Silica is deposited extra-and intracellularly in plants in solid form, as phytoliths. Phytoliths
have emerged as accepted taxonomic tools and proxies for reconstructing ancient flora …

Tropical forests constitute some of the most diverse and complex terrestrial ecosystems on
the planet. From the Miocene onward, they have acted as a backdrop to the ongoing …

The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Horn of Africa dates to the Pre-Aksumite period
(ca. 1600 BCE). Domesticated C3 cereals are considered to have been introduced from the …

Phytoliths, microscopic plant silica bodies, are often preserved in modern and fossil soils
and sediment, as well as in archaeological contexts. They record unique characteristics of …

The assembly of Africa's iconic C4 grassland ecosystems is central to evolutionary
interpretations of many mammal lineages, including hominins. C4 grasses are thought to …

The prime-adult-dominated mortality profile of large bovids in the 1.8 Ma FLK Zinj
assemblage, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, was recently attributed to ambush hunting by early …

Grass short cell phytoliths (GSCP) are a valuable tool for the reconstruction of former grass-
dominated ecosystems, especially in Africa. GSCP are highly diverse and most of them …

The well-dated Pleistocene sediments at Olduvai Gorge have yielded a rich record of
hominin fossils, stone tools, and vertebrate faunal remains that, taken together, provide …

Abstract While the “Movius Line” may no longer represent a valid cultural division between
Early and Middle Pleistocene hominins in South and Southeast Asia, it still offers a useful …

Dendritic phytoliths that precipitate in grass inflorescences are often used in archaeology to
trace the use of cereals (ie grasses harvested for their edible grain) and their domestication …