Archaeological discoveries of teeth provide remarkable information on humans, animals and
the health, hygiene and diet of ancient communities. In this fully revised and updated 2005 …

Animal ecologists can observe the present and reconstruct the last one or two centuries from
historical sources, but the study of animal bones adds valuable insight into the peoples and …

Systematic relationships of cervids have been controversial for decades. Despite new input
from molecular systematics, consensus could only be partially reached. The initial, gross …

Overlying a palustrine deposit of unknown age (complex FP), and protected from weathering
and erosion inside a large cave/rock-shelter cavity, the sedimentary fill of Cueva Antón, a …

Abstract The Epivillafranchian (1.2 to 0.8 Ma) fossil vertebrate assemblages of Portugal are
extremely poorly known compared with to those from the eastern half of Iberia. We review …

There is no standard for reporting faunal identifications in zooarchaeology.
Zooarchaeologists are open to accusations that reported conclusions are invalid. Other …

In this article, we present the first results on the large mammal fauna from the new open-air
Lower Palaeolithic locality Marathousa 1 (MAR-1)(Megalopolis Basin, Peloponnesus …

Palegawra cave, alongside its neighbouring Zarzi, has been an emblematic site of the
Epipalaeolithic (Zarzian) cultural horizon in the NW Zagros of Southwest Asia ever since its …

Ungulate diets may vary following differences in vegetation, and their body size is affected
by a complex set of ecological and physiological variables. Here we analyse Middle and …

Understanding the behavioral adaptations and subsistence strategies of Middle Paleolithic
humans is critical in the debate over the evolution and manifestations of modern human …