The genus Homo evolved during the Pleistocene—an epoch of gradual cooling and
amplification of glacial cycles. The changing climates influenced early human survival …

The worldwide extinction of megafauna during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene is
evident from the fossil record, with dominant theories suggesting a climate, human or …

A combination of evidence, based on genetic, fossil and archaeological findings, indicates
that Homo sapiens spread out of Africa between~ 70-60 thousand years ago (kya) …

Abstract Neanderthals occupied Western Eurasia between 350 ka and 40 ka ago, during the
climatically volatile Pleistocene. A key issue is to what extent Neanderthal populations …

Deer species were repeatedly overexploited and protected for their meat and fur and they
had strong impacts on ecosystems and human society by damaging crops and planted …

Large scale databases are critical for hel** scientists decipher long-term patterns in
human evolution. This paper describes the conception and development of such a research …

Biogeographic history can lead to variation in biodiversity across regions, but it remains
unclear how the degree of biogeographic isolation among communities may lead to …

Stone points are one of the key features used to define the African Middle Stone Age (MSA).
Regional patterns in their shape and size through time have been thought to reflect inter …

Predicting the effects of future global changes on species requires a better understanding of
the ecological niche dynamics in response to climate; the large climatic fluctuations of the …

Millennial-scale climate variations during the last glacial period, such as Dansgaard–
Oeschger (DO) cycles and Heinrich events, have been extensively studied using ice core …