Silicon in the soil–plant continuum: Intricate feedback mechanisms within ecosystems
Plants' ability to take up silicon from the soil, accumulate it within their tissues and then
reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback …
reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback …
Increased ecological resource variability during a critical transition in hominin evolution
Although climate change is considered to have been a large-scale driver of African human
evolution, landscape-scale shifts in ecological resources that may have shaped novel …
evolution, landscape-scale shifts in ecological resources that may have shaped novel …
Those marvellous millennia: the Middle Stone Age of southern Africa
L Wadley - Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Africa's Middle Stone Age (MSA) may have lasted almost half a million years, but its earliest
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …
On the verge of domestication: Early use of C4 plants in the Horn of Africa
A Ruiz-Giralt, L Nixon-Darcus… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
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 …
(ca. 1600 BCE). Domesticated C3 cereals are considered to have been introduced from the …
Early human impacts and ecosystem reorganization in southern-central Africa
Modern Homo sapiens engage in substantial ecosystem modification, but it is difficult to
detect the origins or early consequences of these behaviors. Archaeological …
detect the origins or early consequences of these behaviors. Archaeological …
Plant wax biomarkers in human evolutionary studies
Plant wax biomarkers are an innovative proxy for reconstructing vegetation composition and
structure, rainfall intensity, temperature, and other climatic and environmental dynamics …
structure, rainfall intensity, temperature, and other climatic and environmental dynamics …
Phytoliths in paleoecology: analytical considerations, current use, and future directions
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 …
and sediment, as well as in archaeological contexts. They record unique characteristics of …
78,000-year-old record of Middle and Later Stone Age innovation in an East African tropical forest
Abstract The Middle to Later Stone Age transition in Africa has been debated as a significant
shift in human technological, cultural, and cognitive evolution. However, the majority of …
shift in human technological, cultural, and cognitive evolution. However, the majority of …
A longitudinal study of mental health symptoms in young prisoners: exploring the influence of personal factors and the correctional climate
Background Despite the high prevalence rate of mental health problems among young
prisoners, little is known about the longitudinal course and covariates of their mental health …
prisoners, little is known about the longitudinal course and covariates of their mental health …
Earliest Olduvai hominins exploited unstable environments~ 2 million years ago
J Mercader, P Akuku, N Boivin, R Bugumba… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Rapid environmental change is a catalyst for human evolution, driving dietary innovations,
habitat diversification, and dispersal. However, there is a dearth of information to assess …
habitat diversification, and dispersal. However, there is a dearth of information to assess …