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View article: Insights into the Middle Pleistocene fauna of South Africa: Zooarchaeology, stable isotopes and dating of Pniel 6
Insights into the Middle Pleistocene fauna of South Africa: Zooarchaeology, stable isotopes and dating of Pniel 6 Open
The Florisian Land Mammal Age (FLMA; 773‐12 ka) is characterised by specialist, often extinct, grazing as well as wetland species, many of which are no longer present in the southern African interior. Middle Pleistocene FLMA faunal assembl…
View article: Dune, outcrop, and pan sediments from the southern Kalahari Basin: A geoarchaeological case study from the Kgalagadi district, Botswana
Dune, outcrop, and pan sediments from the southern Kalahari Basin: A geoarchaeological case study from the Kgalagadi district, Botswana Open
Research from the southern Kalahari Basin (previously considered to be of limited Pleistocene archaeological significance) has provided evidence of human occupation. Surveys and excavations conducted in the Kgalagadi District near Tsabong …
View article: A holocene n-alkane stable isotope record from Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa and its implications for the later stone age record
A holocene n-alkane stable isotope record from Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa and its implications for the later stone age record Open
Sediment biomarkers are important archives of regional, and global climate signatures, particularly in regions which lack continuous terrestrial archives such as the semi-arid deserts of Africa. We measured carbon and hydrogen stable isoto…
View article: Herbivore enamel carbon and oxygen isotopes demonstrate both Homo sapiens and Neanderthals exploited similar habitats in the Zagros Mountains
Herbivore enamel carbon and oxygen isotopes demonstrate both Homo sapiens and Neanderthals exploited similar habitats in the Zagros Mountains Open
The extinction of Neanderthal populations has been attributed to the onset of cold and dry climatic conditions during Marine Isotope Stage 3 or their competition with anatomically modern humans for large game resources. However, decoupling…
View article: Bioclimatic outputs for Last Glacial Maximum South America for LPX, bias-corrected to pollen records
Bioclimatic outputs for Last Glacial Maximum South America for LPX, bias-corrected to pollen records Open
LPX model output for South America for the Last Glacial Maximum. We provide outputs for LPX driven by four GCM simulated climates along with an ensemble average: MIROC.tar.gz: LPX driven by MIROC3.2 FGOALS.tar.gz: driven by FGOALS-1.0g HAD…
View article: Bioclimatic outputs for Last Glacial Maximum South America for LPX, bias-corrected to pollen records
Bioclimatic outputs for Last Glacial Maximum South America for LPX, bias-corrected to pollen records Open
LPX model output for South America for the Last Glacial Maximum. We provide outputs for LPX driven by four GCM simulated climates along with an ensemble average: MIROC.tar.gz: LPX driven by MIROC3.2 FGOALS.tar.gz: driven by FGOALS-1.0g HAD…
View article: Protein sequences bound to mineral surfaces persist into deep time
Protein sequences bound to mineral surfaces persist into deep time Open
Proteins persist longer in the fossil record than DNA, but the longevity, survival mechanisms and substrates remain contested. Here, we demonstrate the role of mineral binding in preserving the protein sequence in ostrich (Struthionidae) e…
View article: Author response: Protein sequences bound to mineral surfaces persist into deep time
Author response: Protein sequences bound to mineral surfaces persist into deep time Open
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