INTRODUCTION Genetic studies of the Pleistocene peopling of the Americas have focused
on the timing and number of migrations from Siberia into North America. They show that …

The peopling of the Americas marks a major expansion of humans across the planet.
However, questions regarding the timing and mechanisms of this dispersal remain, and the …

This volume is a major revision and expansion of Taylor's seminal book Radiocarbon
Dating: An Archaeological Perspective. It covers the major advances and accomplishments …

Debate over the Late Quaternary megafaunal extinctions has focussed on whether human
colonisation or climatic changes were more important drivers of extinction, with few …

Quantifying the impacts of climate change on prehistoric demography is crucial for
understanding the adaptive pathways taken by human populations. Archaeologists across …

O povoamento inicial da América do Sul não foi um processo homogêneo. Em termos
cronológicos, as evidências apontam para a ocupação de diversas regiões já em fins do …

Building on previous research at smaller scales, in this paper we assemble paleoecological
data and archaeological time-series for deserts located in three latitudinal bands along the …

This article discusses the distribution of radiocarbon age signatures obtained from
archeological sites between 29° and 35° S in Central Chile and Midwest Argentina. The …

This paper summarizes the current archaeological, physiographic, demographic, molecular,
and bioarchaeological understanding of the initial peopling and subsequent population …

Horses are extremely well represented in the fossil record with around 56 million years of
evolutionary history, underlined by many episodes of extinction and dispersion. More …