[HTML][HTML] A multiproxy record of palaeoenvironmental conditions at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Abric del Pastor (Eastern Iberia)
This paper presents a multiproxy palaeoenvironmental study from Abric del Pastor (Alcoy,
Spain), a rock shelter which has yielded evidence for Middle Palaeolithic human occupation …
Spain), a rock shelter which has yielded evidence for Middle Palaeolithic human occupation …
Microhabitat variability in human evolution
Climate variability and hominin evolution are inextricably linked. Yet, hypotheses examining
the impact of large-scale climate shifts on hominin landscape ecology are often constrained …
the impact of large-scale climate shifts on hominin landscape ecology are often constrained …
Insights into the timing, intensity and natural setting of Neanderthal occupation from the geoarchaeological study of combustion structures: A micromorphological and …
Middle Paleolithic lithic and faunal assemblages throughout Eurasia reflect short-term
Neanderthal occupations, which suggest high group mobility. However, the timing of these …
Neanderthal occupations, which suggest high group mobility. However, the timing of these …
Fuel sources, natural vegetation and subsistence at a high-altitude aboriginal settlement in Tenerife, Canary Islands: Microcontextual geoarchaeological data from …
High-altitude island environments, with their characteristic strong seasonal contrast and
limited resources, are challenging contexts for human subsistence. However, although …
limited resources, are challenging contexts for human subsistence. However, although …
New excavations at Umhlatuzana Rockshelter, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a stratigraphic and taphonomic evaluation
Umhlatuzana rockshelter has an occupation sequence spanning the last 70,000 years. It is
one of the few sites with deposits covering the Middle to Later Stone Age transition (~ 40,000 …
one of the few sites with deposits covering the Middle to Later Stone Age transition (~ 40,000 …
Coastal occupation and foraging during the last glacial maximum and early Holocene at Waterfall Bluff, eastern Pondoland, South Africa
Waterfall Bluff is a rock shelter in eastern Pondoland, South Africa, adjacent to a narrow
continental shelf that limited coastline movements across glacial/interglacial cycles. The …
continental shelf that limited coastline movements across glacial/interglacial cycles. The …
[HTML][HTML] Heating histories and taphonomy of ancient fireplaces: A multi-proxy case study from the Upper Palaeolithic sequence of Abri Pataud (Les Eyzies-de-Tayac …
F Braadbaart, FH Reidsma, W Roebroeks… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
While the use of fire has long been recognised as a crucial innovation in the cultural
evolution of humankind, much research has focused on the (debated) chronology of its …
evolution of humankind, much research has focused on the (debated) chronology of its …
Plant wax biomarkers in human evolutionary studies
Plant wax biomarkers are an innovative proxy for reconstructing vegetation composition and
structure, rainfall intensity, temperature, and other climatic and environmental dynamics …
structure, rainfall intensity, temperature, and other climatic and environmental dynamics …
[HTML][HTML] Wax lipids in fresh and charred anatomical parts of the Celtis australis tree: Insights on paleofire interpretation
Leaf waxes have been assumed to be the dominant source of wax delivered to sediment.
However, wooden branches and twigs have not been widely considered in this context and …
However, wooden branches and twigs have not been widely considered in this context and …
n-Alkyl nitriles and compound-specific carbon isotope analysis of lipid combustion residues from Neanderthal and experimental hearths: identifying sources of organic …
Molecular and isotopic approaches offer the chance to identify combustion residues and
substrate components of archaeological combustion features to infer past fire-related …
substrate components of archaeological combustion features to infer past fire-related …