Postcranial bones may provide valuable information about fossil taxa relating to their
locomotor habits, manipulative abilities and body sizes. Distinctive features of the …

The appearance of Homo erectus shortly after 2.0 Ma is widely considered a turning point in
human dietary evolution, with increased consumption of animal tissues driving the evolution …

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Journal of Human Evolution, we re-evaluate the
fossil record for early Homo (principally Homo erectus, Homo habilis, and Homo rudolfensis) …

This study provides a complete, updated and illustrated inventory, as well as a
comprehensive study, of the metatarsals and foot phalanges (forefoot) recovered from the …

We developed a composite outcrop proxy record of Plio-Pleistocene climate in eastern
Africa using the radiometrically-dated sediments of the Omo Group that preserve evidence …

Despite the omnivorous diet of most human populations, meat foraging gradually increased
during the Paleolithic, in parallel with the development of hunting capacities. There is …

Human carnivory is atypical among primates. Unlike chimpanzees and bonobos, who are
known to hunt smaller monkeys and eat them immediately, human foragers often cooperate …

Humans are unique among terrestrial mammals in our manner of walking and running,
reflecting 7 to 8 Ma of musculoskeletal evolution since diverging with the genus Pan. One …

Ecohydrology, as an integrating discipline, can contribute strongly to achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) especially in the context of Integrated Water …

Since the discovery of Paranthropus boisei alongside early Homo at Olduvai Gorge and
East Turkana, paleoanthropologists have attempted to understand the different evolutionary …