Although an African origin of the modern human species is generally accepted, the
evolutionary processes involved in the speciation, geographical spread, and eventual …

Radiocarbon dating has been fundamental to the study of human cultural and biological
development over the past 50,000 yr. Two recent developments in the methodology of …

Anthropogenic climate change is currently driving environmental transformation on a scale
and at a pace that exceeds historical records. This represents an undeniably serious …

Designed for survey courses in the field A History of Medicine presents a wide-ranging
overview for those seeking a solid grounding in the medical history of Western and non …

The first settlement of Europe by modern humans is thought to have occurred between
50,000 and 40,000 calendar years ago (cal BP). In Europe, modern human remains of this …

The earliest known personal ornaments come from the Middle Stone Age of southern Africa,
c. 75,000 years ago, and are associated with anatomically modern humans. In Europe, such …

Background Despite a long history of investigation, considerable debate revolves around
whether Neanderthals became extinct because of climate change or competition with …

In at least 400 European caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet and Altamira, Upper Palaeolithic
Homo sapiens groups drew, painted and engraved non-figurative signs from at least …

European Neandertals were replaced by modern human populations from Africa~ 40,000
years ago. Archaeological evidence from the best-documented region of Europe shows that …

To fully understand not only the past, but also the trajectories, of human societies, we need a
more dynamic view of human social systems. Agent-based modeling (ABM), which can …