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View article: Use it or lose it: A model-based assessment of the hypothesis that European Neanderthals relied on wildfires to create their campfires
Use it or lose it: A model-based assessment of the hypothesis that European Neanderthals relied on wildfires to create their campfires Open
Background There remains debate about the pyrotechnical capabilities of Neanderthals. Evidence of fire has been found at many Middle Palaeolithic sites, widely accepted to be associated with Neanderthals. However, multiple Neanderthal site…
View article: Simulating Symbolic Evolution in the Lab: Potentials and Implications of Using Transmission Chains to Study Early Symbolic Behaviour at the Emergence of Homo sapiens.
Simulating Symbolic Evolution in the Lab: Potentials and Implications of Using Transmission Chains to Study Early Symbolic Behaviour at the Emergence of Homo sapiens. Open
Engraved ochres and ostrich eggshells from the South African Blombos Cave and Diepkloof Rock Shelter are among the earliest expressions of human symbolic behavior. They appear to document a continuous practice of mark-making across ~40.000…
View article: Atypical tool and object use in wild immature chimpanzees reveals developmental pathways to innovation
Atypical tool and object use in wild immature chimpanzees reveals developmental pathways to innovation Open
View article: The earliest evidence of blue pigment use in Europe
The earliest evidence of blue pigment use in Europe Open
Blue pigments are absent in Palaeolithic art. This has been ascribed to a lack of naturally occurring blue pigments or low visual salience of these hues. Using a suite of archaeometric approaches, the authors identify traces of azurite on …
View article: From open landscapes to forest refugia: Human encroachment and climate change as drivers of red deer (Cervus elaphus) niche shifts over 21,000 years
From open landscapes to forest refugia: Human encroachment and climate change as drivers of red deer (Cervus elaphus) niche shifts over 21,000 years Open
The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the few remnant species of the European Pleistocene megafauna. It occupies a wide range of habitats across the Holarctic, yet the factors shaping the species’ realized ecological niche over time rema…
View article: Exploring the environmental and cultural consequences of the 8.2 ka cooling event in Kyushu, Southwestern Japan
Exploring the environmental and cultural consequences of the 8.2 ka cooling event in Kyushu, Southwestern Japan Open
Japan’s rich archaeological record, supported by well-established chronological and typological frameworks, offers valuable opportunities to investigate prehistoric socio-cultural responses to climate change, although comprehensive studies…
View article: Use it or lose it: A model-based assessment of the hypothesis that European Neanderthals relied on wildfires to create their campfires
Use it or lose it: A model-based assessment of the hypothesis that European Neanderthals relied on wildfires to create their campfires Open
Background There remains debate about the pyrotechnical capabilities of the Neanderthals. Evidence of fire has been found at many Middle Palaeolithic sites, widely accepted to be associated with Neanderthals. However, multiple Neanderthal …
View article: Morphometric Analyses of Late Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic Projectile Points from Central Germany
Morphometric Analyses of Late Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic Projectile Points from Central Germany Open
Due to its history and geography, the current Federal State of Hesse was a transit zone during prehistoric times, linking various spheres of cultural influence. Topographic features, such as rivers and low mountain ranges, have shaped migr…
View article: Large scale and regional demographic responses to climatic changes in Europe during the Final Palaeolithic
Large scale and regional demographic responses to climatic changes in Europe during the Final Palaeolithic Open
The European Final Palaeolithic witnessed marked changes in almost all societal domains. Despite a rich body of evidence, our knowledge of human palaeodemographic processes and regional population dynamics still needs to be improved. In th…
View article: The Ties That Bind: Computational, Cross-cultural Analyses of Knots Reveal Their Cultural Evolutionary History and Significance
The Ties That Bind: Computational, Cross-cultural Analyses of Knots Reveal Their Cultural Evolutionary History and Significance Open
Integral to the fabric of human technology, knots have shaped survival strategies since their first invention. As the ties that bind, their evolution and diversity have afforded human cultural change and expression. This study examines kno…
View article: Simulating symbolic evolution at Blombos and Diepkloof: implications for using transmission chains to study early symbolic behaviour in humans
Simulating symbolic evolution at Blombos and Diepkloof: implications for using transmission chains to study early symbolic behaviour in humans Open
Engraved ochres and ostrich eggshells from the South African Blombos Cave and Diepkloof Rock Shelter are among the earliest expressions of human symbolic behaviour. They appear to document a continuous practice of non-figurative mark-makin…
View article: Assessing quantitative methods in archaeology via simulated datasets: The Archaeoriddle challenge. Concept, project and motivations
Assessing quantitative methods in archaeology via simulated datasets: The Archaeoriddle challenge. Concept, project and motivations Open
Compared to what is found in many other scientific disciplines, archaeological data are typically scarce, biased and fragmented. This, coupled with the fact that archaeologists can rarely test their hypotheses using experimental design, ma…
View article: Bad year econometrics: Agent-based modeling of risk management strategies under varying regimes of environmental change
Bad year econometrics: Agent-based modeling of risk management strategies under varying regimes of environmental change Open
Resilience—the ability of socio-ecological systems to withstand and recover from shocks—is a key research and policy focus. Definitions of resilience differ between disciplines, however, and the term remains inadequately operationalized. R…
View article: Paleolithic occupations in the Lahn Valley of Central Germany: New dating and ZooMS results from Wildscheuer, Wildweiberlei, and Wildhaus
Paleolithic occupations in the Lahn Valley of Central Germany: New dating and ZooMS results from Wildscheuer, Wildweiberlei, and Wildhaus Open
There is limited evidence of repeated occupations by Neanderthals or modern humans in the part of Central Germany that roughly corresponds to the present-day Federal State of Hesse. The Lahn Valley located in the southwestern sector of thi…
View article: Human Impacts of the 8.2 ka Event on Mesolithic Foragers in Western Denmark: A Model-Based Approach Inspired by “Radical” Disaster Risk Reduction Research
Human Impacts of the 8.2 ka Event on Mesolithic Foragers in Western Denmark: A Model-Based Approach Inspired by “Radical” Disaster Risk Reduction Research Open
The 8.2 ka event had a major but regionally variable climatic impact in the Northern Hemisphere. In Denmark, it impacted lakes and rivers, which were essential landscape features for contemporaneous foragers. There is also evidence for a m…
View article: The “Beast Within” – Querying the (Cultural Evolutionary) Status of Types in Archaeology
The “Beast Within” – Querying the (Cultural Evolutionary) Status of Types in Archaeology Open
View article: Correction: A quantitative analysis of Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic cultural taxonomy and evolution in Europe
Correction: A quantitative analysis of Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic cultural taxonomy and evolution in Europe Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299512.].
View article: A global cross-cultural analysis of string figures reveals evidence of deep transmission and innovation
A global cross-cultural analysis of string figures reveals evidence of deep transmission and innovation Open
Few cultural practices beyond language are as widespread as string figure games. Their global distribution and potential to yield insights into cultural transmission and cognition have long been noted. Yet, it remains unknown how or when t…
View article: Playing to Survive: Children and Innovation During the Little Ice Age in Greenland
Playing to Survive: Children and Innovation During the Little Ice Age in Greenland Open
Greenland is the world's largest island, but only a narrow strip of land between the Inland Ice and the sea is inhabitable. Yet, the Norse chose to settle here around ad 986. During the eleventh century ad , precontact Inuit people moved i…
View article: The effects of climate and population on human land use patterns in Europe from 22ka to 9ka ago
The effects of climate and population on human land use patterns in Europe from 22ka to 9ka ago Open
Between 22ka and 9ka ago, after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and during the transition to the Holocene, mobile hunter-gatherer populations, differentiated by their stone tool assemblages, periodically dispersed and contracted across Euro…
View article: Hunting with poisoned arrows during the Terminal Pleistocene in Northern Europe? A tip cross-sectional area assessment and list of potential arrow poison ingredients
Hunting with poisoned arrows during the Terminal Pleistocene in Northern Europe? A tip cross-sectional area assessment and list of potential arrow poison ingredients Open
View article: Demographic responses to climatic changes during the Final Palaeolithic in Europe
Demographic responses to climatic changes during the Final Palaeolithic in Europe Open
The European Final Palaeolithic witnessed marked changes in almost all societal domains. Despite a rich body of evidence, our knowledge of palaeodemographic processes and regional population dynamics still needs to be improved. In this stu…
View article: Humans, machines, and the classification of Celtic coinage – the ClaReNet project
Humans, machines, and the classification of Celtic coinage – the ClaReNet project Open
View article: A macroevolutionary analysis of European Late Upper Palaeolithic stone tool shape using a Bayesian phylodynamic framework
A macroevolutionary analysis of European Late Upper Palaeolithic stone tool shape using a Bayesian phylodynamic framework Open
Phylogenetic models are commonly used in palaeobiology to study the patterns and processes of organismal evolution. In the human sciences, phylogenetic methods have been deployed for reconstructing ancestor–descendant relationships using l…
View article: Legacies of childhood learning for climate change adaptation
Legacies of childhood learning for climate change adaptation Open
Using archaeological, historical, and ethnographic analysis of Norse and Inuit toys and miniatures, this paper argues that legacies of childhood learning can create limits to climatic change adaptation and provide lessons from the past rel…
View article: The ties that bind: Computational, cross-cultural analyses of knots reveal their cultural evolutionary history and significance
The ties that bind: Computational, cross-cultural analyses of knots reveal their cultural evolutionary history and significance Open
Integral to the fabric of human technology, knots have shaped survival strategies throughout history. As the ties that bind, their evolution and diversity have afforded human cultural change and expression. This study examines knotting tra…
View article: The Postmodern Predicament of Type-Thinking in Archaeology
The Postmodern Predicament of Type-Thinking in Archaeology Open
View article: The ties that bind: Computational, cross-cultural analyses of knots reveal their cultural evolutionary history and significance
The ties that bind: Computational, cross-cultural analyses of knots reveal their cultural evolutionary history and significance Open
Integral to the fabric of human technology, knots have shaped survival strategies throughout history. As the ties that bind, their evolution and diversity have afforded human cultural change and expression. This study examines knotting tra…
View article: Using insights from psychology and primatology to reconsider function in lithic typologies
Using insights from psychology and primatology to reconsider function in lithic typologies Open