Reconstructing the environmental context of human origins in Eastern Africa through scientific drilling
AS Cohen, CJ Campisano… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Paleoanthropologists have long speculated about the role of environmental change in
sha** human evolution in Africa. In recent years, drill cores of late Neogene lacustrine …
sha** human evolution in Africa. In recent years, drill cores of late Neogene lacustrine …
Microhabitat variability in human evolution
Climate variability and hominin evolution are inextricably linked. Yet, hypotheses examining
the impact of large-scale climate shifts on hominin landscape ecology are often constrained …
the impact of large-scale climate shifts on hominin landscape ecology are often constrained …
Valley formation aridifies East Africa and elevates Congo Basin rainfall
East African aridification during the past 8 million years is frequently invoked as a driver of
large-scale shifts in vegetation and the evolution of new animal lineages, including …
large-scale shifts in vegetation and the evolution of new animal lineages, including …
Plio-Pleistocene environmental variability in Africa and its implications for mammalian evolution
Understanding the climatic drivers of environmental variability (EV) during the Plio-
Pleistocene and EV's influence on mammalian macroevolution are two outstanding foci of …
Pleistocene and EV's influence on mammalian macroevolution are two outstanding foci of …
Low-frequency orbital variations controlled climatic and environmental cycles, amplitudes, and trends in northeast Africa during the Plio-Pleistocene
The eastern Mediterranean sapropels, paced by insolation, provide a unique archive of
African monsoon strength over the Late Neogene. However, the longer-term climate of this …
African monsoon strength over the Late Neogene. However, the longer-term climate of this …
Seasonality and Oldowan behavioral variability in East Africa
GJ Linares-Matás, J Clark - Journal of Human Evolution, 2022 - Elsevier
The extent, nature, and temporality of early hominin food procurement strategies have been
subject to extensive debate. In this article, we examine evidence for the seasonal scheduling …
subject to extensive debate. In this article, we examine evidence for the seasonal scheduling …
Aridification and orbital forcing of eastern African climate during the Plio-Pleistocene
We developed a composite outcrop proxy record of Plio-Pleistocene climate in eastern
Africa using the radiometrically-dated sediments of the Omo Group that preserve evidence …
Africa using the radiometrically-dated sediments of the Omo Group that preserve evidence …
Closure of tropical seaways favors the climate and vegetation in tropical Africa and South America approaching their present conditions
The tectonically induced closure/constriction of the Central American Seaway (CAS) and
Indonesian Seaway (Indo) during the early to mid-Pliocene has been associated with many …
Indonesian Seaway (Indo) during the early to mid-Pliocene has been associated with many …
Climate and Human Evolution: Insights from Marine Records
The relationship between climate and human evolution is complex, and the causal
mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we review and synthesize what is currently known …
mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we review and synthesize what is currently known …
[HTML][HTML] When to generalise and when to specialise? Climate change and hominin biocultural adaptability in the African early and middle stone age
J Clark, GJ Linares-Matás - Quaternary Science Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
A growing number of authors have discussed the role of climate change in periods of
important biological and cultural transition along the hominin lineage. This paper …
important biological and cultural transition along the hominin lineage. This paper …