A5014818729- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Geological formations and processes
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Marine and environmental studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Landslides and related hazards
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2015-2024
Planetary Science Institute
2016-2023
Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
1995-2023
Hamilton College
2019
Université Côte d'Azur
2010
National Library of Israel
2010
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2010
Geological Survey of Israel
2010
Rütgers (Germany)
1995
University of Utah
1985-1994
The Acheulean site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in the Dead Sea Rift Israel documents hominin movements and technological development on a corridor between Africa Eurasia. New age data place at 780,000 years ago (oxygen isotope stage 19), considerably older than previous estimates. archaeological from portray strong affinities with African stone tool traditions. findings also reflect adroit technical skills in-depth planning abilities, more advanced complex those earlier occurrences Levant.
The spatial designation of discrete areas for different activities reflects formalized conceptualization a living space. results analyses Middle Pleistocene Acheulian archaeological horizon (about 750,000 years ago) at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel, indicate that hominins differentiated their (stone knapping, tool use, floral and faunal processing consumption) across These were organized in two main areas, including multiple around hearth. diversity human the distinctive patterning with which...
Abstract. The role that climate and environmental history may have played in influencing human evolution has been the focus of considerable interest controversy among paleoanthropologists for decades. Prior attempts to understand side this equation centered around study outcrop sediments fossils adjacent where fossil hominins (ancestors or close relatives modern humans) are found, from deep sea drill cores. However, often highly weathered thus unsuitable some types paleoclimatic records,...
Paleoclimate and Evolution, with Emphasis on Human Origins. Elisabeth S. Vrba. George H. Denton. Timothy C. Partridge. Lloyd Burckle. eds. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1995. 547 pp.
ABSTRACT Lothagam is a richly fossiliferous late Miocene site near the western shore of Lake Turkana, northern Kenya. This has yielded diverse fauna documenting chronological interval poorly known from elsewhere in Africa. was first collected by an American research group 1960s and early 1970s. Field studies National Museums Kenya between 1989–1993 have recovered many additional vertebrate fossils, including species previously unknown Lothagam. contribution presents revised, formal...
Recent advances in our understanding of the Plio-Pleistocene sedimentary sequence northeast Lake Turkana northern Kenya has allowed a revision lithostratigraphic nomenclature and more complete description deposits. As redefined, Koobi Fora Formation encompasses entire sequence, is subdivided into eight members. These members are delineated using volcanic ash horizons, which can be identified uniquely on basis chemical composition. The revised stratigraphy resolves all earlier conflicts with...
The influence of climate change on hominin evolution is much debated. Two issues hamper our understanding this process: the limited fossil record, and incomplete knowledge about spatial occupation Africa. Here, we analyze presently known distribution pattern explore potential geographic hominins between ∼4.5 ∼2.5 Ma. We focus assessing relevance Coastal Forest Eastern Africa (CFEA) along Indian Ocean as a core area for early evolution. Based biogeographic-phylogeographic data propose coastal...
Abstract Understanding eastern African paleoclimate is critical for contextualizing early human evolution, adaptation, and dispersal, yet Pleistocene climate of this region its governing mechanisms remain poorly understood due to the lack long, orbitally-resolved, terrestrial records. Here we present leaf wax hydrogen isotope records rainfall from paleolake sediment cores key time windows that resolve long-term trends, variations, high-latitude effects on tropical precipitation. Eastern was...
Lothagam, located west of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, is an uplifted fault block comprising a gently westward-dipping sequence volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The lower part the sequence, lavas coarse volcaniclastic sediments Nabwal Arangan beds, was deposited mainly between 14 Ma 12 (Mid-Miocene), although uppermost basalt has K-Ar age 9.1 Ma. overlying fluvial Nawata Formation have yielded ages on five tuffaceous horizons ranging from 7.4 ±0.1 to 6.5 Ma, Late Miocene. A horizon Apak...