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Dragged, lagged, or undisturbed: reassessing the autochthony of the hominin-bearing assemblages at Gran Dolina (Atapuerca, Spain)
The TD6 unit of the Gran Dolina contains an assemblage of the Early Pleistocene, interpreted firstly as a home base. More recently has been proposed...
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Late Neanderthal short-term and specialized occupations at the Abri du Maras (South-East France, level 4.1, MIS 3)
Level 4.1 from the Abri du Maras (Ardèche, France) is chronologically attributed to the beginning of MIS 3 and is one example of late Neanderthal...
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The fluctuation of warm paleoclimatic controls on lacustrine carbonate deposition in the Late Cretaceous (late Santonian), Southern Songliao Basin, Northeast China
During the Cretaceous, a high global sea level and low latitudinal temperature variations led to the growth of epeiric supergene carbonate platforms....
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The “post-weanling’s conundrum”: exploring the impact of infant and child feeding practices on early mortality in the Bronze Age burial cave of Moro de Alins, north-eastern Iberia, through stable isotope analysis
The relationship between infant and child feeding practices and early mortality is difficult to address in past societies. Here, stable carbon (δ 13 C)...
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Sequential analyses of bovid tooth enamel and dentine collagen (δ18O, δ13C, δ15N): new insights into animal husbandry between the Late Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age at Tana del Barletta (Ligurian Prealps)
Tana del Barletta is an upland cave used from the Late Neolithic to the Middle Bronze Age, located in the vicinity of the coast in Liguria (NW...
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Cave Sediments
Australian cave sediments range from desert sands to tropical clays and glacial boulders, and contain deposits of bones, pollen and artefacts that...
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Plant and Environment Co-evolution in Permian-Triassic Transition
Late Permian the Lo**ian to Early Triassic the Induan, the palaeofloral successions are continuous and complete in the South and North China...
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Finding Oxford’s medieval Jewry using organic residue analysis, faunal records and historical documents
Food is often one of the most distinctive expressions of social, religious, cultural or ethnic groups. However, the archaeological identification of...
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On the Evolution of Some Groups of Marine Bony Fishes in the Cenozoic of the Tethys and Paratethys
AbstractData on the principal Cenozoic localities of marine bony fishes (represented by skeletal remains, not otoliths) from the territory of the...
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Inhumation and cremation: identifying funerary practices and reuse of space through forensic taphonomy at Cova Foradada (Calafell, Spain)
The study of human remains from the perspective of forensic taphonomy facilitates a holistic understanding of ancient funerary behavior, and it is...
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Jurassic integrative stratigraphy, biotas, and paleogeographical evolution of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding areas
The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau experienced a unique geological evolution during the Jurassic, driven by the termination of the Palaeotethys and the...
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Déjà vu: on the use of meat resources by sabretooth cats, hominins, and hyaenas in the Early Pleistocene site of Fuente Nueva 3 (Guadix-Baza Depression, SE Spain)
The late Early Pleistocene archaeological site of Fuente Nueva 3 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Depression, SE Spain), dated to ~1.4 Ma, provides evidence on the...
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Overall frailty gauged in victims of the Italian plague (Imola, 1630–1632): was plague an indiscriminate killer?
Plague is an epidemic-prone infectious disease that has affected humanity with catastrophic effects throughout almost its entire history. One of the...
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Damaged glyptodontid skulls from Late Pleistocene sites of northwestern Venezuela: evidence of hunting by humans?
The Muaco and Taima-Taima sites, in Falcón State of northwestern Venezuela, are among the earliest sites of human occupation in South America...
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Hemipelagic Deposits of the Emsian (Dzhaus Beds, Lower Devonian) in the West of the Zeravshan Range, Kitab Geological Park, Uzbekistan
Abstract—Depositional settings of hemipelagic deposits of the Emsian (Dzhaus Beds, Zeravshan Range, Khodzha-Kurgan valley) are reconstructed, and the...
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Taphonomy: Overview and New Perspectives Related to the Paleobiology of Giants
Most taphonomy studies of South American sauropodomorphs have addressed extrinsic factors such as sedimentary environments, bone dispersal, and...
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Ammonites as Inhabitants of Ancient Hydrocarbon Seeps
Ammonites are present in ancient hydrocarbon seep deposits, ranging from the Devonian to the Cretaceous. The presence of large concentrations of...
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Spatial analysis of an Early Middle Palaeolithic kill/butchering site: the case of the Cuesta de la Bajada (Teruel, Spain)
Kill/butchering sites are some of the most important places for understanding the subsistence strategies of hunter-gatherer groups. However, these...
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Neogene Regional Scale of the Eastern Paratethys, Stratigraphy and Paleontological Basis
AbstractThe stratigraphic scale of the Eastern Paratethys is revised based on a study of the Neogene stratotype and reference sections, their biotic...
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Cambrian reefs in the lower Poleta Formation: a new occurrence of a thick archaeocyathan reef near Gold Point, Nevada, USA
The lower member of the Poleta Formation is well known for its abundant archaeocyaths, including an exceptionally preserved reef at Stewart’s Mill in...
