Assessing the causes of late Pleistocene extinctions on the continents
AD Barnosky, PL Koch, RS Feranec, SL Wing… - science, 2004 - science.org
One of the great debates about extinction is whether humans or climatic change caused the
demise of the Pleistocene megafauna. Evidence from paleontology, climatology …
demise of the Pleistocene megafauna. Evidence from paleontology, climatology …
Late Quaternary extinctions: state of the debate
PL Koch, AD Barnosky - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Between fifty and ten thousand years ago, most large mammals became extinct everywhere
except Africa. Slow-breeding animals also were hard hit, regardless of size. This unusual …
except Africa. Slow-breeding animals also were hard hit, regardless of size. This unusual …
[图书][B] Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
P Mitchell - 2015 - books.google.com
The Native American on a horse is an archetypal Hollywood image, but though such
equestrian-focused societies were a relatively short-lived consequence of European …
equestrian-focused societies were a relatively short-lived consequence of European …
Evolution, systematics, and phylogeography of Pleistocene horses in the New World: a molecular perspective
J Weinstock, E Willerslev, A Sher, W Tong, SYW Ho… - PLoS …, 2005 - journals.plos.org
The rich fossil record of horses has made them a classic example of evolutionary processes.
However, while the overall picture of equid evolution is well known, the details are …
However, while the overall picture of equid evolution is well known, the details are …
AMS 14C dating of early human occupation of southern South America
J Steele, G Politis - Journal of archaeological science, 2009 - Elsevier
The time of appearance of a persistent and demographically-viable hunter-gatherer
population in late Pleistocene southern South America must be determined by evaluating …
population in late Pleistocene southern South America must be determined by evaluating …
The broken zig-zag: late Cenozoic large mammal and tortoise extintion in South America
During the latest Pleistocene-earliest Holocene, South American terrestrial vertebrate
faunas suffered one of the largest (and probably the youngest) extinction in the world for this …
faunas suffered one of the largest (and probably the youngest) extinction in the world for this …
Did humans cause the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene mammalian extinctions in South America in a context of shrinking open areas?
The last important–and possibly the most spectacular–turnover in South American mammal
history occurred around the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary, when 100% of megamam mal …
history occurred around the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary, when 100% of megamam mal …
The elusive evidence: the archeological record of the South American extinct megafauna
LA Borrero - American megafaunal extinctions at the end of the …, 2009 - Springer
Here I consider the evidence for the interactions of humans and South American late
Pleistocene megafauna, a subject not usually covered in much detail in general …
Pleistocene megafauna, a subject not usually covered in much detail in general …
Megafaunal extinction in the late Quaternary and the global overkill hypothesis
The global blitzkrieg hypothesis explains differential rates of megafaunal extinction between
the world's landmasses in the late Quaternary based on a proposed leap in predation …
the world's landmasses in the late Quaternary based on a proposed leap in predation …
The theoretical landscape and the methodological development of archaeology in Latin America
GG Politis - Latin american antiquity, 2003 - cambridge.org
Latin American archaeology has been influenced by the world theoretical context, from
which it has developed original approaches. Currently, a culture-history conceptual …
which it has developed original approaches. Currently, a culture-history conceptual …