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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bethan Linscott, Alistair W. G. Pike, Diego E. Angelucci, Matthew J. Cooper, James S. Milton, Henrique Matias, Joao Zilhao
Summary: Using an optimized method, highly spatially resolved strontium isotope analysis was conducted on the teeth of two Middle Paleolithic Neanderthals and one Late Magdalenian human from the Almonda karst system in Torres Novas, Portugal. The results show that the Middle Paleolithic individuals had a subsistence territory of approximately 600 km2, while the Late Magdalenian individual had a smaller territory of approximately 300 km2. The difference in territory size is believed to be due to an increase in population density during the Late Upper Paleolithic.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Dominique Todisco, Carolina Mallol, Christelle Lahaye, Guillaume Guerin, Francois Bachellerie, Eugene Morin, Brad Gravina, Amelie Challier, Cedric Beauval, Jean-Guillaume Bordes, Celine Colange, Laure Dayet, Damien Flas, Francois Lacrampe-Cuyaubere, Loic Lebreton, Josserand Marot, Bruno Maureille, Alexandre Michel, Xavier Muth, Carole Nehme, Solange Rigaud, Elise Tartar, Nicolas Teyssandier, Marc Thomas, Helene Rougier, Isabelle Crevecoeur
Summary: This research report presents a multidisciplinary geoarchaeological investigation of the sedimentary sequence at the La Roche-a-Pierrot site in Saint-Ce & PRIME;saire, France. They propose a site formation model and shed new light on spatial inconsistencies in the archaeological sequence, providing a rigorous framework for further archaeological research at the site.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Maryam Heydari, Guillaume Guerin, Nikolay Sirakov, Philippe Fernandez, Catherine Ferrier, Aleta Guadelli, Jean-Claude Leblanc, Stanimira Taneva, Svoboda Sirakova, Jean -Luc Guadelli
Summary: Kozarnika cave, a renowned prehistoric site in the Balkans, has provided valuable insights into human history through various dating methods and the discovery of significant artifacts.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Mohammad Akhavan Kharazian, Guillaume Jamet, Simon Puaud, Hamed Vahdati Nasab, Milad Hashemi, Guillaume Guerin, Maryam Heydari, Pierre Antoine, Jean-Jacques Bahain, Gilles Berillon
Summary: Mirak is a Palaeolithic site in Iran that has been studied since 2015 by an Iranian-French archaeological mission. The site contains sedimentary sequences corresponding to both wetland and desert environments. The deposits show evidence of repeated human occupations and varying climatic conditions. The mineralogy throughout the record remains relatively consistent, suggesting a local and possibly polygenic sedimentary source.
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Laura Centi, Yossi Zaidner
Summary: This study explores the lithic techno-typological variability in the archaeological sequence of Nesher Ramla using shifts in lithic artefact density. The findings suggest that the role of the site in the past hunter-gatherers' mobility systems changed due to morphological changes in the karst sinkhole, leading to different activities and site functions over time.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anders Bergstrom, Chris Stringer, Mateja Hajdinjak, Eleanor M. L. Scerri, Pontus Skoglund
Summary: New findings in palaeoanthropological and genomic records have reshaped our understanding of the origins of modern human ancestry. The article outlines three key phases in the evolution of modern human ancestry, from the global expansion of modern humans to their interactions with Neanderthals and Denisovans, the African origin of modern human diversity, and the complex separation of modern human ancestors from archaic human groups. It argues that there is no single point in time when modern human ancestry was limited to a specific birthplace, and that the appearances of defining traits of Homo sapiens align with a variety of evolutionary histories.
Article
Geography, Physical
Larissa Kulakovska, Olesia Kononenko, Paul Haesaerts, Stephane Pirson, Pia Spry-Marques, Marjolein D. Bosch, Lilia Popova, Yana Popiuk, Freddy Damblon, Vitaly Usik, Philip R. Nigst
Summary: The study at Korman' 9 site reveals human presence during the Last Glacial Maximum under arctic and sub-arctic conditions. Microblade technology and faunal analysis indicate that reindeer and horse were the main focus of exploitation at the site.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Biology
T. Rowan McLaughlin, Magdalena Gomez-Puche, Joao Cascalheira, Nuno Bicho, Javier Fernandez-Lopez de Pablo
Summary: This study reconstructs the long-term demographic patterns of the Iberian region using archaeological and population statistics data, finding that late glacial population growth was hindered by arid conditions, while population size and density increased during the transition from the Early to Middle Holocene, partly due to increased reliance on marine and estuarine food sources.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Cristina Real, Carmen Maria Martinez-Varea, Yolanda Carrion, Ernestina Badal, Alfred Sanchis, Pere Guillem, Rafael Martinez-Valle, Valentin Villaverde
Summary: Neanderthals and early Upper Palaeolithic modern humans in the central-eastern Iberian Mediterranean region had a well-developed understanding of their environment, which was influenced by changes in the local landscape and available resources. The area could be defined as a refugium with a high biodiversity, stable climatic conditions, and a variety of flora and fauna, explaining the abundance of Palaeolithic sites in the region.
JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jin Jian-hui, Wang Xiao-yang, Zhou Zhen-yu, Huang Yun-ming, Fan Xue-chun, Zuo Xin-xin, Li Zhi-zhong, Ling Zhi-yong, Ren Yong-qing, Li Shu-tong
Summary: The study used optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating technique to investigate the ages of quartz samples from the Longdengshan Palaeolithic site in Fujian Province. The OSL ages of the samples ranged from 27.09 ka to 54.65 ka, roughly corresponding to Marine Isotope Stage 3. Three out of five ages in this study were based on minimum age calculations, which require further verification through other dating methods.
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Bruno Boemke, Andreas Maier, Isabell Schmidt, Wolfgang Roemer, Frank Lehmkuhl
Summary: This study assesses the spatial distribution of Palaeolithic sites and finds that sampling biases have the greatest influence on the actual distribution of sites.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Penny Spikins, Jennifer C. French, Seren John-Wood, Calvin Dytham
Summary: Archaeological evidence indicates significant shifts in human social behaviors 300,000 to 30,000 years ago, including the appearance of new artifact types and increased dissemination. Despite occurring during a period of environmental variability, the relationship between ecological changes and social behavioral transformations remains elusive. Research suggests that increasingly harsh environments may have driven changes in human hormonal and emotional responses, leading to increased intergroup tolerance, associated with 'self-domestication'.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD AND THEORY
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Micol Mieli
Summary: This paper investigates tourist information behaviour on-site using Experience Sampling Method and semi-structured interviews. The study challenges key assumptions in tourist information behaviour literature and highlights the complex nature of tourist information behaviour. The paper concludes that the tourists' information environment enables and constrains serendipity.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Zachary Hervieux-Moore, Francesca Dominici
Summary: Burke et al. investigate human behavior during wildfire events using unconventional data sources, such as internet search results and social media updates. Their findings have implications for developing more effective and equitable policies.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Tomasz Plonka
Summary: Anthropomorphic motifs in Late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic art of north-western Europe are extremely rare and diverse in style, with a shift towards geometric style during the Mesolithic. The nature of the activities depicted in these anthropomorphic representations is often difficult to discern due to their geometricized and spare style, which became particularly heterogeneous during the late Mesolithic possibly due to local stylistic variations and sedentary lifestyle.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
