Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
Small game hunting in montane rainforests: Specialised capture and broad spectrum foraging in the Late Pleistocene to Holocene New Guinea Highlands
D Gaffney, GR Summerhayes, S Luu, J Menzies… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Moving into montane rainforests was a unique behavioural innovation developed by
Pleistocene Homo sapiens as they expanded out of Africa and through Southeast Asia and …
Pleistocene Homo sapiens as they expanded out of Africa and through Southeast Asia and …
'Emptying forests?'Conservation implications of past human–primate interactions
Non-human primates are among the most vulnerable tropical animals to extinction and~
50% of primate species are endangered. Human hunting is considered a major cause of …
50% of primate species are endangered. Human hunting is considered a major cause of …
The Middle to Later Stone Age transition at Panga ya Saidi, in the tropical coastal forest of eastern Africa
Abstract The Middle to Later Stone Age transition is a critical period of human behavioral
change that has been variously argued to pertain to the emergence of modern cognition …
change that has been variously argued to pertain to the emergence of modern cognition …
Homo sapiens lithic technology and microlithization in the South Asian rainforest at Kitulgala Beli-lena (c. 45 – 8,000 years ago)
Recent archaeological investigations in Sri Lanka have reported evidence for the
exploitation and settlement of tropical rainforests by Homo sapiens since c. 48,000 BP …
exploitation and settlement of tropical rainforests by Homo sapiens since c. 48,000 BP …
Pleistocene hunter-gatherer coastal adaptations in Atlantic Iberia
Coastal prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Atlantic Iberia were particularly important to
understanding Paleolithic human innovation and resilience. This study will focus on Middle …
understanding Paleolithic human innovation and resilience. This study will focus on Middle …
Development of bone and lithic technologies by anatomically modern humans during the late Pleistocene to Holocene in Sulawesi and Wallacea
Abstract The site of Goa Topogaro (Topogaro Caves) on Sulawesi Island in Eastern
Indonesia yields numerous osseous and lithic artefacts in association with anatomically …
Indonesia yields numerous osseous and lithic artefacts in association with anatomically …
Early Sri Lankan coastal site tracks technological change and estuarine resource exploitation over the last ca. 25,000 years
Abstract The island of Sri Lanka was part of the South Asian mainland for the majority of the
past 115,000 years, and connected most recently during the Last Glacial Maximum via the …
past 115,000 years, and connected most recently during the Last Glacial Maximum via the …
Ecological stability of Late Pleistocene-to-Holocene Lesotho, southern Africa, facilitated human upland habitation
Investigation of Homo sapiens' palaeogeographic expansion into African mountain
environments are changing the understanding of our species' adaptions to various extreme …
environments are changing the understanding of our species' adaptions to various extreme …
Human evolution in the center of the old world: An updated review of the South Asian Paleolithic
PR Chauhan - Pleistocene Archaeology-Migration, Technology …, 2020 - books.google.com
Abstract The Indian Subcontinent was an important geographic region for faunal and
hominin evolution in Asia. While the Oldowan as the earliest technocomplex continues to be …
hominin evolution in Asia. While the Oldowan as the earliest technocomplex continues to be …