Hominin taxic diversity: Fact or fantasy?
In this review of the evidence for and against taxic diversity within the hominin clade, we
begin by looking at the logic and the history of simple “ladder‐like” interpretations of the …
begin by looking at the logic and the history of simple “ladder‐like” interpretations of the …
“Lucy” redux: A review of research on Australopithecus afarensis
In the 1970s, mid‐Pliocene hominin fossils were found at the sites of Hadar in Ethiopia and
Laetoli in Tanzania. These samples constituted the first substantial evidence for hominins …
Laetoli in Tanzania. These samples constituted the first substantial evidence for hominins …
Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa
Homo naledi is a previously-unknown species of extinct hominin discovered within the
Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. This …
Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. This …
Contemporaneity of Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and early Homo erectus in South Africa
INTRODUCTION Drimolen is one of several ancient caves located in the Hominid Caves of
South Africa United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) …
South Africa United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) …
Archaeological evidence for the emergence of language, symbolism, and music–an alternative multidisciplinary perspective
In recent years, there has been a tendency to correlate the origin of modern culture and
language with that of anatomically modern humans. Here we discuss this correlation in the …
language with that of anatomically modern humans. Here we discuss this correlation in the …
An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: implications for the origins of modern human behaviour, symbolism and …
Twenty-eight bone tools were recovered in situ from ca. 70ka year old Middle Stone Age
levels at Blombos Cave between 1992 and 2000. These tools are securely provenienced …
levels at Blombos Cave between 1992 and 2000. These tools are securely provenienced …
The oldest human fossil in Europe, from Orce (Spain)
I Toro-Moyano, B Martínez-Navarro, J Agustí… - Journal of Human …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Orce region has one of the best late Pliocene and early Pleistocene continental
paleobiological records of Europe. It is situated in the northeastern sector of the …
paleobiological records of Europe. It is situated in the northeastern sector of the …
Middle stone age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa
Recently discovered bone implements from Middle Stone Age (MSA) deposits at Sibudu
Cave, South Africa, confirm the existence of a bone tool industry for the Howiesons Poort …
Cave, South Africa, confirm the existence of a bone tool industry for the Howiesons Poort …
Evidence of termite foraging by Swartkrans early hominids
Previous studies have suggested that modified bones from the Lower Paleolithic sites of
Swartkrans and Sterkfontein in South Africa represent the oldest known bone tools and that …
Swartkrans and Sterkfontein in South Africa represent the oldest known bone tools and that …
The Southern African stone age sequence updated (II)
A decade ago, we summarised the South African and Lesotho Stone Age technocomplex
sequence as a heuristic exercise, anchored in 242 dated assemblages (Lombard et al …
sequence as a heuristic exercise, anchored in 242 dated assemblages (Lombard et al …