Understanding the cause of late Quaternary mammal extinctions is the subject of intense
debate spanning the fields of archeology and paleontology. In the global context, the losses …

To understand the current biodiversity crisis, it is crucial to determine how humans have
affected biodiversity in the past. However, the extent of human involvement in species …

Rodents of the Meriones shawii/grandis complex have been attested to in North Africa since
the Middle Pleistocene and are abundant in archaeological sites. Today, they are widely …

Abstract El Harhoura 2 and El Mnasra caves are located in the region of Témara, on the
Atlantic coast of Morocco, which was occupied by human populations since the beginning of …

The extinct cave lion (Panthera spelaea) was an apex predator of the Pleistocene, and one
of the largest felid species ever to exist. We report the first mitochondrial genome sequences …

This synthesis aims to integrate former, recent and unpublished data on fossil
micromammals (Rodentia, Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha, Chiroptera) from Moroccan …

The influence of climate change on human settlements in coastal areas is a central question
for archaeologists. This paper addresses this issue by focusing on the Témara region in …

Abstract The Kibish Formation of southern Ethiopia has yielded the earliest fossils of Homo
sapiens, ca. 196 ka, and has thus figured prominently in discussions of the origins of modern …

In the last decade, research conducted in North Africa, particularly in northwestern Africa,
has shed light on the key role that the region has played in improving our understanding of …

Northwestern Africa is today characterized by high geographical, climatic and ecological
diversity; it is recognized as a hotspot of biodiversity and a major area for both human and …