[HTML][HTML] Lessons from a lakebed: unpicking hydrological change and early human landscape use in the Makgadikgadi basin, Botswana
The intersection of archaeological material with the landscape is investigated using OSL
dating of landforms associated with Middle Stone Age (MSA) archaeology in the …
dating of landforms associated with Middle Stone Age (MSA) archaeology in the …
Earliest known human burial in Africa
The origin and evolution of hominin mortuary practices are topics of intense interest and
debate,–. Human burials dated to the Middle Stone Age (MSA) are exceedingly rare in Africa …
debate,–. Human burials dated to the Middle Stone Age (MSA) are exceedingly rare in Africa …
Small game forgotten: Late Pleistocene foraging strategies in eastern Africa, and remote capture at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya
Abstract The Late Pleistocene (∼ 125–12 thousand years ago) record of eastern Africa is
critical for assessing the origin, evolution and history of human behavior. Faunal remains are …
critical for assessing the origin, evolution and history of human behavior. Faunal remains are …
Trajectories of cultural innovation from the Middle to Later Stone Age in Eastern Africa: Personal ornaments, bone artifacts, and ocher from Panga ya Saidi, Kenya
Abstract African Middle Stone Age (MSA) populations used pigments, manufactured and
wore personal ornaments, made abstract engravings, and produced fully shaped bone tools …
wore personal ornaments, made abstract engravings, and produced fully shaped bone tools …
Tropical forests in the deep human past
Since Darwin, studies of human evolution have tended to give primacy to open 'savannah'
environments as the ecological cradle of our lineage, with dense tropical forests cast as …
environments as the ecological cradle of our lineage, with dense tropical forests cast as …
Evaluating refugia in recent human evolution in Africa
Homo sapiens have adapted to an incredible diversity of habitats around the globe. This
capacity to adapt to different landscapes is clearly expressed within Africa, with Late …
capacity to adapt to different landscapes is clearly expressed within Africa, with Late …
Distinguishing African bovids using Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS): New peptide markers and insights into Iron Age economies in Zambia
Assessing past foodways, subsistence strategies, and environments depends on the
accurate identification of animals in the archaeological record. The high rates of …
accurate identification of animals in the archaeological record. The high rates of …
Longstanding behavioural stability in West Africa extends to the Middle Pleistocene at Bargny, coastal Senegal
Abstract Middle Stone Age (MSA) technologies first appear in the archaeological records of
northern, eastern and southern Africa during the Middle Pleistocene epoch. The absence of …
northern, eastern and southern Africa during the Middle Pleistocene epoch. The absence of …
[HTML][HTML] Iron Age hunting and herding in coastal eastern Africa: ZooMS identification of domesticates and wild bovids at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya
The morphological differentiation of African bovids in highly fragmented zooarchaeological
assemblages is a major hindrance to reconstructing the nature and spread of pastoralism in …
assemblages is a major hindrance to reconstructing the nature and spread of pastoralism in …
Assessing Pleistocene–Holocene climatic and environmental change in insular Near Oceania using stable isotope analysis of archaeological fauna
In comparison to temperate and arid regions, environmental responses to the Last Glacial
Maximum and the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene boundary remain poorly known for …
Maximum and the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene boundary remain poorly known for …