Animal proteins from meat and goods derived from meat have recently been one of the
primary concerns in the quest for sustainable food production. According to this perspective …

Proboscideans and humans have shared habitats across the Old and New Worlds for
hundreds of thousands of years. Proboscideans were included in the human diet starting …

Mobile hunter-gatherers are often characterized as living in small communities where
mobility and group size are products of the environmentally determined distribution of …

Proteins persist longer in the fossil record than DNA, but the longevity, survival mechanisms
and substrates remain contested. Here, we demonstrate the role of mineral binding in …

The appearance of the Acheulean is one of the hallmarks of human evolution. It represents
the emergence of a complex behavior, expressed in the recurrent manufacture of large …

The Rise of Homo sapiens provides an unrivalled interdisciplinary introduction to the subject
of hominin cognitive evolution that is appropriate for general audiences and students in …

The earliest dispersal of humans into North America is a contentious subject, and proposed
early sites are required to meet the following criteria for acceptance:(1) archaeological …

The habitual consumption of large-animal resources (eg, similar sized or larger than the
consumer) separates human and nonhuman primate behavior. Flaked stone tool use …

The appearance of Homo erectus shortly after 2.0 Ma is widely considered a turning point in
human dietary evolution, with increased consumption of animal tissues driving the evolution …

The emergence of the Acheulean from the earlier Oldowan constitutes a major transition in
human evolution, the theme of this special issue. This paper discusses the evidence for the …