The identification of anthropogenically-modified carnivoran bones in archaeological sites is
rare in Pleistocene contexts, especially in the most ancient periods. Neanderthal groups …

Bats are a highly diversified order of mammals found all over the world; however, their
population size and distribution are decreasing rapidly in Europe nowadays. The study of …

In this study, we tested the hypothesis that machine learning methods can accurately classify
extant primates based on triquetrum shape data. We then used this classification tool to …

Climate and environments have undergone significant changes throughout the Earth's
history, which are reflected in the faunal record. In that sense, small mammals provide …

Abstract The Punta Lucero III cave is a natural trap where abundant vertebrate remains were
accumulated during the Meghalayan (Late Holocene). To better understand the …

ABSTRACT The Cradle of Humankind (Gauteng, South Africa) provides an important fossil
record of the evolutionary history of PlioPleistocene hominins. Cooper's Cave deposits have …

Abstract The impact of Late Pleistocene climatic oscillations, volcanism and the diverse
terrain of the Armenian Highlands affected hominin population dynamics and movements …

As the discovery of cryptic species has increased in frequency, there has been an interest in
whether geometric morphometric data can detect fine-scale patterns of variation that can be …

Bone breakage is one of the most common features in the archaeological record. Fractures
occur at different times and are classified as fresh or dry depending on the presence or …

The biogeographic and demographic history of the house mouse, Mus musculus
domesticus, has been closely linked to human history since pre-Neolithic times–this species …