To the extreme! How biological anthropology can inform exercise physiology in extreme environments

A Niclou, M Sarma, S Levy, C Ocobock - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The fields of biological anthropology and exercise physiology are closely related and can
provide mutually beneficial insights into human performance. These fields often use similar …

Lithic usewear confirms the function of Wilamaya Patjxa projectile points

A Smallwood, R Haas, T Jennings - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Approximately 9000 years ago at the Andean highland site of Wilamaya Patjxa, forager
communities interred female and male individuals with projectile points, suggesting that …

Synthesis of sexual selection: a systematic map of meta‐analyses with bibliometric analysis

P Pollo, M Lagisz, Y Yang, A Culina… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sexual selection has been a popular subject within evolutionary biology because of its
central role in explaining odd and counterintuitive traits observed in nature. Consequently …

Sizzling steaks and manly molds: Exploring the meanings of meat and masculinities in young men's lives

E Vrijsen, S Van Bauwel, A Dhoest, C De Backer - Appetite, 2025 - Elsevier
Eating (red) meat and masculinity are historically and culturally associated, leading to the
stereotype “real men eat meat” in western societies. Existing literature primarily examines …

Female foragers sometimes hunt, yet gendered divisions of labor are real: a comment on Anderson et al.(2023) The Myth of Man the Hunter

VV Venkataraman, J Hoffman, K Farquharson… - Evolution and Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gendered divisions of labor are a feature of every known contemporary hunter-gatherer
(forager) society. While gender roles are certainly flexible, and prominent and well-studied …

Exploring Within-Gender Differences in Friendships Using an Online Social Network

P Pollo, TA Reynolds, KR Blake… - Archives of Sexual …, 2024 - Springer
People tend to befriend others similar to themselves, generating a pattern called homophily.
However, existing studies on friendship patterns often rely on surveys that assess the …

An investment index for lithic technology: Implications for investment, mobility, and division of labor on the Colorado Plateau, USA

AS Baka, LA Louderback, BF Codding… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in technological investment may shed light on human responses to social
and environmental change, yet these changes are difficult to quantify archaeologically. Here …

Extensive locomotor versatility across a global sample of hunter–gatherer societies

G Brill, M Mirazon-Lahr, M Dyble - Proceedings B, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Studies of hunter–gatherer locomotion inform a wide range of academic fields, from human
behavioural ecology and hominin evolution to sports science and evolutionary health …

Entheseal surface (Sharpey's fiber insertion) alterations identify past trauma; bone base robusticity, level of routine activity

B Rothschild - The Anatomical Record, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sharpey's fiber alterations, referred to as entheseal reaction or enthesopathy, have long
been considered an indicator of daily activities. Such semantic transformation seems to …

The effects of the industrial transition on lower limb bone structure: A comparison of the inhabitants of Pecos Pueblo and present‐day Indigenous peoples of New …

CB Ruff, IJ Wallace, C Toya, MAP Muñoz… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives Comparisons between Indigenous peoples over time and within a
particular geographic region can shed light on the impact of environmental transitions on the …