Proponents of the model known as the “human revolution” claim that modern human
behaviors arose suddenly, and nearly simultaneously, throughout the Old World ca. 40 …

In this review of the evidence for and against taxic diversity within the hominin clade, we
begin by looking at the logic and the history of simple “ladder‐like” interpretations of the …

The carbon and oxygen isotope composition of carbonate in enamel hydroxylapatite can
provide information on photosynthetic pathways of plants at the base of food webs, and on …

The Acheulean site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in the Dead Sea Rift of Israel documents
hominin movements and technological development on a corridor between Africa and …

At the beginning of the Tertiary, in the Palaeocene, the continent of Africa was already
similar in its basic outline to its present form. Placentals and Marsupials were already …

Several recent studies have stressed the role of dietary change in the origin and early
evolution of our genus in Africa. Resulting models have been based on nutrition research …

New discoveries and dating of fossil remains from the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of
Humankind, South Africa, have strong implications for our understanding of Pleistocene …

The discovery of new fossils in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and the recognition of a greater
diversity in the middle Pleistocene fossil record, has led to a reconsideration of the species …

The rich fossil record of the family Equidae (Mammalia: Perissodactyla) over the past 55 MY
has made it an icon for the patterns and processes of macroevolution. Despite this, many …

The ability to detach large (larger than 10 cm) flakes from giant cores and use them as
blanks for the production of handaxes and cleavers is a technological hallmark …