Quantitative paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstruction using paleosols
Paleosols (fossil soils) are preserved throughout the geologic record in depositional settings
ranging from alluvial systems to between basalt flows. Until recently, paleosols were studied …
ranging from alluvial systems to between basalt flows. Until recently, paleosols were studied …
3.3-million-year-old stone tools from Lomekwi 3, West Turkana, Kenya
Human evolutionary scholars have long supposed that the earliest stone tools were made
by the genus Homo and that this technological development was directly linked to climate …
by the genus Homo and that this technological development was directly linked to climate …
“Lucy” redux: A review of research on Australopithecus afarensis
In the 1970s, mid‐Pliocene hominin fossils were found at the sites of Hadar in Ethiopia and
Laetoli in Tanzania. These samples constituted the first substantial evidence for hominins …
Laetoli in Tanzania. These samples constituted the first substantial evidence for hominins …
Woody cover and hominin environments in the past 6 million years
The role of African savannahs in the evolution of early hominins has been debated for nearly
a century. Resolution of this issue has been hindered by difficulty in quantifying the fraction …
a century. Resolution of this issue has been hindered by difficulty in quantifying the fraction …
Andean, Tibetan, and Ethiopian patterns of adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia
CM Beall - Integrative and comparative biology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Research on humans at high-altitudes contributes to understanding the processes of human
adaptation to the environment and evolution. The unique stress at high altitude is hypobaric …
adaptation to the environment and evolution. The unique stress at high altitude is hypobaric …
Cutmarked bones from Pliocene archaeological sites at Gona, Afar, Ethiopia: implications for the function of the world's oldest stone tools
Newly recorded archaeological sites at Gona (Afar, Ethiopia) preserve both stone tools and
faunal remains. These sites have also yielded the largest sample of cutmarked bones known …
faunal remains. These sites have also yielded the largest sample of cutmarked bones known …
A Female Homo erectus Pelvis from Gona, Ethiopia
Analyses of the KNM-WT 15000 Homo erectus juvenile male partial skeleton from Kenya
concluded that this species had a tall thin body shape due to specialized locomotor and …
concluded that this species had a tall thin body shape due to specialized locomotor and …
Technological variation in the earliest Oldowan from Gona, Afar, Ethiopia
Inter-site technological variation in the archaeological record is one of the richest potential
sources of information about Plio-Pleistocene hominid behavior and evolution. However …
sources of information about Plio-Pleistocene hominid behavior and evolution. However …
Environment and climate of early human evolution
NE Levin - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Evaluating the relationships between climate, the environment, and human traits is a key
part of human origins research because changes in Earth's atmosphere, oceans …
part of human origins research because changes in Earth's atmosphere, oceans …
The origins of the Acheulean: past and present perspectives on a major transition in human evolution
I De la Torre - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …
human evolution, the theme of this special issue. This paper discusses the evidence for the …