Biogeochemical methods using stable isotopes and trace elements have been increasingly
developed and applied to reconstruct modern and ancient breastfeeding and weaning …

Human children grow at a uniquely slow pace by comparison with other mammals. When
and where did this schedule evolve? Have technological advances, farming and cities had …

In this review we attempt to reconstruct the evolutionary history of hominin life history from
extant and fossil evidence. We utilize demographic life history theory and distinguish life …

Recent developmental studies demonstrate that early fossil hominins possessed shorter
growth periods than living humans, implying disparate life histories. Analyses of incremental …

In the 1970s, mid‐Pliocene hominin fossils were found at the sites of Hadar in Ethiopia and
Laetoli in Tanzania. These samples constituted the first substantial evidence for hominins …

We know a great deal about roles the environment plays in shaping survival, reproductive
success, and even social systems among primates. But how do primate life histories affect …

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 …

Until recently, our understanding of the evolution of human growth and development derived
from studies of fossil juveniles that employed extant populations for both age determination …

This study presents data on the enamel thickness of deciduous (dm2) and permanent (M1–
M3) molars for a geographically diverse sample of modern humans. Measurements were …

Vital labelling of hard tissues was used to examine the periodicity of features of dental
enamel microstructure. Fluorescent labels were administered pre‐and postnatally to …