Evolutionary basis for the human diet: consequences for human health
The relationship of evolution with diet and environment can provide insights into modern
disease. Fossil evidence shows apes, and early human ancestors were fruit eaters living in …
disease. Fossil evidence shows apes, and early human ancestors were fruit eaters living in …
[LIBRO][B] Atlas of taphonomic identifications: 1001+ images of fossil and recent mammal bone modification
Y Fernández-Jalvo, P Andrews - 2016 - books.google.com
The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as
comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both …
comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both …
Origins and Adaptations of Early Homo: What Archeology Tells Us
Brain enlargement, reduction in molar tooth size, increased stature and other features of
early Homo did not evolve in a vacuum. These evolutionary changes refl ect shifts in a …
early Homo did not evolve in a vacuum. These evolutionary changes refl ect shifts in a …
Prey mortality profiles indicate that Early Pleistocene Homo at Olduvai was an ambush predator
HT Bunn, AN Gurtov - Quaternary International, 2014 - Elsevier
The prime-adult-dominated mortality profile of large bovids in the 1.8 Ma FLK Zinj
assemblage, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, was recently attributed to ambush hunting by early …
assemblage, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, was recently attributed to ambush hunting by early …
New evidence for hominin carcass processing strategies at 1.5 Ma, Koobi Fora, Kenya
Reconstruction of early Pleistocene hominin carcass acquisition and processing behaviors
are necessarily based at least in part on butchered fossil bones. This paper provides …
are necessarily based at least in part on butchered fossil bones. This paper provides …
Bovid mortality profiles in paleoecological context falsify hypotheses of endurance running–hunting and passive scavenging by early Pleistocene hominins
HT Bunn, TR Pickering - Quaternary Research, 2010 - cambridge.org
The world's first archaeological traces from 2.6 million years ago (Ma) at Gona, in Ethiopia,
include sharp-edged cutting tools and cut-marked animal bones, which indicate …
include sharp-edged cutting tools and cut-marked animal bones, which indicate …
A new experimental study on percussion marks and notches and their bearing on the interpretation of hammerstone-broken faunal assemblages
Preliminary experiments on bone breakage have shown the potential utility of quantifying
some of its diagnostic features (percussion marks, percussion notches) for taphonomic …
some of its diagnostic features (percussion marks, percussion notches) for taphonomic …
The evolution and cultural transmission of percussive technology: integrating evidence from palaeoanthropology and primatology
We bring together the quite different kinds of evidence available from palaeoanthropology
and primatology to better understand the origins of Plio-Pleistocene percussive technology …
and primatology to better understand the origins of Plio-Pleistocene percussive technology …
Validation of bone surface modification models for inferring fossil hominin and carnivore feeding interactions, with reapplication to FLK 22, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Resolving the issue of how Early Stone Age hominins acquired large mammal carcasses
requires information on their feeding interactions with large carnivores. This ecological …
requires information on their feeding interactions with large carnivores. This ecological …
Effects of distance from stone source on landscape-scale variation in Oldowan artifact assemblages in the Paleo-Olduvai Basin, Tanzania
Ongoing excavations at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, reveal tremendous variability among
stone artifact assemblages across the Plio-Pleistocene Olduvai Lake Basin during Bed I and …
stone artifact assemblages across the Plio-Pleistocene Olduvai Lake Basin during Bed I and …