Primate archaeology 3.0

A Pascual‐Garrido, S Carvalho… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The new field of primate archaeology investigates the technological behavior and material
record of nonhuman primates, providing valuable comparative data on our understanding of …

Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen stable isotopes in modern tooth enamel: A case study from Gorongosa National Park, central Mozambique

T Lüdecke, JN Leichliter, V Aldeias… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The analyses of the stable isotope ratios of carbon (δ13C), nitrogen (δ15N), and oxygen
(δ18O) in animal tissues are powerful tools for reconstructing the feeding behavior of …

[HTML][HTML] Relevance of the eastern African coastal forest for early hominin biogeography

JCA Joordens, CS Feibel, HB Vonhof… - Journal of Human …, 2019 - Elsevier
The influence of climate change on hominin evolution is much debated. Two issues hamper
our understanding of this process: the limited hominin fossil record, and incomplete …

[PDF][PDF] Primate adaptations and evolution in the Southern African Rift Valley

R Bobe, F Martinez, S Carvalho - Evolutionary Anthropology, 2020 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique offers an unparalleled setting for the study
of primate adaptations to complex and highly dynamic environments. Located at the …

[HTML][HTML] Unsupervised learning of satellite images enhances discovery of late Miocene fossil sites in the Urema Rift, Gorongosa, Mozambique

JO Coelho, RL Anemone, S Carvalho - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background Paleoanthropological research focus still devotes most resources to areas
generally known to be fossil rich instead of a strategy that first maps and identifies possible …

Genomic variation in baboons from central Mozambique unveils complex evolutionary relationships with other Papio species

C Santander, L Molinaro, G Mutti, FI Martínez… - BMC Ecology and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique hosts a large population of
baboons, numbering over 200 troops. Gorongosa baboons have been tentatively identified …

Paleosol-derived paleoclimate and paleoenvironment reconstruction of the Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania: implications for faunal dispersal in the Miocene–Pliocene

TJ Orr, EM Roberts, MI Bird… - Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT The East African Rift System records a key interval in the evolution of modern
African ecosystems, documenting significant floral changes and faunal dispersals in the …

[HTML][HTML] The first Miocene fossils from coastal woodlands in the southern East African Rift

R Bobe, V Aldeias, Z Alemseged, RL Anemone… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
The Miocene was a key time in the evolution of African ecosystems witnessing the origin of
the African apes and the isolation of eastern coastal forests through an expanding arid …

[PDF][PDF] Successful complete digestion of well lithified shale and extraction of microfossils from Devonian beds in western New York.

KC Meehan, C Kowalski, K Bartlett, I Li, P Bembia - Stratigraphy, 2020 - academia.edu
Researchers in paleontological and paleoecological sciences often need complete
disaggregation of rock materials for certain lines of investigation. However, complete …

Gorongosa National Park: Wilderness, War and Wildlife Recovery

BJ Huntley - Strategic Opportunism: What Works in Africa: Twelve …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Gorongosa National Park provides a model of hope for conservation in Africa. In the
1960s and '70s it was the pride of Mozambique, a wildlife paradise of extraordinarily rich …