Using a database of Australian archaeological radiocarbon dates (n= 2996), this paper
explores three key methodological issues associated with the use of summed probability …

Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) studies have entered a new phase since the
blossoming of complete genome analyses. Sequencing complete mtDNAs is more …

Modern humans have populated Europe for more than 45,000 years,. Our knowledge of the
genetic relatedness and structure of ancient hunter-gatherers is however limited, owing to …

The Anthropocene is a volatile and potentially catastrophic age demanding new ways of
thinking about relations between humans and the nonhuman world. This book explores how …

How modern humans dispersed into Eurasia and Australasia, including the number of
separate expansions and their timings, is highly debated [1, 2]. Two categories of models …

Following its initial arrival in SE Europe 8,500 years ago agriculture spread throughout the
continent, changing food production and consumption patterns and increasing population …

There can be no doubt that Peter Bellwood's First Farmers is a major new statement which
presents a robustly expressed solution to one of those classic problems which provides a …

Humans are unique in that they expend considerable effort and ingenuity in disposing of the
dead. Some of the recognisable ways we do this are visible in the Palaeolithic archaeology …

There is currently no calibration available for the whole human mtDNA genome,
incorporating both coding and control regions. Furthermore, as several authors have pointed …

Stable isotope biochemistry (δ13C and δ15N) and radiocarbon dating of ancient human and
animal bone document 2 distinct phases of plant and animal domestication at the Dadiwan …