Commensality (the act of eating together) is studied in a range of disciplines and often
considered important for social communion, order, health and well-being, while …

Control of fire is one of the most important technological innovations within the evolution of
humankind. The archaeological signal of fire use becomes very visible from around 400,000 …

A paradigmatic account may suffice to explain behavioral evolution in early Homo. We
propose a parsimonious account that (1) could explain a particular, frequently-encountered …

Early plant use is seldom described in the archaeological record because of poor
preservation. We report the discovery of grass bedding used to create comfortable areas for …

Abstract Sima del Elefante, Atapuerca, Spain contains one of the earliest hominin fragments
yet known in Europe, dating to 1.2 Ma. Dental calculus from a hominin molar was removed …

Any occupation of northern Europe by Lower Paleolithic hominins, even those occurring
during full interglacials, must have addressed the challenges of marked seasonality and …

What separates us from nature?--A wider view--When agriculture once made sense--Time to
forget about food, and remember naked people--An unusual evolutionary history--Natural …

Wildfires have affected global forests and the Mediterranean area with increasing recurrency
and intensity in the last years, with climate change resulting in reduced precipitations and …

Although research relating to Paleolithic fire use has a long history, it has seen a particular
resurgence in the last decade. This has been fueled in part by improved analytical …

Imagination and innovation are likely stimulated through the intersection of brain power,
motor skill and social need. Through time, escalating creativity may have influenced …