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Diet, DNA, and the Mesolithic–Neolithic Transition in Western Scotland

Humans
In this paper, we revisit the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition in western Scotland and the links between early European farmers and middens in light of new aDNA, radiocarbon, and stable isotopic evidence.
Catriona Pickard, Elizabeth Greenberg, Emma Smith, Andy Barlow, Clive Bonsall   +4 more
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Dental anomalies in Pleistocene African hippopotamuses from Olduvai Bed II

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Hippopotamuses are key palaeoenvironmental indicators in African Pleistocene ecosystems due to their ecological dependence on permanent water bodies and their frequent representation in the fossil record. This study examines dental anomalies in Hippopotamus cf. gorgops from several localities in Bed II of Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania), dated to ca.
Darío Fidalgo, Faysal Bibi, Jean‐Renaud Boisserie, Jackson K. Njau, Ignacio de la Torre   +4 more
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Examination of human osteoarchaeological remains as a feasible source of polar and apolar metabolites to study past conditions

Scientific Reports, 2023
Metabolomics is a modern tool that aids in our understanding of the molecular changes in organisms. Archaeological science is a branch of archaeology that explores different archaeological materials using modern analytical tools.
Diego Badillo-Sanchez, Maria Serrano Ruber, Anna M. Davies-Barrett, Jatinderpal K. Sandhu, Donald J. L. Jones, Martin Hansen, Sarah A. Inskip   +6 more
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The fossil record stays silent: Confusions and conundrums for hominin pelvis evolution

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The evolution of the hominin pelvis is commonly modeled as a series of stages driven largely by the requirements of bipedal locomotion, reproduction, thermoregulation, and pelvic floor muscular support. These patterns are complicated by variation in canal dimensions in relationship with different changes in overall pelvic breadths. To quantify
Helen K. Kurki, Cara M. Wall‐Scheffler
wiley   +1 more source

Developmental differences in cortical bone structure in chimpanzee and human femora reflect early locomotor independence in humans

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cortical bone structure of long bone diaphyses changes throughout growth via skeletal modeling and has important implications for bone strength and structural integrity. Ontogenetic trends in diaphyseal structure have been identified in both chimpanzees and humans but it is not yet clear how these trends compare given notable differences ...
Karen R. Swan, Rachel Ives, Zewdi J. Tsegai, Louise T. Humphrey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archaeological Survey in the eastern Kugitang Piedmonts (South Uzbekistan), Preliminary Report for Seasons 2016 and 2017 [PDF]

Studia Hercynia, 2017
This brief report presents a preliminary overview of the results and data gained during the extensive archaeological surface survey conducted in the eastern foothills of the Kugitang Mountains, especially in the northern Pashkhurt basin in the late ...
Ladislav Stančo, Shapulat Shaydullaev, Alisher Shaydullaev, Anna Augustinová, Jakub Havlík, Petra Cejnarová   +5 more
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Tracheal chambers as a key innovation for high‐frequency emission in bat echolocation

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Key innovations are pivotal for biodiversity and facilitating evolutionary success, enabling organisms' adaptation to various ecological niches through the diversification of phenotypic traits. In mammals, notable adaptations include evolving hypsodonty for grazing on grasses and, for bats, evolving echolocation and wing acquisition.
Nicolas L. M. Brualla, Laura A. B. Wilson, Khizar Hayat, Michael Doube, Vuong Tan Tu, Thongchai Ngamprasertwong, Thanakul Wannaprasert, Daisuke Koyabu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three‐dimensional digital analysis of musteloid masticatory muscle architecture

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Musteloids span an enormous breadth of dietary modes within a single superfamily. In this study, we utilize digital dissection techniques to reconstruct the internal 3D anatomy of muscles within the musteloid feeding apparatus, and explore how dietary specializations might alter the size, orientation, and curvature of fascicles therein.
Cassidy E. Davis, Edwin Dickinson, Madison Manzo, Ashley R. Deutsch, Jillian S. Davis, Michael C. Granatosky, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

NOTES ON SOME OF THE GLASS FINDS IN THE VILLA RUSTICA OF DEALUL LOMB – CLUJ-NAPOCA

Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
The rescue archaeological excavations which yielded the glass items discussed here were conducted in the summer of 2008, nearby Cluj-Napoca, on Dealul Lomb.
Sever-Petru BOȚAN, Vitalie BÂRCĂ, Sorin COCIȘ   +2 more
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Archaeobotany in Estonia – history, state of the art and future perspectives [PDF]

Eesti Arheoloogiaajakiri
Archaeobotany is currently an underutilised discipline in Estonian archaeological research. This paper sheds light on the current state of archaeobotanical research in Estonia by analysing the spatial and temporal distribution of archaeobotanical ...
Kristiina Johanson, Agnes Unt, Sirje Hiie   +2 more
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