A review of trabecular bone functional adaptation: what have we learned from trabecular analyses in extant hominoids and what can we apply to fossils?
TL Kivell - Journal of Anatomy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the unresolved debates in palaeoanthropology regarding evolution of particular
locomotor or manipulative behaviours are founded in differing opinions about the functional …
locomotor or manipulative behaviours are founded in differing opinions about the functional …
Evidence in hand: recent discoveries and the early evolution of human manual manipulation
TL Kivell - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
For several decades, it was largely assumed that stone tool use and production were
abilities limited to the genus Homo. However, growing palaeontological and archaeological …
abilities limited to the genus Homo. However, growing palaeontological and archaeological …
Biomechanical analyses of archaeological human skeletons
CB Ruff - Biological anthropology of the human skeleton, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biomechanics theory provides new ways to reconstruct behavior in past populations.
Application of biomechanical beam models to long bone diaphyses has proven to be a …
Application of biomechanical beam models to long bone diaphyses has proven to be a …
Wild macaques challenge the origin of intentional tool production
Intentionally produced sharp-edged stone flakes and flaked pieces are our primary evidence
for the emergence of technology in our lineage. This evidence is used to decipher the …
for the emergence of technology in our lineage. This evidence is used to decipher the …
Skin wrinkles and folds enable asymmetric stretch in the elephant trunk
The elephant's trunk is multifunctional: It must be flexible to wrap around vegetation, but
tough to knock down trees and resist attack. How can one appendage satisfy both …
tough to knock down trees and resist attack. How can one appendage satisfy both …
An earlier origin for stone tool making: implications for cognitive evolution and the transition to Homo
JE Lewis, S Harmand - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The discovery of the earliest known stone tools at Lomekwi 3 (LOM3) from West Turkana,
Kenya, dated to 3.3 Ma, raises new questions about the mode and tempo of key adaptations …
Kenya, dated to 3.3 Ma, raises new questions about the mode and tempo of key adaptations …
Manipulation complexity in primates coevolved with brain size and terrestriality
Humans occupy by far the most complex foraging niche of all mammals, built around
sophisticated technology, and at the same time exhibit unusually large brains. To examine …
sophisticated technology, and at the same time exhibit unusually large brains. To examine …
Experimental studies illuminate the cultural transmission of percussive technologies in Homo and Pan
A Whiten - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The complexity of Stone Age tool-making is assumed to have relied upon cultural
transmission, but direct evidence is lacking. This paper reviews evidence bearing on this …
transmission, but direct evidence is lacking. This paper reviews evidence bearing on this …
[图书][B] Musical bodies, musical minds: Enactive cognitive science and the meaning of human musicality
An enactive account of musicality that proposes new ways of thinking about musical
experience, musical development in infancy, music and evolution, and more. Musical …
experience, musical development in infancy, music and evolution, and more. Musical …
Limb bone structural proportions and locomotor behavior in AL 288-1 (" Lucy")
While there is broad agreement that early hominins practiced some form of terrestrial
bipedality, there is also evidence that arboreal behavior remained a part of the locomotor …
bipedality, there is also evidence that arboreal behavior remained a part of the locomotor …