Various studies have investigated cognitive mechanisms underlying culture in humans and
other great apes. However, the adaptive reasons for the evolution of uniquely sophisticated …

The human trophic level (HTL) during the Pleistocene and its degree of variability serve,
explicitly or tacitly, as the basis of many explanations for human evolution, behavior, and …

Ecologists rely on a wealth of data, including field observations and light stable isotopes, to
infer dietary preferences and other ecological and physiological properties in living …

Do we need an archaeology of mothering? For prehistoric periods, I would argue, we need
to challenge notions of parenting and child care that may subconsciously shape …

Diet is a major driver of hominin evolution, but most of the geochemical evidence relies on
carbon isotopes (δ13C). Here, we report enamel stable calcium isotope (δ44/42Ca) values …

Measurements of modern bone and tooth enamel show that calcium stable isotopes (δ 44
Ca), zinc (δ 66 Zn), and strontium (δ 88 Sr) have great potential as ecological and dietary …

Beyond their established uses in Earth and Planetary sciences, calcium (Ca) isotopes have
a promising future in the study of the biology of present and past vertebrates, including …

Isotopes in fossil tooth enamel provide robust tools for reconstructing food webs, which have
been understudied in Australian megafauna. To delineate the isotopic composition of …

Zooarcheological and geochemical evidence suggests Neanderthals were top predators,
but their adherence to a strictly carnivorous diet has been questioned. Recent studies have …

Abstract Radiogenic strontium isotopes (87 Sr/86 Sr) are a useful tool in forensics, ecology,
bioarcheology and paleoanthropology allowing investigation of present and past migration …