A5088053874- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Geological formations and processes
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Conferences and Exhibitions Management
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant and animal studies
- Video Analysis and Summarization
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
Universidad de Alcalá
2020-2025
Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social
2023-2025
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2016-2024
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
2019-2024
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
2018-2023
Museo de San Isidro
2017-2023
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2020-2021
Abstract This work examines the possible behaviour of Neanderthal groups at Cueva Des-Cubierta (central Spain) via analysis latter’s archaeological assemblage. Alongside evidence Mousterian lithic industry, Level 3 cave infill was found to contain an assemblage mammalian bone remains dominated by crania large ungulates, some associated with small hearths. The scarcity post-cranial elements, teeth, mandibles and maxillae, along anthropogenic modification (cut percussion marks), indicates that...
Abstract Humans are unique in their diet, physiology and socio-reproductive behavior compared to other primates. They also the ubiquitous adaptation all biomes habitats. From an evolutionary perspective, these trends seem have started about two million years ago, coinciding with emergence of encephalization, reduction dental apparatus, adoption a fully terrestrial lifestyle, resulting modern anatomical bauplan, focalization certain activities landscape, use stone tools, exit from Africa. It...
The study of deep-time ecological dynamics has the ability to inform conservation decisions by anticipating behavior ecosystems millions years into future. Using network analysis and an exceptional fossil dataset spanning past 21 million years, we show that mammalian assemblages undergo long periods functional stasis, notwithstanding high taxonomic volatility due dispersal, speciation, extinction. Higher richness diversity promoted persistence faunas despite species extinction risk being...
Abstract Olduvai Gorge, nestled between the East African Rift Valley and Mozambique Belt, is key to understanding human evolution. Even though extensive archaeological palaeoanthropological findings have been unearthed here since 1930s, Middle Stone Age in this area has nonetheless received less attention than Oldowan or Acheulean. This paper presents lithic technology analysis of Dorothy Garrod Site (DGS), a newly-documented MSA site located at junction main gorge side Olduvai. DGS provides...
FLK West (Bed II, Olduvai Gorge) contains the oldest association of Acheulian stone tools and exploitation fauna (including megafauna) by hominins in Pleistocene. Recently, paleolandscape has been intensively studied, unveiling a spatial between archaeological materials hydrothermal resources. A new type landscape use also documented around area where pene-contemporaneous HWK site complex were formed, resulting an array habitats spanning thousands square meters covered with large amounts...
Since the 1980s, several experimental analyses have been able to differentiate some lithic tool types and of their raw materials according morphology cut marks imprinted by such tools when used for butchering activities. Thus, metal use has differentiated in contexts with an abundance tools, or even hand axes documented carcass processing, contrast simple unretouched retouched flakes. As important as this information is, there are still other aspects be analysed. Can produced different...
Spatial statistical models are powerful tools for creating simulation and prediction models. Here, we apply such to the newly discovered 1.84 Ma site of DS (Bed I, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania). Ongoing excavation has already exposed 370 m 2 same discrete archaeological level. This is biggest window into an Early Pleistocene anthropogenic site. With a large area opened, modelling based on spatial trends (using coordinates) covariates (topography) enabled creation predictions about where densest...
Significance Molecular fossil biomarkers illuminate a geothermally active oasis landscape at Olduvai Gorge 1.7 Ma the emergence of Acheulean technology. This study on local paleolandscape reveals mosaic ecosystem with great biodiversity, rivers, edible resources, and hydrothermal features. Evidence hydrothermalism was found near sites intensively used by early hominins. The geothermal activity described here may have influenced use space provided advantages, such as cooking, which has not...
Abstract El Castillo Cave is one of the most important sites for understanding Middle and Upper Palaeolithic in Europe. Despite its importance, absence a widely used stratigraphic section with detailed lithostratigraphic descriptions correlations between different geological archaeological interpretations has led to confusion correct identification units lowermost, sequence. This study establishes new framework site, which can be accurately correlated previous studies generates solid working...
We introduce the new vertebrate site of La Piquera (Duero Basin, central Iberian Peninsula), provide a detailed description lithostratigraphy and present preliminary faunal list.The fossil association includes amphibians (with representatives families Salamandridae, Alytidae, Pelodytidae, Bufonidae), squamate reptiles members Agamidae, Lacertidae, Anguidae, Scincidae, Blanidae, ?Erycidae, Colubridae/Psammophiidae), mammals Soricidae, Erinaceidae, Muridae, Cricetidae, Gerbillidae, Gliridae,...
The separation of discrete fossiliferous levels within an archaeological or paleontological site with no clear stratigraphic horizons has historically been carried out using qualitative approaches, relying on two-dimensional transversal and longitudinal projection planes. Analyses this type, however, can often be conditioned by subjectivity based the perspective analyst. This study presents a novel use Machine Learning algorithms for pattern recognition techniques in automated identification...
Elisabeth S. Vrba's resource-use hypothesis suggests that speciation in biomes subjected to successive expansion-contraction-fragmentation during periods of climatic change generates high frequency species restricted a single biome (stenobiomic species). We compiled occupation for all terrestrial mammals and, using Monte Carlo simulations, demonstrated patterns are congruent with those predicted by the hypothesis. Biome specialists much more speciose than expected chance, while there fewer...
Abstract The sequence of cheek teeth mineralization, eruption, and replacement an extinct horse species is here documented with radiological techniques for the first time thanks to exceptional preservation Hipparion sp. mandibles from Cerro de los Batallones (Madrid Basin, Spain). dental ontogeny in mammals provides valuable insights about life history traits, such as pace growth, mode formation fossiliferous assemblages. We have determined that order permanent mineralization eruption...
Misiam is a modern wildebeest-dominated accumulation situated in steep ravine covered with dense vegetation at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania). It interpreted here as leopard lair to which carcasses have been transported for several years. Felid-specific bone damage patterns, felid-typical skeletal part profiles, taxonomic specialization and the physical presence of leopards observed by authors show that can be specialized medium-sized carcass accumulators. Hyenas also intervened intervals...
Here, we present a thorough taphonomic analysis of the 1.84 million-year-old site Phillip Tobias Korongo (PTK), Bed I, Olduvai Gorge. PTK is one new archaeological sites documented on FLK Zinj paleolandscape, in which 22 level was deposited and covered by Tuff IC. Therefore, pene-contemporary with these sites: Zinj, DS, AMK AGS. The occurrence within thin clay unit ∼20 cm, occupying not only same vertically discrete stratigraphic unit, but also paleosurface, an exceptional preservation...
Abstract Hominin encephalization has been at the centre of debates concerning human evolution with a consensus on greater role for improved dietary quality. To sustain energetic demands larger brains, cooking was likely essential increasing digestibility and energy gain meat readily available, yet toxic starches. Here, we present oldest geochemical evidence landscape influenced by tectonic activity hydrothermal features that potentially shaped early hominin behaviour Olduvai Gorge. Although...