Expanded geographic distribution and dietary strategies of the earliest Oldowan hominins and Paranthropus
TW Plummer, JS Oliver, EM Finestone, PW Ditchfield… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The oldest Oldowan tool sites, from around 2.6 million years ago, have previously been
confined to Ethiopia's Afar Triangle. We describe sites at Nyayanga, Kenya, dated to 3.032 …
confined to Ethiopia's Afar Triangle. We describe sites at Nyayanga, Kenya, dated to 3.032 …
Subarctic climate for the earliest Homo sapiens in Europe
The expansion of Homo sapiens across Eurasia marked a major milestone in human
evolution that would eventually lead to our species being found across every continent …
evolution that would eventually lead to our species being found across every continent …
Isotopic biographies reveal horse rearing and trading networks in medieval London
This paper reports a high-resolution isotopic study of medieval horse mobility, revealing their
origins and in-life mobility both regionally and internationally. The animals were found in an …
origins and in-life mobility both regionally and internationally. The animals were found in an …
When the woolly rhinoceroses roamed East Asia: a review of isotopic paleoecology of the genus Coelodonta from the Tibetan Plateau to northern Eurasia
J Ma, S Wang, T Deng - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - frontiersin.org
East Asia, being the evolutionary center of Coelodonta, offers a unique opportunity to
explore the spatiotemporal paleoecologies of this genus. This study utilized bulk and serial …
explore the spatiotemporal paleoecologies of this genus. This study utilized bulk and serial …
Influences of dietary niche expansion and Pliocene environmental changes on the origins of stone tool making
The world's oldest known stone tools discovered at the Pliocene site of Lomekwi 3 (LOM3) in
the Nachukui Formation, northern Kenya, signals a prodigious behavioral change in the …
the Nachukui Formation, northern Kenya, signals a prodigious behavioral change in the …
'We hunt to share': social dynamics and very large mammal butchery during the Oldowan–Acheulean transition
GJ Linares Matás, J Yravedra - World Archaeology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Early Pleistocene (2.58–0.78 Ma) was a period of major evolutionary
changes in the hominin lineage. The progressive consolidation of bipedal locomotion …
changes in the hominin lineage. The progressive consolidation of bipedal locomotion …
Tooth tales told by dental diet proxies: an alpine community of sympatric ruminants as a model to decipher the ecology of fossil fauna
Paleobiologists tend to use dietary information as an ecological indicator because diet is a
fundamental link between an organism and its environment. However, the ecological …
fundamental link between an organism and its environment. However, the ecological …
Seasonality and Oldowan behavioral variability in East Africa
GJ Linares-Matás, J Clark - Journal of Human Evolution, 2022 - Elsevier
The extent, nature, and temporality of early hominin food procurement strategies have been
subject to extensive debate. In this article, we examine evidence for the seasonal scheduling …
subject to extensive debate. In this article, we examine evidence for the seasonal scheduling …
Seasonality and lithic investment in the oldowan
J Clark, GJ Linares-Matás - Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2023 - Springer
Seasonality is a critical driver of resource availability within individual generations and is
therefore likely to have exerted selective pressures on hominin evolution. Nonetheless, it …
therefore likely to have exerted selective pressures on hominin evolution. Nonetheless, it …
Forward and inverse methods for extracting climate and diet information from stable isotope profiles in proboscidean molars
Intratooth stable isotope profiles in enamel provide time series of dietary and environmental
information that if correctly interpreted, serve as archives of seasonal variability in past …
information that if correctly interpreted, serve as archives of seasonal variability in past …