Nutrition and health in human evolution–past to present
Anyone who wants to understand the biological nature of humans and their special
characteristics must look far back into evolutionary history. Today's way of life is drastically …
characteristics must look far back into evolutionary history. Today's way of life is drastically …
[BOOK][B] Paleoethnobotany: a handbook of procedures
DM Pearsall - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …
Dental microwear texture analysis in mammalian ecology
Neoecology and paleoecology both seek to answer the same questions, albeit using
different material, at different time scales and with different limitations. Nevertheless, too …
different material, at different time scales and with different limitations. Nevertheless, too …
Stable isotope analysis: a tool for studying past diet, demography, and life history
MA Katzenberg, AL Waters‐Rist - Biological anthropology of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis is a well‐established tool for studying past human remains.
Applications have grown exponentially in the past 15 years, with studies focusing on living …
Applications have grown exponentially in the past 15 years, with studies focusing on living …
[BOOK][B] Everyone eats: Understanding food and culture
EN Anderson - 2014 - books.google.com
Illuminates the ways that cultures and political systems structure the edible environment
Everyone eats, but rarely do we investigate why we eat what we eat. Why do we love spices …
Everyone eats, but rarely do we investigate why we eat what we eat. Why do we love spices …
[BOOK][B] Uncorking the past: the quest for wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages
PE McGovern - 2009 - books.google.com
In a lively gastronomical tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the
Past tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating search for booze …
Past tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating search for booze …
Isotopic evidence of early hominin diets
M Sponheimer, Z Alemseged… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Carbon isotope studies of early hominins from southern Africa showed that their diets
differed markedly from the diets of extant apes. Only recently, however, has a major influx of …
differed markedly from the diets of extant apes. Only recently, however, has a major influx of …
Wild chimpanzee behavior suggests that a savanna-mosaic habitat did not support the emergence of hominin terrestrial bipedalism
Bipedalism, a defining feature of the human lineage, is thought to have evolved as forests
retreated in the late Miocene-Pliocene. Chimpanzees living in analogous habitats to early …
retreated in the late Miocene-Pliocene. Chimpanzees living in analogous habitats to early …
Beyond food: The multiple pathways for inclusion of materials into ancient dental calculus
Dental calculus (mineralized dental plaque) was first recognised as a potentially useful
archaeological deposit in the 1970s, though interest in human dental calculus as a resource …
archaeological deposit in the 1970s, though interest in human dental calculus as a resource …
Phytoliths in paleoecology: analytical considerations, current use, and future directions
Phytoliths, microscopic plant silica bodies, are often preserved in modern and fossil soils
and sediment, as well as in archaeological contexts. They record unique characteristics of …
and sediment, as well as in archaeological contexts. They record unique characteristics of …