A5002588390- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Marine and environmental studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Ancient Near East History
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Language and cultural evolution
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
- Soil and Environmental Studies
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
2016-2025
University of Tübingen
2015-2024
Abstract Grey wolves ( Canis lupus ) are one of the few large terrestrial carnivores that have maintained a wide geographical distribution across Northern Hemisphere throughout Pleistocene and Holocene. Recent genetic studies suggested that, despite this continuous presence, major demographic changes occurred in wolf populations between Late early Holocene, extant trace their ancestry to single population. Both origin ancestral population how it became widespread remain unknown. Here, we...
Abstract Over the last two decades, red ochre has played a pivotal role in discussions about cognitive and cultural evolution of early modern humans during African Middle Stone Age. Given importance for scholarly debate emergence ‘behavioral modernity’, lack long-term spatio-temporal analyses spanning large geographical areas represents significant gap knowledge. Here we take continent-wide approach, rather than focusing on specific sites, regions or technocomplexes. We report most...
Large scale databases are critical for helping scientists decipher long-term patterns in human evolution. This paper describes the conception and development of such a research database illustrates how big data can be harnessed to formulate new ideas about past. The Role Culture Early Expansions Humans (ROCEEH) is transdisciplinary center whose aim study origins culture multifaceted aspects expansions across Africa Eurasia over last three million years. To support its research, ROCEEH team...
In this paper, we analyze faunal data from southern Africa in order to explore the nature and extent of variability human hunting strategies diet breadth during Middle Stone Age (MSA). Our analysis incorporates eight sites that span marine isotope stages (MIS) 6–3 (∼170–40 ka). The sample includes both coastal inland sites; while it primarily derives cave rock shelter contexts (Blombos, Die Kelders, Diepkloof, Klasies River, Pinnacle Point, Sibudu, Ysterfontein), also include one open-air...
Owing to the rich archaeological record of Late Pleistocene in southern Caucasus and Armenian Highlands, it is critical understand paleoenvironmental conditions order interpret behavioral patterns varied groups hominins that occupied region. Building on previous research linking modern vegetation types with distinct phytolith assemblages, this study uses phytoliths as a proxy Upper Paleolithic paleoenvironment north-eastern Highlands. Based relative abundance linear discriminant analysis,...
Abstract While the earliest evidence for ochre use is very sparse, habitual of by hominins appeared about 140,000 years ago and accompanied them ever since. Here, we present an overview archaeological sites in southwestern Germany, which yielded remains ochre. We focus on artifacts belonging exclusively to anatomically modern humans who were inhabitants cave Swabian Jura during Upper Paleolithic. The painted limestones from Magdalenian layers Hohle Fels Cave are a particular focus. these...
Abstract Paleogenomic research can elucidate the evolutionary history of human and faunal populations. Although Levant is a key land-bridge between Africa Eurasia, thus far, relatively little ancient DNA data has been generated from this region, since degrades faster in warm climates. As sediments be source DNA, we analyzed 33 sediment samples different sedimentological contexts Paleolithic layers Sefunim Cave (Israel). Four contained traces Cervidae Hyaenidae mitochondrial DNA. Dating by...
The Lesser Caucasus, situated between Asia and Europe, has long been recognised as a key region for the study of human evolution in terms timing routes dispersal, well as, ecological adaptations. In particular, scholars have argued whether stable environments persisted throughout last glaciation, serving refugium temperate biota, likely attracting settlement use. Here, we present results multidisciplinary Karin Tak Cave, which contains sediments that accumulated 48,000 24,000 cal yr BP. We...
Current knowledge about Paleolithic human plant use is limited by the rare survival of identifiable remains as well availability methods for detection and identification. By analyzing DNA preserved in cave sediments, we can identify organisms absence any visible remains, opening up new ways to study details past behavior, including use. Aghitu-3 Cave contains a 15,000-yearlong record (from ∼39,000 24,000 cal BP) Upper settlement environmental variability Armenian Highlands. Finds from this...
The impact of Late Pleistocene climatic oscillations, volcanism and the diverse terrain Armenian Highlands affected hominin population dynamics movements through region. To test different scenarios for period 50–25 ka regarding expansion, adaptive response, intra-population interactions extinction, we need local on-site paleoclimatic data found in association with occupations. However, this approach has been hampered by dearth highly uneven spatiotemporal recovery from prehistoric sites...
The analysis of stone artefacts from the open-air localities Geelbek and Anyskop in Western Cape South Africa offers new insight into behaviour Middle Stone Age hunters gatherers. We examined five deflation bays these mobile dune systems which, contrast to caves or rockshelters, display large-scale spatial patterning with regard distribution lithic faunal remains. definition raw material units enabled us reconstruct patterns production, use, discard artefacts. results reveal that gatherers,...