[HTML][HTML] Direct dating of human fossils and the ever-changing story of human evolution
R Gruen, C Stringer - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
This review is a follow up to Grün et al.(2006): Direct Dating of Human Fossils. Since that
time there has been progress on the experimental side of the geochronological analyses …
time there has been progress on the experimental side of the geochronological analyses …
Contemporaneity of Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and early Homo erectus in South Africa
INTRODUCTION Drimolen is one of several ancient caves located in the Hominid Caves of
South Africa United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) …
South Africa United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) …
Environmental drivers of megafauna and hominin extinction in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has emerged as an important region for understanding hominin and
mammalian migrations and extinctions. High-profile discoveries have shown that Southeast …
mammalian migrations and extinctions. High-profile discoveries have shown that Southeast …
Hominin site distributions and behaviours across the Mid-Pleistocene climate transition in China
Abstract Knowledge about the Early and Middle Pleistocene hominin record of China is
steadily increasing owing to the on-going implementation of palaeoanthropological surveys …
steadily increasing owing to the on-going implementation of palaeoanthropological surveys …
The Southern African stone age sequence updated (II)
A decade ago, we summarised the South African and Lesotho Stone Age technocomplex
sequence as a heuristic exercise, anchored in 242 dated assemblages (Lombard et al …
sequence as a heuristic exercise, anchored in 242 dated assemblages (Lombard et al …
Biochronology of South African hominin-bearing sites: A reassessment using cercopithecid primates
Despite recent advances in chronometric techniques (eg, Uranium-Lead [U-Pb], cosmogenic
nuclides, electron spin resonance spectroscopy [ESR]), considerable uncertainty remains …
nuclides, electron spin resonance spectroscopy [ESR]), considerable uncertainty remains …
Drimolen cranium DNH 155 documents microevolution in an early hominin species
Paranthropus robustus is a small-brained extinct hominin from South Africa characterized by
derived, robust craniodental morphology. The most complete known skull of this species is …
derived, robust craniodental morphology. The most complete known skull of this species is …
Dental data challenge the ubiquitous presence of Homo in the Cradle of Humankind
The origins of Homo, as well as the diversity and biogeographic distribution of early Homo
species, remain critical outstanding issues in paleoanthropology. Debates about the …
species, remain critical outstanding issues in paleoanthropology. Debates about the …
Do grazers equal grasslands? Strengthening paleoenvironmental inferences through analysis of present-day African mammals
Expanding grassy ecosystems through the late Cenozoic may have driven ecological and
evolutionary change in hominins and other African mammals. However, we lack a …
evolutionary change in hominins and other African mammals. However, we lack a …
Late Acheulean occupations at Montagu Cave and the pattern of Middle Pleistocene behavioral change in Western Cape, southern Africa
Patterns of so-called modern human behavior are increasingly well documented in an
abundance of Middle Stone Age archaeological sites across southern Africa. Contextualized …
abundance of Middle Stone Age archaeological sites across southern Africa. Contextualized …