The appearance of Oldowan sites ca. 2.6 million years ago (Ma) may reflect one of the most
important adaptive shifts in human evolution. Stone artifact manufacture, large mammal …

The past decade has seen the Pliocene and Pleistocene fossil hominin record enriched by
the addition of at least ten new taxa, including the Early Pleistocene, small-brained hominins …

Our hominin ancestors inevitably encountered and likely ingested psychedelic mushrooms
throughout their evolutionary history. This assertion is supported by current understanding …

Some primates, including chimpanzees, throw objects occasionally,, but only humans
regularly throw projectiles with high speed and accuracy. Darwin noted that the unique …

Since the origin of early Homo species during the Late Pliocene, interactions of humans with
scavenging birds and mammals have changed in form through shifting ecological scenarios …

Newly recorded archaeological sites at Gona (Afar, Ethiopia) preserve both stone tools and
faunal remains. These sites have also yielded the largest sample of cutmarked bones known …

The common occurrence of hammerstone percussion damage (pits, striae, notches and
impact flakes) on the fossil limb bones of ungulates indicates that marrow extraction has …

Existing approaches within leadership studies often share a bias towards industrialized
societies and lack broader cross-cultural and ethological reference. Meanwhile, cross …

In this book, Benoît Dubreuil explores the creation and destruction of hierarchies in human
evolution. Combining the methods of archaeology, anthropology, cognitive neuroscience …

The exploitation strategies of faunal resources have figured prominently in discussions of
the timing and nature of the beginning of modern human behaviour. These strategies have …