Social ties in the Congo Basin: insights into tropical forest adaptation from BaYaka and their neighbours
Investigating past and present human adaptation to the Congo Basin tropical forest can
shed light on how climate and ecosystem variability have shaped human evolution. Here …
shed light on how climate and ecosystem variability have shaped human evolution. Here …
Women's subsistence strategies predict fertility across cultures, but context matters
While it is commonly assumed that farmers have higher, and foragers lower, fertility
compared to populations practicing other forms of subsistence, robust supportive evidence …
compared to populations practicing other forms of subsistence, robust supportive evidence …
Costly teaching contributes to the acquisition of spear hunting skill among BaYaka forager adolescents
Teaching likely evolved in humans to facilitate the faithful transmission of complex tasks. As
the oldest evidenced hunting technology, spear hunting requires acquiring several complex …
the oldest evidenced hunting technology, spear hunting requires acquiring several complex …
Foraging complexity and the evolution of childhood
Our species' long childhood is hypothesized to have evolved as a period for learning
complex foraging skills. Researchers studying the development of foraging proficiency have …
complex foraging skills. Researchers studying the development of foraging proficiency have …
Sociocultural drivers of mycological knowledge: insights from Wixarika and Mestizo groups in western Mexico
Background Traditional mycological knowledge (TMK) is complex, not distributed equally
among the entire population, and constantly adapting to current social situations. There are …
among the entire population, and constantly adapting to current social situations. There are …
Associations between men's reputations for fathering and their reproductive success among BaYaka foragers in the Congo Basin
It is generally recognized that paternal care is a facultative feature of human cooperative
caregiving that helps underpin our evolved life history strategy. Yet, little direct evidence …
caregiving that helps underpin our evolved life history strategy. Yet, little direct evidence …
Static penetration assessment of stone weapon tip geometry metrics and comparison of static and dynamic penetration depths
Many factors governed the penetration efficacy of prehistoric projectile weaponry.
Archaeologists broadly focus their efforts on understanding the effect of stone weapon tips …
Archaeologists broadly focus their efforts on understanding the effect of stone weapon tips …
BaYaka adolescent boys nominate accessible adult men as preferred spear hunting models
Humans are selective social learners. In a cultural landscape with many potential models,
learners must balance the cost associated with learning from successful models with …
learners must balance the cost associated with learning from successful models with …
Sharing and caring: Testosterone, fathering, and generosity among BaYaka foragers of the Congo Basin
Humans are rare among mammals in exhibiting paternal care and the capacity for broad
hyper-cooperation, which were likely critical to the evolutionary emergence of human life …
hyper-cooperation, which were likely critical to the evolutionary emergence of human life …
Development of embodied capital: Diet composition, foraging skills, and botanical knowledge of forager children in the Congo Basin
The embodied capital theory states that the extended juvenile period has enabled human
foragers to acquire the complex foraging skills and knowledge needed to obtain food. Yet …
foragers to acquire the complex foraging skills and knowledge needed to obtain food. Yet …