Identification of the selective forces that shaped adaptive phenotypes generally relies on
current habitat and function, but these may differ from the context in which adaptations …

There is an ongoing discourse about whether or not external abrasives influence the
microscopic wear in herbivore teeth, including a statement that “dust does not matter”. We …

Dental microwear analysis is a proxy for analysing the diet in extinct and extant vertebrates,
especially mammals. The limits of these approaches are still rather poorly known, especially …

Human-environment interactions and spatio-temporal organization of the activities are of
prime importance to decipher Paleolithic way of life. To address this topic, ungulates teeth …

Background There is an ongoing scientific debate about the degree and clinical importance
of gadolinium deposition in the brain and other organs after administration of gadolinium …

The climatic instability of the Early Pleistocene induced regional paleoenvironmental
changes, which impacted faunal composition and dynamics. It coincides with the Homo …

Cervids, and especially the red deer Cervus elaphus, are among the most regularly and
abundantly recorded ungulates in Pleistocene/Paleolithic bone assemblages. Numerous …

The submerged site of Ohalo II was occupied during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM),
between 23,500–22,500 cal BP, bridging the Upper Paleolithic/Epipaleolithic transition in …

Background Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are applied to enhance magnetic
resonance imaging. Gadolinium (Gd), a rare earth metal, is used in a chelated form when …

Herbivore teeth are a valuable source of information for inferring the hunting season of past
hunter-gatherers, the spatial–temporal organization of their activities, their socio-economic …