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Pelvic breadth and juvenile locomotor energetics: Implications for the obstetrical dilemma hypothesis across human growth in past and present humans

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The obstetrical dilemma hypothesis (ODH) proposes an evolutionary trade‐off between obstetric requirements and locomotor performance. However, whether external pelvic breadth measures influence walking energetics during human growth remains poorly understood.
Guillermo Zorrilla‐Revilla, Olalla Prado‐Nóvoa, Kevin P. Davy, José Miguel Carretero, Rebeca García‐González   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra, Jonathan C. K. Wells   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Redescription of the cranial morphology of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the Pleistocene of Brazil using x‐ray computed tomography

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Amphisbaenians (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) are fossorial reptiles with highly specialized cranial morphology, yet their fossil record is frequently limited by fragmentary preservation. This study provides a detailed osteological redescription of the skulls of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti from the Pleistocene of Lagoa Santa ...
Carolina L. Paiva, Henrique C. Costa, Christy A. Hipsley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Record of Tasmanian Devils in the Pilbara: Late Quaternary Subfossils From Juukan Gorge, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, and Insights Into Human—Faunal Relationships and Extinction

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill, Michael Slack, Elise Matheson, Liam Neill, Wanchese M. Saktura, Gavin Ashburton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management mechanisms of immovable cultural heritage in Ethiopia: an assessment of heritage protection institutions and frameworks

Cogent Arts & Humanities
This study critically examines the existing immovable cultural heritage management mechanisms in Ethiopia, with the aim of assessing the opportunities and challenges related to heritage management institutions and laws.
Tsegaye Ebabey Demissie, Tekle Hagos, Thomas Demewez Tiku   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging Big Multitemporal Multisource Satellite Data and Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Complex and Invisible Features: The Case of Extensive Irrigation Mapping

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The detection of buried or obscured archaeological features remains a central challenge in landscape archaeology, particularly in the irrigated floodplains of Mesopotamia where levees and canals formed the basis of complex agrarian systems. This study presents a deep learning–based approach for the large‐scale, automated detection of ancient ...
Nazarij Buławka, Hector A. Orengo, Felipe Lumbreras Ruiz, Iban Berganzo‐Besga, Ekta Gupta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection of Appropriate Metagenome Taxonomic Classifiers for Ancient Microbiome Research

mSystems, 2018
Metagenomics enables the study of complex microbial communities from myriad sources, including the remains of oral and gut microbiota preserved in archaeological dental calculus and paleofeces, respectively.
Irina M. Velsko, Laurent A. F. Frantz, Alexander Herbig, Greger Larson, Christina Warinner   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Historia archeologii podwodnej w Polsce do 1990 roku

Przegląd Archeologiczny
The focus of this article is to introduce the history of underwater archaeology in Poland until 1990. The chosen caesura corresponds to  the profound systemic changes after the fall of communism in 1989.
Mateusz Popek, Konrad Lewek, Szymon Mosakowski, Marta Piotrowska, Andrzej Pydyn, Mikołaj Tański   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation through Biocultural Heritage—Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa

Land, 2019
In this paper, we review the potential of biocultural heritage in biodiversity protection and agricultural innovation in sub-Saharan Africa. We begin by defining the concept of biocultural heritage into four interlinked elements that are revealed through
Anneli Ekblom, Anna Shoemaker, Lindsey Gillson, Paul Lane, Karl-Johan Lindholm   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scanning Parametric Sediment Echosounder as Tool for Underwater Archaeological Prospection

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Underwater cultural heritage 3D prospection techniques, especially for remains that are partly buried in the ground, are only very rarely available and often can only be applied with considerable technical effort. To overcome this limitation, we evaluate a methodological adaption of widely used and available single channel parametric sediment ...
Dennis Wilken, Philipp Held, Jacob Geersen, Marcel Bradtmöller, Peter Feldens, Jens Schneider v. Deimling   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source