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Anthropology
Tony Chevalier, Thomas Colard, Antony Colombo, Liubov Golovanova, Vladimir Doronichev, Jean-Jacques Hublin
Summary: This study examines the early growth trajectories of the trabecular bone structure of the humerus in Neandertals and modern humans, finding that their microstructural changes during early ontogeny are similar. Neandertals and modern humans share predetermined early growth trajectories and developmental mechanisms.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Biology
Vita Stepanova, Kaja Ewa Moczulska, Guido N. Vacano, Ilia Kurochkin, Xiangchun Ju, Stephan Riesenberg, Dominik Macak, Tomislav Maricic, Linda Dombrowski, Maria Schoernig, Konstantinos Anastassiadis, Oliver Baker, Ronald Naumann, Ekaterina Khrameeva, Anna Vanushkina, Elena Stekolshchikova, Alina Egorova, Anna Tkachev, Randall Mazzarino, Nathan Duval, Dmitri Zubkov, Patrick Giavalisco, Terry G. Wilkinson, David Patterson, Philipp Khaitovich, Svante Paeaebo
Summary: Analysis of the metabolomes of humans, chimpanzees, and macaques revealed differences in the concentrations of certain metabolites, particularly those downstream of adenylosuccinate lyase. The human-specific amino acid substitution in this enzyme is believed to contribute to the reduced de novo synthesis of purines in humans.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr, William D. Gosling, Ralf Vogelsang, Andre Bahr, Eleanor M. L. Scerri, Asfawossen Asrat, Andrew S. Cohen, Walter Dusing, Verena Foerster, Henry F. Lamb, Mark A. Maslin, Helen M. Roberts, Frank Schabitz, Martin H. Trauth
Summary: The study reveals a close correlation between moisture availability in Africa and ENSO variability, likely driven by changes in Earth's eccentricity. Low-latitude insolation is identified as a key driver of pan-African climate change, impacting vegetation and mammal evolution.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Yan Wu, Dawei Tao, Xiujie Wu, Wu Liu, Yanjun Cai
Summary: Reconstructing the diet of early modern humans provides important insights into human origins and evolution. This study analyzed starch grains in dental calculus from early modern humans in Fuyan Cave, revealing that their diet consisted of acorns, roots, tubers, grass seeds, and other unidentified plants. The study also suggests that acorns played a significant role in their subsistence strategies and that there may have been a long-standing tradition of using these plants in Late Pleistocene China.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Milica Sipovac, Bojan Petrovic, Mina Amzirkov, Sofija Stefanovic
Summary: The study aimed to investigate whether there are differences in the width of the neonatal line (NNL) and occurrence of accentuated lines in enamel between children from Early Bronze Age and modern populations. The results showed significant differences in the width of the NNL between the two groups, with accentuated lines mainly found in the children from the Early Bronze Age. This suggests that infants from the Early Bronze Age may have experienced more overall stress in perinatal life.
ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ana B. Marin-Arroyo, Gabriele Terlato, Marco Vidal-Cordasco, Marco Peresani
Summary: This article presents the subsistence strategies adopted by early modern humans in expanding throughout Eurasia, with a focus on the Protoaurignacian groups in Fumane Cave in northern Italy. The study reveals that these groups occupied the cave during the period of and Coping with significant climate changes. They mainly relied on hunting ibex and chamois in nearby areas in a cold environment with open landscapes and patchy woodlands. The findings highlight the adaptability and resilience of early modern humans in different environments affected by climate fluctuations.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Biology
Elias S. Oeschger, Georgios Kanavakis, Alina Cocos, Demetrios J. Halazonetis, Nikolaos Gkantidis
Summary: The reduction in teeth number in modern humans is associated with changes in facial morphology, indicating an evolutionary trend in overall craniofacial development.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fengxia Xiao, Jiaheng Li, Philip Naderev Panuringan Lagniton, Si Hoi Kou, Huijun Lei, Benjamin Tam, San Ming Wang
Summary: In this study, the origins of pathogenic germline variants in human MUTYH were analyzed. The results showed that these variants mostly arose in recent human history and partially originated from Neanderthals.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Sophie B. Lehmann, Naomi E. Levin, Benjamin H. Passey, Huanting Hu, Thure E. Cerling, Joshua H. Miller, Laura Arppe, Emily J. Beverly, Kathryn A. Hoppe, Tyler E. Huth, Julia R. Kelson, Julie Luyt, Judith Sealy
Summary: Analyzing the isotopic composition of mammalian tooth enamel can provide an indicator of past aridity and guidelines for classifying aridity in past environments.
GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
Review
Anthropology
April Nowell
Summary: In this article, the author provides an overview of the Neandertals and their taxonomic affiliation, followed by an exploration of the advancements made in understanding their lifeways and capabilities over the past decade. The article also considers the impact of these advancements on the field of paleoanthropology and focuses on the case of Neandertal extinction. Lastly, the author examines why Neandertals continue to captivate both scientists and the general public.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANTHROPOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Daniel R. Green, Janaina N. Avila, Susanne Cote, Wendy Dirks, Daeun Lee, Christopher J. Poulsen, Ian S. Williams, Tanya M. Smith
Summary: The study uses oxygen isotope data from modern African primate teeth to infer their adaptations to variable seasonal precipitation, potentially relying on fallback food sources and water. The results show that the Miocene ape exhibited intermediate complexity in food intake and environmental adaptation between baboons and modern forest-dwelling chimpanzees.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Silvana Condemi, Stephane Mazieres, Pierre Faux, Caroline Costedoat, Andres Ruiz-Linares, Pascal Bailly, Jacques Chiaroni
Summary: Blood group systems were initially used as phenotypic markers in anthropology to understand the origin, migration, and admixture of populations. Recent research shows that Neanderthals and Denisovans were polymorphic for the ABO blood group system and shared blood group alleles with modern Sub-Saharan populations, providing insights into the genetic diversity and reproductive success of these ancient populations. Additionally, evidence suggests introgression of archaic genome segments into present-day non-Eurasian populations, highlighting the relevance of blood group systems in understanding human evolution.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anneline Pinson, Lei Xing, Takashi Namba, Nereo Kalebic, Jula Peters, Christina Eugster Oegema, Sofia Traikov, Katrin Reppe, Stephan Riesenberg, Tomislav Maricic, RazVan derihaci, Pauline Wimberger, Svante Paabo, Wieland B. Huttner
Summary: This study found that the modern human variant hTKTL1, but not the Neanderthal variant, can increase the abundance of bRG without affecting bIPs, thereby affecting the generation of neocortical neurons. This indicates differences in neocortical neurogenesis between modern humans and Neanderthals.
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
M. Christopher Dean, Sing-Ying Lim, Helen M. Liversidge
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the differences in tooth eruption and development between modern humans and great apes, and to explore whether early fossil humans showed dental development patterns beyond the human range. The results showed delayed incisor and canine eruption/development in great apes relative to molars, but there were overlaps in almost all anterior tooth stages. Molar crown initiation was generally advanced in great apes and delayed in humans. Only two fossil hominin specimens showed delayed incisor development beyond any individuals observed in the human sample.
ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Anthropology
Omry Barzilai, Ofer Marder, Israel Hershkovitz
Summary: Manot Cave is a unique relic karst cave located in the western Galilee of north-western Israel. It was inhabited by humans from the Late Middle Paleolithic to the Early Upper Paleolithic periods until its main entrance collapsed around 30 thousand years ago. The cave consists of an elongated main hall and two side chambers, and nine field seasons of excavations have revealed dense accumulations of Early Upper Paleolithic deposits in various areas of the cave.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Lyle W. Konigsberg, Susan R. Frankenberg, Helen M. Liversidge
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2016)
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Medicine, Legal
Amanda B. Lee, Lyle W. Konigsberg
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES
(2018)
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Medicine, Legal
Lyle W. Konigsberg, Susan R. Frankenberg, Helen M. Liversidge
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Maja Seselj, Richard J. Sherwood, Lyle W. Konigsberg
ANATOMICAL RECORD-ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2019)
Letter
Anthropology
Lyle W. Konigsberg, Susan R. Frankenberg
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Medicine, Legal
Lyle W. Konigsberg, Valerie Sgheiza
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Anthropology
An-Di Yim, Lyle W. Konigsberg, Hsiao-Lin Hwa, Chin-Chen Chang, Jo-Yu Chen, Hon-Man Liu
Summary: The study tested previously developed subadult body mass estimation methods using a Taiwanese sample, finding good accuracy and bias similar to other validation studies. It was observed that errors increased with age, and allometric relationships between different skeletal traits and body mass were largely consistent across populations, with a revised method proposed for future improvements.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Maria C. Fox, Lyle W. Konigsberg, Elizabeth T. Hsiao-Wecksler, Katherine K. Whitcome, John D. Polk
Summary: The study found isometric scaling of the upper arm, thigh, and shoulder, positive allometry of the forearm and shank, and negative allometry of the pelvis in the pooled sample using both statistical methods. The scaling patterns were similar between methods but differed in magnitude, and sex-specific results differed in both pattern and magnitude between log-log regression and PCA.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Bassam A. Abulnoor, MennattAllah Hassan Attia, Iain R. Konigsberg, Lyle W. Konigsberg
Summary: This study introduces TestDimorph, an R package that is dedicated to testing and comparing the degree of sexual dimorphism among different samples. The package provides two approaches for analyzing inter-sample differences in sexual dimorphism, including univariate and multivariate methods. Different statistical tests, such as one-way ANOVA and the computation of density function overlap or dissimilarity index, are used to assess the degree of sexual dimorphism. The package also offers functionalities for working with summary statistics, simulating data, and extracting summary statistics from raw data.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Anthropology
Maja Seselj, Lyle W. Konigsberg, Richard J. Sherwood
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Anthropology
Lyle W. Konigsberg, Susan R. Frankenberg
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Anthropology
Lyle W. Konigsberg, Susan R. Frankenberg
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2017)
Meeting Abstract
Anthropology
Lyle W. Konigsberg, Kyra E. Stull
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2016)
Meeting Abstract
Anthropology
Amanda B. Lee, Lyle W. Konigsberg
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2016)
Meeting Abstract
Anthropology
Helen M. Liversidge, Lyle W. Konigsberg
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2016)