Geochemically fingerprinted widespread tephra layers serve as excellent marker horizons
which can directly link and synchronize disparate sedimentary archives and be used for …

Accurately reconstructing past human population dynamics is critical for explaining major
patterns in the human past. Demand for demographic proxies has driven hopeful interest in …

Living in remote places can strain the adaptive capacities of human settlers. It can also
protect communities from external social, political and economic forces. In this paper, we …

Existing models of coastal occupation, in one form or another, embrace the assumption that
changes in mean sea level were the prime driver for shifts in coastal resource productivity of …

The rapid development of Auckland City in New Zealand from an initial rural settlement to a
global urban hub produced a characteristic footprint on the Auckland Volcanic Field (AVF) …

ABSTRACT The Circumpolar North is generally recognized as a challenging environment to
inhabit and yet, we know relatively little about how people managed their welfare in these …

Paleotsunami records from the central Kuril Island segment of the Japan-Kuril-Kamchatka
subduction zone indicate that the region has been frequently inundated by tsunamis. As …

The current status of research on colonization and early migration in the insular part of the
Russian Far East is presented. Based on a critical evaluation of the latest data, it is …

Although Paleoindian sites in Indiana, USA, are commonly located on late Wisconsin (Last
Glacial Maximum) outwash terraces, drainage basin development since deglaciation often …

Archaeological analysis of pottery remains from Northeast Asia has traditionally emphasized
macroscopic traits such as decoration and vessel form. While these features are important in …