In the years since publication of the first edition of this book, the field of HAS has exploded.
There are now more courses offered at more colleges and universities than ever before …

Late Pleistocene hominins co-evolved with non-analogue assemblages of carnivores and
carnivorous omnivores. Although previous work has carefully examined the ecological and …

Among the air-breathing vertebrates, regarding respiratory efficiency, the avian respiratory
system rests at the evolutionary zenith. Structurally, it is separated into a lung that serves as …

The presence of fast-moving small game in the Paleolithic archaeological faunal record has
long been considered a key variable to assess fundamental aspects of human behavior and …

The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) was an important member of Early and Mid-Holocene
landscapes and animal communities in Northern Europe. Previous zooarchaeological …

In this paper, we present a novel hypothesis as to what led humans in the Upper Paleolithic
to penetrate and decorate deep, dark caves. Many of the depictions in these caves are …

ABSTRACT This editorial introduces Archaeo-Ornithology as a distinct field of inquiry and
discusses its multidisciplinary background and potential contribution to a more nuanced …

Bottlenecks in interconnection networks cause delays, traffic jams and hinder traffic flow
efficiency. Fuzzy influence graphs offer a solution by enabling multiple high-capacity …

Great transitions are thought to embody major shifts in locus of selection, labour
diversification and communication systems. Such expectations are relevant for biological …

Throughout history, food has played a fundamental role in the development of societies. An
understanding of the diets of different cultures and their impact on health can provide …