluating the role of groundwater-related …

A Simonetti, MR Buzon, L Corcoran… - Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reports new trace element and Pb and Sr isotope compositions of tooth enamel
from archaeological remains at a Medieval (Christian) cemetery located adjacent to the …

Re‐evaluating the evidence for late‐surviving megafauna at Nombe rockshelter in the New Guinea highlands

GJ Prideaux, IAR Kerr, JD van Zoelen… - Archaeology in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The causes of the Late Pleistocene extinction of most larger‐bodied animals on the
Australian continent have long been controversial. This is due, in no small part, to …