Sexual division of labor with females as gatherers and males as hunters is a major empirical
regularity of hunter-gatherer ethnography, suggesting an ancestral behavioral pattern. We …

Few archaeological sites in the Americas contain high concentrations of human burials
dating back to the early Holocene. The tropical karstic region of Lagoa Santa, in central …

Abstract The Serra da Capivara region in northeastern Brazil contains several
archaeological sites that have yielded human skeletal remains. Compared to other regions …

Hand bone morphology is regularly used to link particular hominin species with behaviors
relevant to cognitive/technological progress. Debates about the functional significance of …

Early Archaic human skeletal remains found in a burial context in Lapa do Santo in east-
central Brazil provide a rare glimpse into the lives of hunter-gatherer communities in South …

Zinc (Zn) isotope ratios of dental enamel are a promising tracer for dietary reconstruction in
archeology, but its use is still in its infancy. A recent study demonstrated a high risk of Zn …

The expansion of Neolithic stable isotope studies in France now allows distinct regional
population-scale food patterns to be linked to both local environment influences and specific …

Objectives The aims of this research are to explore the diet, mobility, social organization,
and environmental exploitation patterns of early Mediterranean farmers, particularly the role …

X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scans were conducted on impregnated
sediment blocks from the early Holocene rockshelter site of Lapa do Santo, East-Central …

Decapitation is a deeply rooted form of violence in human history, reflecting the
backgrounds of interpersonal conflicts and the development of complex human societies. In …