Abstract Genetic investigations of Upper Palaeolithic Europe have revealed a complex and
transformative history of human population movements and ancestries, with evidence of …

Changing climates in the past affected both human and faunal population distributions,
thereby structuring human diets, demography, and cultural evolution. Yet, separating the …

The use of archaeological proxy records representative of population dynamics is
paramount for a richer understanding of prehistoric cultural change, but its use require a …

Biologists and anthropologists have extensively documented how many animals—human
and non-human—modify their immediate surroundings, some subtly, others extensively …

Terms such as resilience, vulnerability and adaptation are heterogeneously defined in the
contemporary climate-change adaptation literature and, hence, remain difficult to …

There is increasing evidence to suggest that arctic cultures and ecosystems have followed
non-linear responses to climate change. Norse Scandinavian farmers introduced agriculture …

Prehistoric demography has recently risen to prominence as a potentially explanatory
variable for episodes of cultural change as documented in the archaeological and …

Abstract Middle Paleolithic Neanderthal populations occupied Eurasia for at least 250,000
years prior to the arrival of anatomically modern humans. While a considerable body of …

Archaeological chronologies use many radiocarbon (14 C) dates, some of which may be
misleading. Strict 'chronometric hygiene'protocols, which aim to enhance the overall …

The manufacture of composite projectile technology requires the production and
assemblage of tightly fitted parts designed to fulfill a number of distinct functions. Each part …