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Form, function and evolution of the human hand

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 181, Issue S76, Page 6-57, August 2023., 2023
Abstract The modern human hand is an intriguing mix of primitive morphology and derived function. Traditionally, its form and function are explained as a functional “trade‐off” between the requirements of locomotion and manipulation, but recently acquired comparative, experimental and fossil evidence suggests that this functional trade‐off is more ...
Tracy L. Kivell, Niguss Baraki, Victoria Lockwood, Erin Marie Williams‐Hatala, Bernard A. Wood   +4 more
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Pyleoclim: Paleoclimate Timeseries Analysis and Visualization With Python

Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Volume 37, Issue 10, October 2022., 2022
Abstract We present a Python package geared toward the intuitive analysis and visualization of paleoclimate timeseries, Pyleoclim. The code is open‐source, object‐oriented, and built upon the standard scientific Python stack, allowing users to take advantage of a large collection of existing and emerging techniques.
Deborah Khider, Julien Emile‐Geay, Feng Zhu, Alexander James, Jordan Landers, Varun Ratnakar, Yolanda Gil   +6 more
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Using functional groups to predict the spatial distribution of large herbivores on the Palaeo‐Agulhas Plain, South Africa, during the Last Glacial Maximum

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 37, Issue 6, Page 1056-1068, August 2022., 2022
ABSTRACT Throughout much of the Quaternary, lower sea levels in the southern Cape of South Africa exposed a different landscape to what we see today, the Palaeo‐Agulhas Plain (PAP). The PAP was dominated by large‐bodied and gregarious grazing species contrasting with the small‐bodied predominantly solitary species we find in the region today.
Christopher F. Brooke, Curtis W. Marean, Colin D. Wren, Hervé Fritz, Jan A. Venter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are endocasts reliable proxies for brains? A 3D quantitative comparison of the extant human brain and endocast

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 238, Issue 2, Page 480-488, February 2021., 2021
Is the endocast a reliable proxy for reconstructing the brain of fossil specimens? By quantitatively comparing extant human brains and endocasts using MRIs and CT‐scans, here we address this fundamental question and support the significance of fossil endocasts in paleoneurological studies.
Jean Dumoncel, Gérard Subsol, Stanley Durrleman, Anne Bertrand, Edwin de Jager, Anna C. Oettlé, Zarina Lockhat, Farhana E. Suleman, Amélie Beaudet   +8 more
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Paleoenvironmental humanities: Challenges and prospects of writing deep environmental histories

WIREs Climate Change, Volume 11, Issue 5, September/October 2020., 2020
The palaeoenvironmental humanities in a nutshell. Human deep history in articulation with patterns and processes of climatic, environmental and ecological change. Abstract Environmental uncertainty, climate change, and ecological crisis loom large in the present and permeate scenarios of potential futures.
S.T. Hussain, F. Riede
wiley   +1 more source

Do dental nonmetric traits actually work as proxies for neutral genomic data? Some answers from continental‐ and global‐level analyses

American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Volume 172, Issue 3, Page 347-375, July 2020., 2020
Abstract Objectives Crown and root traits, like those in the Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System (ASUDAS), are seemingly useful as genetic proxies. However, recent studies report mixed results concerning their heritability, and ability to assess variation to the level of genomic data.
Joel D. Irish, Adeline Morez, Linus Girdland Flink, Emma L.W. Phillips, G. Richard Scott   +4 more
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Stone toolmaking energy expenditure differs between novice and expert toolmakers

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 185, Issue 4, December 2024.
Comparison of energy expenditure values during a stone toolmaking experiment between experts and novices. Abstract Objectives This study investigates the energetic costs associated with Oldowan‐style flake production and how skill differences influence these costs.
Justin Pargeter, Adela Cebeiro, Stephanie B. Levy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Holocene Temperature and Water Stress in the Peruvian Andes: Insights From Lake Carbonate Clumped and Triple Oxygen Isotopes

Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Volume 39, Issue 5, May 2024.
Abstract Global climate during the Holocene was relatively stable compared to the late Pleistocene. However, evidence from lacustrine records in South America suggests that tropical latitudes experienced significant water balance variability during the Holocene, rather than quiescence. For example, a tight coupling between insolation and carbonate δ18O
Sarah A. Katz, Naomi E. Levin, Mark B. Abbott, Donald T. Rodbell, Benjamin H. Passey, Nicole M. DeLuca, Darren J. Larsen, Arielle Woods   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paleoscience and the UN sustainability goals [PDF]

Past Global Changes Horizons, 2021
Mills, Keely, Jones, Matthew
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Editorial: Integrative paleoscience for sustainable management [PDF]

PAGES news, 2011
John Dearing, Markus Dotterweich, Thomas Foster   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source