The last decade has seen a significant growth of our knowledge of the Neandertals, a
population of Pleistocene hunter-gatherers who lived in (western) Eurasia between∼ …

There is little surviving evidence for plant use in the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic periods
yet the evidence there is, clearly indicates the importance of plants in the diet, as medicines …

The human trophic level (HTL) during the Pleistocene and its degree of variability serve,
explicitly or tacitly, as the basis of many explanations for human evolution, behavior, and …

Dental calculus (mineralized dental plaque) was first recognised as a potentially useful
archaeological deposit in the 1970s, though interest in human dental calculus as a resource …

Although the key role of long-distance trade in the transformation of cuisines worldwide has
been well-documented since at least the Roman era, the prehistory of the Eurasian food …

Abstract During the Mesolithic in Europe, there is widespread evidence for an increase in
exploitation of aquatic resources. In contrast, the subsequent Neolithic is characterised by …

Researchers agree that domesticated plants were introduced into southeast Europe from
southwest Asia as a part of a Neolithic “package,” which included domesticated animals and …

Abstract The Neolithic communities of Eastern Sudan combined intensive pastoralism with
plant exploitation as their main subsistence strategies. However, to date, it remains unclear …

Abstract Sima del Elefante, Atapuerca, Spain contains one of the earliest hominin fragments
yet known in Europe, dating to 1.2 Ma. Dental calculus from a hominin molar was removed …

We review palaeoenvironmental proxies and combinations of these relevant for
understanding hunter-gatherer niche construction activities in pre-agricultural Europe. Our …