Geometric morphometrics (GM) and finite element analysis (FEA) are increasingly common
techniques for the study of form and function. We show how principles of quantitative …

Domestication is the result of a complex interplay of both biological and cultural processes.
The mechanism underlying today's variety of domesticates has long sparked the interest of …

The domestication of wolves is a topic of great interest. To date, the most accepted
hypotheses associate this phenomenon to the end of the Upper Palaeolithic, while many …

Dogs have cohabited with humans since the Upper Paleolithic and their lifestyle and diet
during late prehistory probably already depended on the role they played in past societies …

METHODS Using the software CorelDRAW, outlines of footprints were traced or redrawn
from illustrations of Cenozoic ungulate mammal ichnotaxa and other described footprints in …

The study of early dog domestication has been the focus of considerable scholarly interest in
recent years, prompting extensive research aimed at pinpointing the precise temporal and …

The Vértesszőlős quarry, the Palaeolithic site where the “Samu” hominin fossil remains
(Homo heidelbergensis) were found, is located in North West Hungary. The site is dated …

Geometrik morfometri, son yıllarda Paleoantropoloji ve arkeoloji çalışmalarında önemli bir
yer tutmaya başladı2. Yeni keşifler bu yöntem ile değerlendirilirken, eski keşifler de bu …

The chapter summarizes the new results of the Bàsura Revisited Interdisciplinary Research
Project. The integrated interpretation of recent archaeological data and palaeosurface laser …

In a recent article in this journal, Galeta et al.,(2020) discussed eight Pleistocene “protodogs”
and seven Pleistocene wolves. Those “protodogs” had been diagnosed in earlier …