Correlating tephras and cryptotephras using glass compositional analyses and numerical and statistical methods: review and evaluation
We define tephras and cryptotephras and their components (mainly ash-sized particles of
glass±crystals in distal deposits) and summarize the basis of tephrochronology as a …
glass±crystals in distal deposits) and summarize the basis of tephrochronology as a …
Timing of archaic hominin occupation of Denisova Cave in southern Siberia
Abstract The Altai region of Siberia was inhabited for parts of the Pleistocene by at least two
groups of archaic hominins—Denisovans and Neanderthals. Denisova Cave, uniquely …
groups of archaic hominins—Denisovans and Neanderthals. Denisova Cave, uniquely …
Denisovan DNA in late pleistocene sediments from Baishiya Karst Cave on the Tibetan Plateau
A late Middle Pleistocene mandible from Baishiya Karst Cave (BKC) on the Tibetan Plateau
has been inferred to be from a Denisovan, an Asian hominin related to Neanderthals, on the …
has been inferred to be from a Denisovan, an Asian hominin related to Neanderthals, on the …
Earliest known human burial in Africa
The origin and evolution of hominin mortuary practices are topics of intense interest and
debate,–. Human burials dated to the Middle Stone Age (MSA) are exceedingly rare in Africa …
debate,–. Human burials dated to the Middle Stone Age (MSA) are exceedingly rare in Africa …
Establishing tephrostratigraphic frameworks to aid the study of abrupt climatic and glacial transitions: a case study of the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition in the …
Distally dispersed tephra layers have become an important tool in the investigation of
palaeoenvironmental and archaeological records across the globe. They offer possibilities …
palaeoenvironmental and archaeological records across the globe. They offer possibilities …
Plio-Pleistocene decline of African megaherbivores: No evidence for ancient hominin impacts
It has long been proposed that pre-modern hominin impacts drove extinctions and shaped
the evolutionary history of Africa's exceptionally diverse large mammal communities, but this …
the evolutionary history of Africa's exceptionally diverse large mammal communities, but this …
The earliest long-distance obsidian transport: Evidence from the∼ 200 ka Middle Stone Age Sibilo school road site, Baringo, Kenya
N Blegen - Journal of Human Evolution, 2017 - Elsevier
This study presents the earliest evidence of long-distance obsidian transport at the∼ 200 ka
Sibilo School Road Site (SSRS), an early Middle Stone Age site in the Kapthurin Formation …
Sibilo School Road Site (SSRS), an early Middle Stone Age site in the Kapthurin Formation …
Culture and convergence: The curious case of the Nubian Complex
HS Groucutt - Culture history and convergent evolution: Can we …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract 'Nubian Levallois' lithic technology has been found from South Africa to India, it
occurs sporadically over a period of more than two hundred thousand years, and it appears …
occurs sporadically over a period of more than two hundred thousand years, and it appears …
A demographic perspective on the Middle to Later Stone Age transition from Nasera rockshelter, Tanzania
Increased population density is among the proposed drivers of the behavioural changes
culminating in the Middle to Later Stone Age (MSA–LSA) transition and human dispersals …
culminating in the Middle to Later Stone Age (MSA–LSA) transition and human dispersals …
Advancing tephrochronology as a global dating tool: applications in volcanology, archaeology, and palaeoclimatic research
Layers of far-travelled volcanic ash (tephra) from explosive volcanic eruptions provide
stratigraphic and numerical dating horizons in sedimentary and volcanic sequences. Such …
stratigraphic and numerical dating horizons in sedimentary and volcanic sequences. Such …