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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
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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
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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
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Bayesian modeling and chronological precision for Polynesian settlement of Tonga. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
First settlement of Polynesia, and population expansion throughout the ancestral Polynesian homeland are foundation events for global history. A precise chronology is paramount to informed archaeological interpretation of these events and their ...
David Burley, Kevan Edinborough, Marshall Weisler, Jian-xin Zhao   +3 more
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New Radiocarbon Dates, Stable Isotope, and Anthropological Analysis of Prehistoric Human Bones from the Balkans and Southwestern Carpathian Basin

Documenta Praehistorica, 2021
The paper provides a detailed overview of new radiocarbon dates, stable isotopes, and anthropological information obtained on prehistoric human remains (mostly Neolithic) from the Balkans and southwestern Carpathian Basin.
Jelena Jovanović, Tamara Blagojević, Jelena Marković, Mario Novak, Željka Bedić, Goce Naumov, Elena Stojanova Kanzurova, Dženi Los, Mirela Hutinec, Ljubo Fidanoski, Goran Skelac, Mario Šlaus, Sofija Stefanović   +12 more
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Holocene vegetation dynamics of Grande Terre (Kerguelen Islands) inferred from sedimentary ancient DNA

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While the Antarctic region has experienced significant climatic changes over the Holocene, few high‐resolution records have examined their effects on the local biota. In order to understand past ecological shifts and forecast future changes, it is important to obtain high‐resolution palaeoecological records from this region.
Xaali O'Reilly‐Berkeley, Aloïs Revéret, Youri Lammers, Maaike Zwier, Anne E. Bjune, Fabien Arnaud, Jostein Bakke, Sandra Nogué, Inger G. Alsos   +8 more
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Radiocarbon dates of fossil shells from raised beach sediments along the Soya Coast, East Antarctica -A report on a geomorphological survey during JARE-35 (1993-94)-

Antarctic Record, 1998
40 Radiocarbon ages are obtained from fossil shells collected from raised beach deposits along the Soya Coast, East Antarctica during the summer season of JARE-35,1994. They are clearly classified into younger Holocene dates of 3ka to 8ka and dates older
Kazuomi Hirakawa, Takanobu Sawagaki
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Ucr Radiocarbon Dates I [PDF]

Radiocarbon, 1974
A radiocarbon facility has been installed at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to support interdisciplinary studies including archaeologic, archaeometric, geophysical, and geologic research. The laboratory was built between 1970 and 1973. Initially, a sample pretreatment and combustion system designed for a proportional CO2 counting system ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Holocene vegetation change and fire–plant diversity shifts in Mediterranean France

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Changes in fire activity are recognized as a major threat to biodiversity and vegetation communities across the Mediterranean Basin. However, long‐term fire–vegetation interactions remain poorly investigated. Here, we combine a high‐resolution charcoal record with pollen data from the “Étang des Aulnes” lake (southern France) to reconstruct ...
Cécile Latapy, Marion Lestienne, Andy Hennebelle, Johanne Burmeister, Aymeric LeGall, Gwendal Mouden, Damien Rius, Lisa Bajolle, Jacques‐Louis de Beaulieu, Walter Finsinger, Emmanuel Gandouin, François Demory, Cécile H. Albert, Bérangère Leys   +13 more
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Managing and visualising geochemical data for tephra correlation with the IntChron Integration Tool

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is now a wealth of glass‐shard geochemical data for volcanic ash (tephra) layers from a wide range of volcanoes and eruptions, providing invaluable datasets for tephrochronology. However, compilation of published data to assess tephra correlations leads to large files and requires careful management.
Victoria C. Smith, Danielle McLean, Eloise Wilkinson‐Rowe, Emma L. Horn, Gavin Kane, Christopher Bronk Ramsey   +5 more
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