Ancient DNA studies: new perspectives on old samples

E Rizzi, M Lari, E Gigli, G De Bellis… - Genetics Selection …, 2012 - Springer
In spite of past controversies, the field of ancient DNA is now a reliable research area due to
recent methodological improvements. A series of recent large-scale studies have revealed …

On the antiquity of language: the reinterpretation of Neandertal linguistic capacities and its consequences

D Dediu, SC Levinson - Frontiers in psychology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
It is usually assumed that modern language is a recent phenomenon, coinciding with the
emergence of modern humans themselves. Many assume as well that this is the result of a …

MCPH1: a window into brain development and evolution

JN Pulvers, N Journiac, Y Arai… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The development of the mammalian cerebral cortex involves a series of mechanisms: from
patterning, progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation, to neuronal migration. Many …

An X-linked haplotype of Neandertal origin is present among all non-African populations

V Yotova, JF Lefebvre, C Moreau… - Molecular Biology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Recent work on the Neandertal genome has raised the possibility of admixture between
Neandertals and the expanding population of Homo sapiens who left Africa between 80 and …

Specific inactivation of two immunomodulatory SIGLEC genes during human evolution

X Wang, N Mitra, I Secundino… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Sialic acid-recognizing Ig-like lectins (Siglecs) are signaling receptors that modulate
immune responses, and are targeted for interactions by certain pathogens. We describe two …

Possible Interbreeding in Late Italian Neanderthals? New Data from the Mezzena Jaw (Monti Lessini, Verona, Italy)

S Condemi, A Mounier, P Giunti, M Lari, D Caramelli… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
In this article we examine the mandible of Riparo Mezzena a Middle Paleolithic rockshelter
in the Monti Lessini (NE Italy, Verona) found in 1957 in association with Charentian …

[图书][B] DNA for Archaeologists

E Matisoo-Smith, KA Horsburgh - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
The ability to use DNA evidence is revolutionizing our understanding of the past. This book
introduces archaeologists to the basics of DNA research so they can understand the powers …

The Assimilation Model of modern human origins in light of current genetic and genomic knowledge

FH Smith, JCM Ahern, I Janković, I Karavanić - Quaternary International, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Assimilation Model (AM) was developed to explain the presence of evidence
for small, but not insignificant, anatomical contributions of Eurasian archaic humans …

The Neanderthal in the karst: first dating, morphometric, and paleogenetic data on the fossil skeleton from Altamura (Italy)

M Lari, F Di Vincenzo, A Borsato, S Ghirotto… - Journal of human …, 2015 - Elsevier
In 1993, a fossil hominin skeleton was discovered in the karst caves of Lamalunga, near
Altamura, in southern Italy. Despite the fact that this specimen represents one of the most …

Hominins and the emergence of the modern human brain

A de Sousa, E Cunha - Progress in brain research, 2012 - Elsevier
Evidence used to reconstruct the morphology and function of the brain (and the rest of the
central nervous system) in fossil hominin species comes from the fossil and archeological …