Microbotanical residues for the study of early hominin tools

Authors: Julio Mercader, George Belev, Pastory Bushozi, Siobhán Clarke, Julien Favreau, Makarius Itambu, Zhu Jianfeng, Samson Koromo, Fergus Larter, Patrick Lee, Jason Maley, Juan Luis Fernández-Marchena, Abdallah Mohamed, Aloyce Mwambwiga, Benja Ngisaruni, Meshack Kingi, Lucas Olesilau, Robert Patalano, Antonella Pedergnana, Ramaswami Sammynaiken, Joakim Siljedal, María Soto, Laura Tucker, Dale Walde, Andreu Ollé

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Earliest Olduvai hominins exploited unstable environments ~ 2 million years ago

Authors: Julio Mercader, Pam Akuku, Nicole Boivin, Revocatus Bugumba, Pastory Bushozi, Alfredo Camacho, Tristan Carter, Siobhán Clarke, Arturo Cueva-Temprana, Paul Durkin, Julien Favreau, Kelvin Fella, Simon Haberle, Stephen Hubbard, Jamie Inwood, Makarius Itambu, Samson Koromo, Patrick Lee, Abdallah Mohammed, Aloyce Mwambwiga, Lucas Olesilau, Robert Patalano, Patrick Roberts, Susan Rule, Palmira Saladie, Gunnar Siljedal, María Soto, Jonathan Umbsaar, Michael Petraglia

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Oldowan Technology Amid Shifting Environments ∼2.03–1.83 Million Years Ago

Authors: Arturo Cueva-Temprana, Diego Lombao, María Soto, Makarius Itambu, Pastory Bushozi, Nicole Boivin, Michael Petraglia, Julio Mercader

Source: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Vol 10 (2022)

Subject Terms: Oldowan, Oldupai Gorge, Early Pleistocene, stone tool technology, environmental shifts, Evolution, QH359-425, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.788101/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-701X

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Microhabitat Variability in Human Evolution

Authors: Robert Patalano, Rebecca Hamilton, Emma Finestone, Noel Amano, Phoebe Heddell-Stevens, Makarius Itambu, Michael Petraglia, Patrick Roberts

Source: Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol 9 (2021)

Subject Terms: microhabitat variability, human evolution, climate change, paleoecology, africa, Science

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.787669/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-6463

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Phytolith Palaeoenvironments at Mumba Rock Shelter

Authors: Julio Mercader, Siobhán Clarke, Makarius Itambu, Abdallah Mohamed, Musa Mwitondi, Gunnar Siljedal, María Soto, Pastory Bushozi

Source: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Vol 9 (2021)

Subject Terms: Mumba rock shelter, Middle to Later Stone Age Transition, phytolith analysis, Somalia-Masai/Zambezian zone, Acacia-Commiphora mosaic, grassland, Evolution, QH359-425, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.699609/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-701X

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Petrographic Characterization of Raw Material Sources at Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania

Authors: Julien Favreau, María Soto, Rajeev Nair, Pastory M. Bushozi, Siobhán Clarke, Christopher L. DeBuhr, Paul R. Durkin, Stephen M. Hubbard, Jamie Inwood, Makarius Itambu, Fergus Larter, Patrick Lee, Robert A. Marr, Aloyce Mwambwiga, Robert Patalano, Laura Tucker, Julio Mercader

Source: Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol 8 (2020)

Subject Terms: petrography, reference collection, raw materials, sourcing, Oldupai Gorge, Science

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00158/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-6463

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Exaggerated expectations in ancient starch research and the need for new taphonomic and authenticity criteria

Authors: Julio Mercader, Tolutope Akeju, Melisa Brown, Mariam Bundala, Matthew J. Collins, Les Copeland, Alison Crowther, Peter Dunfield, Amanda Henry, Jamie Inwood, Makarius Itambu, Joong-Jae Kim, Steve Larter, Laura Longo, Thomas Oldenburg, Robert Patalano, Ramaswami Sammynaiken, María Soto, Robert Tyler, Hermine Xhauflair

Source: FACETS, Vol 3, Pp 777-798 (2018)

Subject Terms: biomolecular archaeology, ancient starch, taphonomy, authenticity criteria, Education, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2371-1671

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Soil and plant phytoliths from the Acacia-Commiphora mosaics at Oldupai Gorge (Tanzania)

Authors: Julio Mercader, Siobhán Clarke, Mariam Bundala, Julien Favreau, Jamie Inwood, Makarius Itambu, Fergus Larter, Patrick Lee, Garnet Lewiski-McQuaid, Neduvoto Mollel, Aloyce Mwambwiga, Robert Patalano, María Soto, Laura Tucker, Dale Walde

Source: PeerJ, Vol 7, p e8211 (2019)

Subject Terms: African palaeoenvironments, Soil and plant phytoliths, Acacia-Commiphora woodland and grassland mosaics, Reference collections, East Africa, Analog for early human evolution, Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://peerj.com/articles/8211.pdf; https://peerj.com/articles/8211/; https://doaj.org/toc/2167-8359

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Morphometrics of Starch Granules From Sub-Saharan Plants and the Taxonomic Identification of Ancient Starch

Authors: Julio Mercader, Matthew Abtosway, Robert Bird, Mariam Bundala, Siobhan Clarke, Julien Favreau, Jamie L. Inwood, Makarius Itambu, Fergus Larter, Patrick Lee, Robert Patalano, Maria Soto, Laura Tucker, Dale Walde

Source: Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol 6 (2018)

Subject Terms: starch granule morphometry, reference collection, starch identification, ancient starch research, sub-saharan ethnobotany, unique identifiers, Science

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2018.00146/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-6463

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