Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

External reference: https://openalex.org/T10421

  1. Altamira study maps timing of cave art use and transit
    Study establishes chronological sequence of artistic creation, reuse, and transit in Altamira Cave's decorated zone using radiocarbon dating and stratigraphic analysis of Palaeolithic deposits.
  2. Mesolithic ornamentation shows changing visual complexity over time
    Computational analysis of Mesolithic portable art reveals non-linear changes in visual complexity and information content, suggesting shifts in ornamental functions tied to environmental changes.
  3. Seasonal and gendered patterns shaped subsistence marine harvesting
    Ethnographic study of gendered and seasonal marine subsistence patterns in Mfumbwi, Zanzibar, with implications for archaeological interpretation of Swahili coast fisheries.
  4. Ancient dog genomes show wide Palaeolithic distribution in western Eurasia
    Genetic analysis of ancient dog remains reveals widespread distribution of homogeneous dog populations across Europe and Anatolia during the Late Upper Palaeolithic, suggesting dogs were exchanged.
  5. Early European dogs shared ancestry with later dogs worldwide
    Genome-wide analysis of 216 ancient canid remains reveals the genomic history of early European dogs, with the oldest dog genome dating back 14,200 years from Switzerland.
  6. Kenyan stone tool users favored mass, edge length, and edge angle
    Ethnographic study of Daasanach stone tool use identifies edge angle, mass, and edge length as key factors in cutting tool selection and performance.
  7. Drimolen fossils show mixed hominin postcranial remains
    Analysis of 28 postcranial fossils from Drimolen Main Quarry, South Africa, dated 2 million years ago, revealing locomotor capabilities and skeletal morphology of Paranthropus robustus and early Homo.
  8. The article supports multiple pathways for applied archaeology
    Explore multiple valid pathways for applied archaeology to address global challenges. This analysis supports methodological pluralism, recognizing diverse collaborative approaches and contextual.
  9. Carbon black cave art in Dordogne was directly dated
    Radiocarbon dating reveals carbon black Paleolithic cave art at Font-de-Gaume in France's Dordogne region, establishing chronological constraints on previously undocumented prehistoric artistic.
  10. Tweefontein Nubian cores form part of a broader reduction continuum
    3D geometric morphometric analysis of Nubian Levallois cores at Tweefontein reveals prepared core technologies exist on a continuum rather than discrete categories, challenging traditional.
  11. New dates refine the age of La Ferrassie 1
    Paleoproteomics and radiocarbon dating refine chronology of La Ferrassie 1 Neanderthal skeleton, placing it within the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition and Châtelperronian cultural complex.
  12. New open-air sites show repeated Later Stone Age visits in the Karoo
    Archaeological survey in Wolwekraal Nature Reserve documents multiple late Holocene Later Stone Age sites along the Dorps River, revealing repeated occupational patterns in the arid Karoo region.
  13. Aurignacian signs were deliberate and conventional
    Research reveals that early modern humans 40,000 years ago used systematic geometric sign systems on Aurignacian artifacts, demonstrating proto-writing complexity comparable to later writing systems.
  14. Neanderthal and modern human interbreeding was strongly sex biased
    Analysis of Neanderthal X chromosomes reveals sex-biased interbreeding with modern humans, showing mating preferences shaped ancient admixture patterns more than migration alone.
  15. Human remains in Heaning Wood Bone Cave span three prehistoric phases
    Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria yielded the earliest human remains from northern Britain (9290–8925 cal BC) plus Neolithic and Bronze Age burials.
  16. Ancient and modern genomes show Neolithic paternal expansions
    Ancient and modern Y-chromosome analysis reveals how Neolithic millet and rice farmers from China migrated into Southeast Asia, shaping paternal genetic diversity and ethnolinguistic populations.
  17. Poison traces found on 60,000-year-old Southern African microliths
    Microchemical biomolecular analyses detected Amaryllidaceae alkaloids on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana, providing direct evidence of Boophone-derived arrow poisons at ~60 ka.