We propose that plant foods containing high quantities of starch were essential for the
evolution of the human phenotype during the Pleistocene. Although previous studies have …

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 …

Over 60 years ago, stone tools and remains of megafauna were discovered on the
Southeast Asian islands of Flores, Sulawesi and Luzon, and a Middle Pleistocene …

The worldwide association of H. erectus with elephants is well documented and so is the
preference of humans for fat as a source of energy. We show that rather than a matter of …

The archaeological record indicates that elephants must have played a significant role in
early human diet and culture during Palaeolithic times in the Old World. However, the nature …

Meat consumption by early hominins is a hotly debated issue. A key question concerns their
access to large mammal carcasses, including megafauna. Currently, the evidence of …

Homo and Pachycrocuta were the two major agents responsible for modifying and
accumulating bones during early Pleistocene times in Europe. However, although an …

The sequence of Orgnac 3 in southern Europe is dated to MIS 9 and the beginning of MIS 8.
The site contains records of Upper Acheulian occupations with evidence of Middle …

In this article, we present the first results on the large mammal fauna from the new open-air
Lower Palaeolithic locality Marathousa 1 (MAR-1)(Megalopolis Basin, Peloponnesus …

Copying errors that occur during the manufacture of artifactual traditions are potentially a
major source of variation. It has been proposed that material items produced via “additive” …