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Human population dynamics in Upper Paleolithic Europe inferred from fossil dental phenotypes Open

Hannes Rathmann, Maria Teresa Vizzari, Judith Beier, Shara E. Bailey, Silvia Ghirotto , et al. · 2024

Despite extensive archaeological research, our knowledge of the human population history of Upper Paleolithic Europe remains limited, primarily due to the scarce availability and poor molecular preservation of fossil remains. As teeth domi…

Morphological and morphometric study of the hominin dental casts from Grotta‐Riparo di Uluzzo C (Apulia, southern Italy) Open

Francesca Seghi, Rita Sorrentino, Shara E. Bailey, Erica Piccirilli, Antonino Vazzana , et al. · 2024

Objectives Grotta‐Riparo di Uluzzo C (Apulia, southern Italy) is a pivotal site for investigating the evolution of the Middle Paleolithic and the earliest phases of the Upper Paleolithic in southern Italy, as the extensive stratigraphic re…

Expanded geographic distribution and dietary strategies of the earliest Oldowan hominins and Paranthropus Open

Thomas W. Plummer, James S. Oliver, Emma M. Finestone, Peter Ditchfıeld, Laura C. Bishop , et al. · 2023

The oldest Oldowan tool sites, from around 2.6 million years ago, have previously been confined to Ethiopia’s Afar Triangle. We describe sites at Nyayanga, Kenya, dated to 3.032 to 2.581 million years ago and expand this distribution by ov…

Life history in primate teeth is revealed by changes in major and minor element concentrations measured via field-emission SEM-EDS analysis Open

Paola Cerrito, Bin Hu, Rachel Kalisher, Shara E. Bailey, Timothy G. Bromage · 2023

Overcoming the non-specificity of histological accentuated growth lines in hard tissues is an ongoing challenge. Identifying season at death and reproductive events has profound implications for evolutionary, ecological and conservation st…

Elemental composition of primary lamellar bone differs between parous and nulliparous rhesus macaque females Open

Paola Cerrito, Bin Hu, Justin Z. Goldstein, Rachel Kalisher, Shara E. Bailey , et al. · 2022

Extracting life history information from mineralized hard tissues of extant and extinct species is an ongoing challenge in evolutionary and conservation studies. Primary lamellar bone is a mineralized tissue with multidien periodicity that…

Axlor's level IV human remains are convincingly Neanderthals: A reply to Gómez‐Olivencia et al. Open

Jesús Emilio González Urquijo, Shara E. Bailey, Talía Lazuén Fernández · 2021

This work is part of the research project NEANDSCAPES (PID2019-107260GB-I00) funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación (Spain).

Taxonomic differences in deciduous lower first molar crown outlines of Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis Open

Shara E. Bailey, Rita Sorrentino, Giuseppe Mancuso, J.-J. Hublin, Stefano Benazzi · 2020

Enamel thickness variation in the deciduous dentition of extant large‐bodied hominoids Open

Alejandra Ortiz, Katherine Schander‐Triplett, Shara E. Bailey, Matthew M. Skinner, Jean‐Jacques Hublin , et al. · 2020

Objectives Enamel thickness features prominently in hominoid evolutionary studies. To date, however, studies of enamel thickness in humans, great apes, and their fossil relatives have focused on the permanent molar row. Comparatively littl…

Initial Upper Palaeolithic Homo sapiens from Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria Open

Jean-Jacques Hublin, Nikolay Sirakov, Vera Aldeias, Shara E. Bailey, Édouard Bard , et al. · 2020

Parturitions, menopause and other physiological stressors are recorded in dental cementum microstructure Open

Paola Cerrito, Shara E. Bailey, Bin Hu, Timothy G. Bromage · 2020

Reply to Scott et al: A closer look at the 3-rooted lower second molar of an archaic human from Xiahe Open

Shara E. Bailey, Kornelius Kupczik, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Susan C. Antón · 2019

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A distinguishing feature of Pongo upper molars and its implications for the taxonomic identification of isolated hominid teeth from the Pleistocene of Asia Open

Alejandra Ortiz, Shara E. Bailey, Miguel Delgado, Clément Zanolli, Fabrice Demeter , et al. · 2019

Objectives The taxonomic status of isolated hominoid teeth from the Asian Pleistocene has long been controversial due to difficulties distinguishing between pongine and hominin molars given their high degree of morphometrical variation and…

Rare dental trait provides morphological evidence of archaic introgression in Asian fossil record Open

Shara E. Bailey, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Susan C. Antón · 2019

The recently described Denisovan hemimandible from Xiahe, China [F. Chen et al., (2019) Nature 569, 409–412], possesses an unusual dental feature: a 3-rooted lower second molar. A survey of the clinical and bioarchaeological literature dem…

A late Middle Pleistocene Denisovan mandible from the Tibetan Plateau Open

Fahu Chen, Frido Welker, Chuan‐Chou Shen, Shara E. Bailey, Inga Bergmann , et al. · 2019

Denisovans are members of a hominin group who are currently only known directly from fragmentary fossils, the genomes of which have been studied from a single site, Denisova Cave^1-3 in Siberia. They are also known indirectly fro…

Grotta del Cavallo (Apulia-Southern Italy). The Uluzzian in the mirror. Open

Adriana Moroni, Annamaria Ronchitelli, Simona Arrighi, Daniele Aureli, Shara E. Bailey , et al. · 2018

The Uluzzian techno-complex is commonly considered to be a "transitional industry" mostly on the basis of some inferred characteristics such as a chiefly flake-based production, a small amount of Upper Palaeolithic-like tools and a combina…

Wintertime stress, nursing, and lead exposure in Neanderthal children Open

Tanya M. Smith, Christine Austin, Daniel R. Green, Renaud Joannes‐Boyau, Shara E. Bailey , et al. · 2018

Elemental records in teeth reveal prehistoric seasons of Neanderthal birth, weaning, childhood illness, and neurotoxic exposures.

Dental Morphological Affinities Among Late-Pleistocene and Recent Humans Open

Shara E. Bailey · 2018

The study uses analyses of Mean Measure of Divergence (MMD) to assess the affinities of ten populations representing early anatomically modern humans, Upper Paleolithic Europeans, recent modern humans, and Neandertals. The 18-triat MMD ana…

Ancient teeth, phenetic affinities, and African hominins: Another look at where Homo naledi fits in Open

Joel D. Irish, Shara E. Bailey, Debbie Guatelli‐Steinberg, Lucas K. Delezene, Lee R. Berger · 2018

Author Correction: New fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco and the pan-African origin of Homo sapiens Open

Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Abdelouahed Ben-Ncer, Shara E. Bailey, Sarah E. Freidline, Simon Neubauer , et al. · 2018

Evo-devo models of tooth development and the origin of hominoid molar diversity Open

Alejandra Ortiz, Shara E. Bailey, Gary T. Schwartz, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Matthew M. Skinner · 2018

We provided a developmental explanation for the patterns of molar crown configuration present during hominoid evolution.

Grotta del Cavallo (Apulia – Southern Italy). The Uluzzian in the mirror Open

Adriana Moroni, Annamaria Ronchitelli, Simona Arrighi, Daniele Aureli, Shara E. Bailey , et al. · 2018

The Uluzzian techno-complex is commonly considered to be a “transitional industry” mostly on the basis of some inferred characteristics such as a chiefly flake-based production, a small amount of Upper Palaeolithic-like tools and a combina…

Homology, homoplasy and cusp variability at the enamel–dentine junction of hominoid molars Open

Alejandra Ortiz, Shara E. Bailey, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Matthew M. Skinner · 2017

Evolutionary studies of mammalian teeth have generally concentrated on the adaptive and functional significance of dental features, whereas the role of development on phenotypic generation and as a source of variation has received comparat…

New fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco and the pan-African origin of Homo sapiens Open

Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Abdelouahed Ben-Ncer, Shara E. Bailey, Sarah E. Freidline, Simon Neubauer , et al. · 2017

New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa Open

John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter , et al. · 2017

The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi. Further exploration led to the discovery of hominin material, now com…

Author response: New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa Open

John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter , et al. · 2017

Article Figures and data Abstract eLife digest Introduction Results Discussion Materials and methods References Decision letter Author response Article and author information Metrics Abstract The Rising Star cave system has produced abunda…

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Trudy R. Turner, Shara E. Bailey, Robin M. Bernstein, Jeffrey C. Long, Debra Martin , et al. · 2017

The Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Affinities of Bunopithecus sericus, a Fossil Hylobatid from the Pleistocene of China Open

Alejandra Ortiz, Varsha Pilbrow, Catalina I. Villamil, Jessica G. Korsgaard, Shara E. Bailey , et al. · 2015

Fossil hylobatids are rare, but are known from late Miocene and Pleistocene sites throughout East Asia. The best-known fossil hylobatid from the Pleistocene of China is a left mandibular fragment with M2-3 (AMNH 18534), recovered from a pi…

The makers of the Protoaurignacian and implications for Neandertal extinction Open

Stefano Benazzi, Viviane Slon, Sahra Talamo, Fabio Negrino, Marco Peresani , et al. · 2015

Cultural prehistory in southern Europe The Protoaurignacian culture appeared in the southern European archeological record around 42,000 years ago and was characterized by artefacts including personal ornaments and bladelets. Archaeologist…

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