A review of trabecular bone functional adaptation: what have we learned from trabecular analyses in extant hominoids and what can we apply to fossils?
TL Kivell - Journal of Anatomy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the unresolved debates in palaeoanthropology regarding evolution of particular
locomotor or manipulative behaviours are founded in differing opinions about the functional …
locomotor or manipulative behaviours are founded in differing opinions about the functional …
Tool making, hand morphology and fossil hominins
MW Marzke - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Was stone tool making a factor in the evolution of human hand morphology? Is it possible to
find evidence in fossil hominin hands for this capability? These questions are being …
find evidence in fossil hominin hands for this capability? These questions are being …
Test, model, and method validation: The role of experimental stone artifact replication in hypothesis-driven archaeology
For many years, intuition and common sense often guided the transference of patterning
ostensibly evident in experimental flintknapping results to interpretations of the …
ostensibly evident in experimental flintknapping results to interpretations of the …
Human-like hand use in Australopithecus africanus
The distinctly human ability for forceful precision and power “squeeze” gripping is linked to
two key evolutionary transitions in hand use: a reduction in arboreal climbing and the …
two key evolutionary transitions in hand use: a reduction in arboreal climbing and the …
Getting a grip on tetrapod grasping: form, function, and evolution
Human beings have been credited with unparalleled capabilities for digital prehension
grasping. However, grasping behaviour is widespread among tetrapods. The propensity to …
grasping. However, grasping behaviour is widespread among tetrapods. The propensity to …
Evidence in hand: recent discoveries and the early evolution of human manual manipulation
TL Kivell - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
For several decades, it was largely assumed that stone tool use and production were
abilities limited to the genus Homo. However, growing palaeontological and archaeological …
abilities limited to the genus Homo. However, growing palaeontological and archaeological …
Experimental design and experimental inference in stone artifact archaeology
Lithic researchers rely heavily on experimentation to infer past behaviors and activities
based on stone artifacts. This paper explores the analogical nature of archaeological …
based on stone artifacts. This paper explores the analogical nature of archaeological …
Evolution and homologies of primate and modern human hand and forearm muscles, with notes on thumb movements and tool use
R Diogo, BG Richmond, B Wood - Journal of human evolution, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper, we explore how the results of a primate-wide higher-level phylogenetic
analysis of muscle characters can improve our understanding of the evolution and …
analysis of muscle characters can improve our understanding of the evolution and …
Get a grip: Variation in human hand grip strength and implications for human evolution
Although hand grip strength is critical to the daily lives of humans and our arboreal great ape
relatives, the human hand has changed in form and function throughout our evolution due to …
relatives, the human hand has changed in form and function throughout our evolution due to …
The manual pressures of stone tool behaviors and their implications for the evolution of the human hand
EM Williams-Hatala, KG Hatala, MK Gordon… - Journal of Human …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is widely agreed that biomechanical stresses imposed by stone tool behaviors influenced
the evolution of the human hand. Though archaeological evidence suggests that early …
the evolution of the human hand. Though archaeological evidence suggests that early …