Technology, adaptation, and mobility in maritime environments in the Philippines from the Late Pleistocene to Early/Mid-Holocene

AF Pawlik - Quaternary International, 2021 - Elsevier
Archaeological research in the Philippines has significantly intensified over the past 20
years and is producing useful insights into the Prehistory of this diverse archipelago that is of …

Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands

R Rozzi, MV Lomolino, AAE van der Geer, D Silvestro… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

The invisible plant technology of Prehistoric Southeast Asia: Indirect evidence for basket and rope making at Tabon Cave, Philippines, 39–33,000 years ago

H Xhauflair, S Jago-On, TJ Vitales, D Manipon… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
A large part of our material culture is made of organic materials, and this was likely the case
also during prehistory. Amongst this prehistoric organic material culture are textiles and …

'Emptying forests?'Conservation implications of past human–primate interactions

N Amano, YV Wang, N Boivin, P Roberts - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021 - cell.com
Non-human primates are among the most vulnerable tropical animals to extinction and~
50% of primate species are endangered. Human hunting is considered a major cause of …

[BOOK][B] The mammals of Luzon Island: biogeography and natural history of a Philippine fauna

LR Heaney, DS Balete, EA Rickart - 2016 - books.google.com
A beautifully illustrated guide to the complete mammalian biodiversity of the Philippines'
largest island. Revealing the astounding mammalian diversity found on the largest …

[BOOK][B] From Arabia to the Pacific: How our species colonised Asia

R Dennell - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Drawing upon invasion biology and the latest archaeological, skeletal and environment
evidence, From Arabia to the Pacific documents the migration of humans into Asia, and …

When and where do dogs improve hunting productivity? The empirical record and some implications for early Upper Paleolithic prey acquisition

KD Lupo - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent archeological finds of protodogs dating to 35,000 years ago have ignited controversy
over the function of canids in early Upper Paleolithic societies. Reconstructions nominate …

The Philippines from c. 14,000 to 4,000 cal. BP in Regional Context

AF Pawlik, PJ Piper - Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 2019 - cambridge.org
In this paper, we review the current Philippine archaeological record between c. 14,000 and
4000 cal. bp in the context of our develo** understanding of human adaptation to post …

Archaeological and historical insights into the ecological impacts of pre-colonial and colonial introductions into the Philippine Archipelago

N Amano, G Bankoff, DM Findley… - The …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The tropical forests of the Philippine Archipelago are some of the most threatened in the 21st
century. Among the most prominent threats are the introduction of new plant and animal …

Foraging–farming transitions in island Southeast Asia

G Barker, MB Richards - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2013 - Springer
The origins of agriculture have been debated by archaeologists for most of the discipline's
history, no more so than in Island Southeast Asia. The orthodox view is that Neolithic farmers …