Understanding the cause of late Quaternary mammal extinctions is the subject of intense
debate spanning the fields of archeology and paleontology. In the global context, the losses …

The origin of the Acheulean constitutes a key aspect of current research in the archaeology
of human evolution. Olduvai Gorge is one of the main sites in Africa in the study of the …

The emergence of lithic technology by∼ 2.6 million years ago (Ma) is often interpreted as a
correlate of increasingly recurrent hominin acquisition and consumption of animal remains …

The appearance of Homo erectus shortly after 2.0 Ma is widely considered a turning point in
human dietary evolution, with increased consumption of animal tissues driving the evolution …

Recent excavations in Level 4 at BK (Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania) have yielded nine
hominin teeth, a distal humerus fragment, a proximal radius with much of its shaft, a femur …

Recent archaeological work at BK has uncovered abundant taphonomic evidence of
megafaunal exploitation by 1.34 Ma hominins. Butchery of small, medium-sized and large …

Áridos 1 and Áridos 2 (Madrid, Spain) are two Middle Pleistocene sites belonging to the
isotopic stages 9–11. Both places contain partial carcasses of Elephas (Paleoxodon) …

Zooarcheological research is an important tool in reconstructing subsistence, as well as for
inferring relevant aspects regarding social behavior in the past. The organization of hunting …

Pleistocene foragers used several prey acquisition and processing strategies. These
strategies and their associated decisions are elucidated by taphonomic studies that cover …

Natural selection, as both a process and a scientific concept, is eloquently simple.
Unfortunately, this simplicity sometimes belies Darwin's broader view of evolution as a …