Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Matthew J. Wooller, Clement Bataille, Patrick Druckenmiller, Gregory M. Erickson, Pamela Groves, Norma Haubenstock, Timothy Howe, Johanna Irrgeher, Daniel Mann, Katherine Moon, Ben A. Potter, Thomas Prohaska, Jeffrey Rasic, Joshua Reuther, Beth Shapiro, Karen J. Spaleta, Amy D. Willis
Summary: The study revealed the movement patterns of an Arctic woolly mammoth that lived 17,100 years ago, showing variations in mobility across a geographically extensive range during its approximately 28-year lifespan. Maintaining such level of mobility for megafaunal species like mammoth would have become increasingly challenging as the ice age ended and the environment changed at high latitudes.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tom van der Valk, Marianne Dehasque, J. Camilo Chacon-Duque, Nikolay Oskolkov, Sergey Vartanyan, Peter D. Heintzman, Patricia Pecnerova, David Diez-del-Molino, Love Dalen
Summary: Woolly mammoths had genetic adaptations, including deletions and indels, that contributed to their unique phenotypic adaptations for surviving in the Arctic environment.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alfred L. Roca
Summary: A comparison between 22 woolly mammoth genomes and those of living elephants has identified genes that were strongly influenced by evolution in mammoths, particularly those related to different hair characteristics such as curly, wiry, thick, bushy, coarse, uncombable, and of course, woolly hair.
Article
Paleontology
G. G. Boeskorov, A. Protopopov, E. N. Maschenko, O. R. Potapova, V. V. Plotnikov, M. Shchelchkova, I. S. Pavlov, A. Klimovsky, S. D. Kolesov, G. Gorokhov
Summary: This paper reviews the history of studies on the Yuka Mammoth, a frozen mummy of a female woolly mammoth found in northern Yakutia in 2010. The multidisciplinary study of Yuka yielded fundamentally new data on this proboscidean species, including the discovery of preserved brain structure and unique morphology of the trunk.
PALEONTOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michael D. Cherney, Daniel C. Fisher, Richard J. Auchus, Adam N. Rountrey, Perrin Selcer, Ethan A. Shirley, Scott G. Beld, Bernard Buigues, Dick Mol, Gennady G. Boeskorov, Sergey L. Vartanyan, Alexei N. Tikhonov
Summary: Hormones in biological media provide valuable information about development, reproduction, disease, and stress. Serum reflects immediate hormone levels, while various tissues can record hormone accumulation over time. This study demonstrates the use of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to measure hormone concentrations in modern and fossil tusk dentin, revealing hormonal patterns related to musth in African elephants and woolly mammoths.
Article
Geography, Physical
Ekaterina A. Petrova, Leonid L. Voyta, Alexander A. Bessudnov, Andrey A. Sinitsyn
Summary: This paper presents an integrated analysis protocol for the bone accumulation of woolly mammoths in the upper cultural layer of Kostenki 14 site. The analysis reveals the complex structure of mammoth size variation, indicating sexual dimorphism, population size differences, and two types of allometry as the main factors contributing to body size variation. The bone assemblage is suggested to be formed naturally under varying moisture conditions in a mammoth watering place with long-term habitation and possible resource availability. (c) 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
David Diez-del-Molino, Marianne Dehasque, J. Camilo Chacon-Duque, Patricia Pecnerova, Alexei Tikhonov, Albert Protopopov, Valeri Plotnikov, Foteini Kanellidou, Pavel Nikolskiy, Peter Mortensen, Gleb K. Danilov, Sergey Vartanyan, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Adrian M. Lister, Peter D. Heintzman, Tom van der Valk, Love Dalen
Summary: By analyzing 23 woolly mammoth genomes, researchers have identified genes associated with fixed derived non-synonymous mutations unique to the species and estimated the time of evolution for these mutations. The study found that the woolly mammoth had acquired a broad spectrum of positively selected genes at the time of its origin, including those related to hair and skin development, fat storage and metabolism, and immune system function. The research also revealed ongoing evolution of these phenotypes through positive selection on different sets of genes over the past 700,000 years, as well as relatively recent positive selection on genes related to skeletal morphology, body size, and small ear size.
Article
Geography, Physical
Adrian M. Lister
Summary: This study examines the transition from the steppe mammoth to the woolly mammoth in Europe during the late Middle Pleistocene. Through a metrical study of molariform teeth from various locations, the study traces the morphological trend and finds that the transition occurred around the MIS 7/6 boundary. The study also highlights the importance of considering size change and using bivariate analysis when studying metric variables.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Damien A. Fordham, Stuart C. Brown, H. Resit Akcakaya, Barry W. Brook, Sean Haythorne, Andrea Manica, Kevin T. Shoemaker, Jeremy J. Austin, Benjamin Blonder, Julia Pilowsky, Carsten Rahbek, David Nogues-Bravo
Summary: Research shows that the extinction process of the woolly mammoth involved complex ecological mechanisms and factors such as climate change, with human impact playing a significant role in its demise. Humans began influencing the extinction of woolly mammoths well before the Holocene, exerting lasting effects on their population size and range.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paola Villa, Giovanni Boschian, Luca Pollarolo, Daniela Sacca, Fabrizio Marra, Sebastien Nomade, Alison Pereira
Summary: The use of bones as raw materials for tools has been documented since the Early Pleistocene, with bone shaping primarily done through percussion flaking. The Castel di Guido bone assemblage in Italy, dated to about 400 ka, challenges the previous notion of early bone technology being immediate and expedient, revealing a systematic production of standardized bone tools by pre-modern hominids. The analysis of the bone industry at the site also suggests potential technological connections between Aurignacian and Middle Pleistocene tool-making techniques.
Article
Zoology
D. G. Malikov, S. V. Svyatko, A. N. Pyrayev, K. A. Kolobova, I. Yu. Ovchinnikov, E. L. Malikova
Summary: Radiocarbon dating of woolly mammoth remains from the Minusinsk Depression reveals the distribution pattern of the species in southern Siberia during the Late Pleistocene. Mammoths were most abundant in cold periods, reaching peak abundance during the Last Glacial Maximum. There is no evidence of mammoths during warm intervals. The isotopic composition of mammoth remains in the Minusinsk Depression differs from those in the northern territories, suggesting variations in diet and the local environment.
ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Aisling McMahon, David M. Doyle
Summary: This article explores the legal, commercial, and ethical implications of patenting de-extinct animals under European patent law, assessing whether these animals meet the requirements for patentability. It argues that patenting recreated animals reignites questions about the scope of patents and the role of ethical considerations in patent decision-making.
JOURNAL OF LAW AND THE BIOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Matthew L. Niemiller, Kurt Helf, Rickard S. Toomey
Summary: The Mammoth Cave System in central Kentucky, USA is a global hotspot for cave-limited biodiversity, with a total of 49 cave-limited species, including seven endemic species. The exceptional diversity at Mammoth Cave is likely due to factors such as high dispersal potential of cave fauna, high surface productivity, and a long history of exploration and study. Nearly 80% of the cave-limited fauna are of conservation concern due to small ranges, few occurrences, and various potential threats.
Article
Geography, Physical
Nina Kowalik, Robert Anczkiewicz, Wolfgang Mueller, Christoph Spoetl, Luca Bondioli, Alessia Nava, Piotr Wojtal, Jaroslaw Wilczynsk, Marta Koziarska, Milena Matyszczak
Summary: This study examines the mobility pattern of a woolly mammoth in southern Poland, revealing its periodic migration between different areas based on Sr isotopic and trace element concentrations and oxygen isotope measurements. The mammoth grazed in southern Poland during the winter and migrated to the Polish midlands during the summer. This fixed mobility behavior lasted for at least 12-13 years of the mammoth's adult life.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Melissa I. Pardi, Larisa R. G. DeSantis
Summary: The end Pleistocene was a time of significant ecological upheaval. Recent research has explored the effects of megafauna extinction on ecosystem processes and discovered hidden consequences beyond taxonomic diversity declines. Functional diversity analyses provide new insights into past ecosystems and can guide future rewilding efforts. However, the use of discrete, taxon-level functional traits may hinder the utility of functional diversity.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Ivan Ramirez-Pedraza, Spyridoula Pappa, Ruth Blasco, Maite Arilla, Jordi Rosell, Ferran Millan, Julia Maroto, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler, Florent Rivals
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Anthropology
Isaac Rufi, Lluis Lloveras, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joscha Gretzinger, Martyna Molak, Ella Reiter, Saskia Pfrengle, Christian Urban, Judith Neukamm, Michel Blant, Nicholas J. Conard, Christophe Cupillard, Vesna Dimitrijevic, Dorothee G. Drucker, Emilia Hofman-Kaminska, Rafal Kowalczyk, Maciej T. Krajcarz, Magdalena Krajcarz, Susanne C. Muenzel, Marco Peresani, Matteo Romandini, Isaac Rufi, Joaquim Soler, Gabriele Terlato, Johannes Krause, Herve Bocherens, Verena J. Schuenemann
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
Article
Geography, Physical
Carlos Sanchez-Hernandez, Lionel Gourichon, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler, Ruth Blasco, Jordi Rosell, Florent Rivals
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Geography, Physical
Isaac Rufi, Dorothee G. Drucker, Herve Bocherens, Lluis Lloveras, Joan Madurell-Malapeira, Julia Maroto, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler
Article
Geography, Physical
Lluis Lloveras, Lluis Garcia, Mario Marqueta, Julia Maroto, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler
Summary: This study analyzes avian remains from the Upper Palaeolithic levels of Arbreda Cave in northeast Iberia, revealing a high diversity of bird taxa used for consumption, ornamental or ceremonial purposes. The findings also show that some birds died naturally and were then incorporated into the archaeological record, confirming the importance of human exploitation of bird resources during the Upper Palaeolithic in the region.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Isaac Rufi, Lluis Lloveras, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler
Summary: The research provides a new insight into the subsistence strategies of hunter-gatherer communities in northeast Iberia during the Final Gravettian period. The analysis of faunal remains indicates selective hunting practices targeting horses and deer, with other ungulate taxa being less frequently exploited. The dominance of horses suggests cold conditions and the expansion of open environments during Greenland Stadial 3.
JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Dorothee G. Drucker, Yuichi Naito, Neus Coromina, Isaac Rufi, Narcis Soler, Joaquim Soler
Summary: The study on the diet of Final Gravettian individuals in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula revealed a reliance on terrestrial resources without significant contribution from freshwater or marine resources. Isotopic analysis suggested a productive enough terrestrial ecosystem to sustain hunter-gatherer subsistence in this refuge region during the Last Glacial Maximum.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cosimo Posth, He Yu, Ayshin Ghalichi, Helene Rougier, Isabelle Crevecoeur, Yilei Huang, Harald Ringbauer, Adam B. Rohrlach, Kathrin Nagele, Vanessa Villalba-Mouco, Rita Radzeviciute, Tiago Ferraz, Alexander Stoessel, Rezeda Tukhbatova, Dorothee G. Drucker, Martina Lari, Alessandra Modi, Stefania Vai, Tina Saupe, Christiana L. Scheib, Giulio Catalano, Luca Pagani, Sahra Talamo, Helen Fewlass, Laurent Klaric, Andre Morala, Mathieu Rue, Stephane Madelaine, Laurent Crepin, Jean-Baptiste Caverne, Emmy Bocaege, Stefano Ricci, Francesco Boschin, Priscilla Bayle, Bruno Maureille, Foni Le Brun-Ricalens, Jean-Guillaume Bordes, Gregorio Oxilia, Eugenio Bortolini, Olivier Bignon-Lau, Gregory Debout, Michel Orliac, Antoine Zazzo, Vitale Sparacello, Elisabetta Starnini, Luca Sineo, Johannes van der Plicht, Laure Pecqueur, Gildas Merceron, Geraldine Garcia, Jean-Michel Leuvrey, Coralie Bay Garcia, Asier Gomez-Olivencia, Marta Poltowicz-Bobak, Dariusz Bobak, Mona Le Luyer, Paul Storm, Claudia Hoffmann, Jacek Kabacinski, Tatiana Filimonova, Svetlana Shnaider, Natalia Berezina, Borja Gonzalez-Rabanal, Manuel Gonzalez R. Morales, Ana B. Marin-Arroyo, Belen Lopez, Carmen Alonso-Llamazares, Annamaria Ronchitelli, Caroline Polet, Ivan Jadin, Nicolas Cauwe, Joaquim Soler, Neus Coromina, Isaac Rufi, Richard Cottiaux, Geoffrey Clark, Lawrence G. Straus, Marie-Anne Julien, Silvia Renhart, Dorothea Talaa, Stefano Benazzi, Matteo Romandini, Luc Amkreutz, Herve Bocherens, Christoph Wissing, Sebastien Villotte, Javier Fernandez-Lopez de Pablo, Magdalena Gomez-Puche, Marco Aurelio Esquembre-Bebia, Pierre Bodu, Liesbeth Smits, Benedicte Souffi, Rimantas Jankauskas, Justina Kozakaite, Christophe Cupillard, Hartmut Benthien, Kurt Wehrberger, Ralf W. Schmitz, Susanne C. Feine, Tim Schueler, Corinne Thevenet, Dan Grigorescu, Friedrich Lueth, Andreas Kotula, Henny Piezonka, Franz Schopper, Jiri Svoboda, Sandra Sazelova, Andrey Chizhevsky, Aleksandr Khokhlov, Nicholas J. Conard, Frederique Valentin, Katerina Harvati, Patrick Semal, Bettina Jungklaus, Alexander Suvorov, Rick Schulting, Vyacheslav Moiseyev, Kristiina Mannermaa, Alexandra Buzhilova, Thomas Terberger, David Caramelli, Eveline Altena, Wolfgang Haak, Johannes Krause
Summary: By analyzing ancient hunter-gatherer genomes from western and central Eurasia, this study uncovers genetic changes and migrations during the human colonization of Europe. The Last Glacial Maximum led to population replacements in southern Europe and gene flow between western and eastern European hunter-gatherers.
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cosimo Posth, He Yu, Ayshin Ghalichi, Helene Rougier, Isabelle Crevecoeur, Yilei Huang, Harald Ringbauer, Adam B. Rohrlach, Kathrin Naegele, Vanessa Villalba-Mouco, Rita Radzeviciute, Tiago Ferraz, Alexander Stoessel, Rezeda Tukhbatova, Dorothee G. Drucker, Martina Lari, Alessandra Modi, Stefania Vai, Tina Saupe, Christiana L. Scheib, Giulio Catalano, Luca Pagani, Sahra Talamo, Helen Fewlass, Laurent Klaric, Andre Morala, Mathieu Rue, Stephane Madelaine, Laurent Crepin, Jean-Baptiste Caverne, Emmy Bocaege, Stefano Ricci, Francesco Boschin, Priscilla Bayle, Bruno Maureille, Foni Le Brun-Ricalens, Jean-Guillaume Bordes, Gregorio Oxilia, Eugenio Bortolini, Olivier Bignon-Lau, Gregory Debout, Michel Orliac, Antoine Zazzo, Vitale Sparacello, Elisabetta Starnini, Luca Sineo, Johannes van der Plicht, Laure Pecqueur, Gildas Merceron, Geraldine Garcia, Jean-Michel Leuvrey, Coralie Bay Garcia, Asier Gomez-Olivencia, Marta Poltowicz-Bobak, Dariusz Bobak, Mona Le Luyer, Paul Storm, Claudia Hoffmann, Jacek Kabacinski, Tatiana Filimonova, Svetlana Shnaider, Natalia Berezina, Borja Gonzalez-Rabanal, Manuel R. Gonzalez Morales, Ana B. Marin-Arroyo, Belen Lopez, Carmen Alonso-Llamazares, Annamaria Ronchitelli, Caroline Polet, Ivan Jadin, Nicolas Cauwe, Joaquim Soler, Neus Coromina, Isaac Rufi, Richard Cottiaux, Geoffrey Clark, Lawrence G. Straus, Marie-Anne Julien, Silvia Renhart, Dorothea Talaa, Stefano Benazzi, Matteo Romandini, Luc Amkreutz, Herve Bocherens, Christoph Wissing, Sebastien Villotte, Javier Fernandez-Lopez de Pablo, Magdalena Gomez-Puche, Marco Aurelio Esquembre-Bebia, Pierre Bodu, Liesbeth Smits, Benedicte Souffi, Rimantas Jankauskas, Justina Kozakaite, Christophe Cupillard, Hartmut Benthien, Kurt Wehrberger, Ralf W. Schmitz, Susanne C. Feine, Tim Schueler, Corinne Thevenet, Dan Grigorescu, Friedrich Lueth, Andreas Kotula, Henny Piezonka, Franz Schopper, Jiri Svoboda, Sandra Sazelova, Andrey Chizhevsky, Aleksandr Khokhlov, Nicholas J. Conard, Frederique Valentin, Katerina Harvati, Patrick Semal, Bettina Jungklaus, Alexander Suvorov, Rick Schulting, Vyacheslav Moiseyev, Kristiina Mannermaa, Alexandra Buzhilova, Thomas Terberger, David Caramelli, Eveline Altena, Wolfgang Haak, Johannes Krause
Article
Anthropology
Isaac Rufi, Nuria Morera, Lluis Lloveras, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler
Summary: During the Gravettian period, Arbreda Cave was occupied by hunter-gatherer communities, with particular interest in archaeological levels E and D dating to around 26-20 kyr C-14 BP. Analysis of faunal remains and spatial statistics methods revealed dense accumulations of burnt remains in specific areas of the cave, suggesting the presence of hearth-related activities and seasonal occupation patterns during the Iberian Middle Gravettian and Final Gravettian periods.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Geography, Physical
Carlos Sanchez-Hernandez, Lionel Gourichon, Ruth Blasco, Eudald Carbonell, Gema Chacon, Bertila Galvan, Cristo M. Hernandez-Gomez, Jordi Rosell, Palmira Saladie, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler, Josep Vallverdu, Florent Rivals
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2020)
Article
Anthropology
Isaac Rufi, Lluis Lloveras, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Archaeology
Lluis Lloveras, Lluis Garcia, Julia Maroto, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
(2018)
Article
Archaeology
Ferran Borrell, Gabriel Alcalde, Ignacio Clemente, Maria Sana, Joaquim Soler, Narcis Soler
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
(2018)