This study examines cross-sections of molar crowns in a diverse modern human sample to
quantify variation in enamel thickness and enamel–dentine junction (EDJ) shape …

A number of fundamental milestones define the pace at which animals develop, mature,
reproduce and age. These include the length of gestation, the age at weaning and at sexual …

The ability to recognize individuals is essential to many aspects of social behaviour, such as
the maintenance of stable social groups, parent–offspring or mate recognition, inbreeding …

A modern human-like sequence of dental development, as a proxy for the pace of life
history, is regarded as one of the diagnostic hallmarks of our own genus Homo,,. Brain size …

Humans have an unusual life history, with an early weaning age, long childhood, late first
reproduction, short interbirth intervals, and long lifespan. In contrast, great apes wean later …

Processing food extensively by thermal and nonthermal techniques is a unique and
universal human practice. Food processing increases palatability and edibility and has been …

Molar enamel thickness is a key feature in the study of hominid evolution. Our understanding
of enamel thickness and distribution patterns, however, has so far been based mostly on the …

Mammalian enamel formation is periodic, including fluctuations attributable to the daily
biological clock as well as longer-period oscillations that enigmatically correlate with body …

One of the few uncontested viewpoints in studies of enamel thickness is that the molars of
the African apes, Pan and Gorilla, possess “thin” enamel, while Pongo and modern humans …

The relationship of evolution with diet and environment can provide insights into modern
disease. Fossil evidence shows apes, and early human ancestors were fruit eaters living in …