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The Magdalenian horse (Equus ferus arcelini) from Roc-aux-Sorciers (Angles-sur-l’Anglin, France): Seasonality and paleoecology 来自 Roc-aux-Sorciers (法国昂格林河畔 Angles)的马格达莱纳马(Equus ferus arcelini):季节性和古生态学
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100027
Patricia Valensi , Nicolas Boulbes , Florent Rivals
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Ecomorphological study of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) distal phalanx: Insights from 3D geometric morphometrics for paleoenvironmental reconstructions 驯鹿(Rangifer tarandus caribou)远端趾骨的生态形态学研究:三维几何形态计量学对古环境重建的启示
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100026
Ana Belén Galán López , Nicole Torres-Tamayo , María Fernanda Martínez-Polanco
{"title":"Ecomorphological study of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) distal phalanx: Insights from 3D geometric morphometrics for paleoenvironmental reconstructions","authors":"Ana Belén Galán López ,&nbsp;Nicole Torres-Tamayo ,&nbsp;María Fernanda Martínez-Polanco","doi":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reindeer mobility patterns exhibit significant variability in modern ecosystems, especially between open and wooded environments. This variability makes it difficult to reconstruct past reindeer migration patterns, which is key to understand the role of reindeer herds in the sustenance and territorial organization of Prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies. By examining morphology associated with different habitats and movement patterns, insights into prehistoric reindeer behavior can be obtained. Investigating the relationship between locomotor anatomy and substrate type in present-day animals allows for paleoecological inferences, as previous research indicates that an animal's environment affects bone morphology. In the present study, 3D geometric morphometrics is employed to examine the influence of habitat type and mobility patterns on distal phalanx morphology from extant caribou (<em>Rangifer tarandus caribou</em>). Our analysis reveals significant morphological adaptations linked to different habitats (boreal forest, mountain, and tundra) and mobility types (sedentary, migratory, and altitudinal). However, the potential impact of sex remains uncertain due to incomplete data. The significant variations in shape and size of caribou distal phalanges across different habitats and mobility types underscore the complex interactions between morphology, ecology, and evolutionary pressures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101053,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Environments and Humans","volume":"2 5","pages":"Article 100026"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142318817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Mining, farming, and diplomacy. Understanding the human landscape of Bronze Age Sardinia (Italy) through geospatial analysis 采矿、农耕和外交。通过地理空间分析了解青铜时代撒丁岛(意大利)的人文景观
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100025
Guido S. Mariani , Filippo Brandolini , Rita T. Melis
{"title":"Mining, farming, and diplomacy. Understanding the human landscape of Bronze Age Sardinia (Italy) through geospatial analysis","authors":"Guido S. Mariani ,&nbsp;Filippo Brandolini ,&nbsp;Rita T. Melis","doi":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Human agency on landscape modification and land use is often seen in terms of socio-economic opportunities vs. natural constraints. In the study of prehistoric cultures this is both a strong source of information about sustenance strategies and community behaviours, and a subject potentially easy to analyse within a limited set of physical and social parameters. The recent advancements in the use of spatial analysis tools in landscape archaeology allow to obtain ever more precise models. However, studies that compare at the same time the geological landscape and social elements are very scarce. We used Point Pattern Analysis and Modelling to investigate megalithic structures (nuraghes) in Bronze Age southwestern Sardinia (Italy) and identify correlations between their spatial patterns and a set of covariates encompassing both environmental (i.e. topography and geological resources) and cultural factors. The models which best represent pattern distribution come from the combination of covariates from both groups.</div><div>The models highlight a close distance from known ore deposits and show a clear dependence of Nuragic populations to ore extraction and metallurgy. The availability of fertile soils with moderate permeability and moderately low pH is also significant, as well as a preference to prominent locations with a positive correlation with the Topographic Position Index and the Convexity Index. From a cultural standpoint, we observed a consistent aggregation of simple nuraghes around complex nuraghes at mid-short distances. The occurrence of polycentric patterns can be explained either by the former emerging from the presence of the latter or vice versa, and is typically associated with a loosely stratified social structure devoid of strong hierarchies. These results underscore the efficacy of spatial analysis in disentangling and juxtaposing the physical and social factors influencing the distribution of past culture, and offer new insight on the development of Bronze Age societies in their geographical context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101053,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Environments and Humans","volume":"2 5","pages":"Article 100025"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142318816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Searching for prehistoric campfires in the Patagonian Andes, Southern Chile, with implications for the global-scale debate on the use of forest resources in pre-industrial societies 在智利南部巴塔哥尼亚安第斯山脉寻找史前篝火,对关于工业化前社会使用森林资源的全球范围辩论的影响
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100024
Raven Garvey , Thomas Urban
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Mangrove dynamics driven by Late Holocene drought at Laguna Bacalar, Mexico 墨西哥巴卡拉尔湖全新世晚期干旱驱动的红树林动态变化
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100023
A.A. Aragón-Moreno , G.A. Islebe , N. Torrescano-Valle , H.A. Hernández-Arana , A. Carrillo-Bastos , R. Friedel
{"title":"Mangrove dynamics driven by Late Holocene drought at Laguna Bacalar, Mexico","authors":"A.A. Aragón-Moreno ,&nbsp;G.A. Islebe ,&nbsp;N. Torrescano-Valle ,&nbsp;H.A. Hernández-Arana ,&nbsp;A. Carrillo-Bastos ,&nbsp;R. Friedel","doi":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Laguna Bacalar, one of Mexico's most significant near-coast lakes, remains underexplored in the context of its Late Holocene paleoecology. A 2,40 m long core was retrieved in northern Laguna Bacalar. Palynological and geochemical proxies were isolated and analyzed. Our findings reveal the intricate paleoecological dynamics and hydrodynamic shifts of this vital area in southeastern Mexico. Climate and ecological changes delineate three pivotal phases during the Late Holocene at Laguna Bacalar: (i) a period between 3600 and 3250 cal BP mirroring current climatic conditions with seasonal dry tropical forest and mangroves as the dominant vegetation and evidence of human activities indicated by the presence of fossil maize pollen, (ii) a relatively arid phase from 3250 to 2600 cal BP, influenced by heightened ENSO-driven precipitation variability and sea level rise favoring an estuarine environment at Laguna Bacalar, and (iii) a period between 2600 and 2200 cal BP, exhibiting hydrological conditions akin to contemporary conditions with wetland forest mangrove vegetation. These data ultimately underscore the region's susceptibility to regional climatic fluctuations and ecological resilience, providing a case study from which to predict future conditions and establish modern conservation policy for Laguna Bacalar and similar environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101053,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Environments and Humans","volume":"2 5","pages":"Article 100023"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950236524000215/pdfft?md5=79b3b7f6e5db2f1a7ff3b040b167ec95&pid=1-s2.0-S2950236524000215-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142086952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Patterns of pastoralism: Temporal and regional variation within the Indus Valley Civilisation 放牧模式:印度河流域文明的时间和地区差异
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100022
Siddharth Kutty , Moumita B. Chakraborty , Kalyan Sekhar Chakraborty
{"title":"Patterns of pastoralism: Temporal and regional variation within the Indus Valley Civilisation","authors":"Siddharth Kutty ,&nbsp;Moumita B. Chakraborty ,&nbsp;Kalyan Sekhar Chakraborty","doi":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The archaeozoological study of the Indus Valley Civilisation, particularly in the last few decades, has resulted in a better understanding of human-animal interactions, providing information about species that have been commonly found at Indus Valley sites, both wild and domestic. This is also indicative of the nature of animal-based subsistence at these settlements and the interplay between humans, animals, and the environment. However, these studies have largely been conducted at the level of individual sites, and despite extensive analysis of excavated faunal materials, synthesis of faunal data across different developmental phases of this civilisation and its regions, has rarely taken place. As a result, there exists little understanding of broader animal utilisation patterns within the Indus Valley Civilisation and their relation to climate and landscape. This article produces a comparative analysis of domestic animal utilisation by combining and reanalysing faunal data from different regions of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Our analysis reveals extreme disparity in the spatial and temporal distribution of domesticated animals within this Civilisation. Of the different regions, the amount of data required for interpretation is only available from Haryana and Gujarat, and this largely pertains to the Mature Harappan period, with the Early and Late Harappan phases being grossly underrepresented. Although cattle, buffalo, goats, sheep, and pigs were the primary domesticates across regions, their distribution and economic importance varied and changed over time. This variation may indicate differentiated regional and temporal cultures and adaptations to climatic change.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101053,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Environments and Humans","volume":"2 5","pages":"Article 100022"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950236524000203/pdfft?md5=4059909bf1c73f0d40c5c1d8d1902cc0&pid=1-s2.0-S2950236524000203-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142130024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Baring Bearma’s Bounty. Human and animal signatures in the Quaternary contexts of the Bearma Valley, Central India 熊马的丰饶。印度中部比尔马山谷第四纪背景中的人类和动物特征
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-08-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100021
Yezad Pardiwalla , Vijay Sathe
{"title":"Baring Bearma’s Bounty. Human and animal signatures in the Quaternary contexts of the Bearma Valley, Central India","authors":"Yezad Pardiwalla ,&nbsp;Vijay Sathe","doi":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The rich Palaeolithic and fossil records of the Narmada and Son Valleys dominate paleoanthropological research from Central India, in large part because of their well-preserved Quaternary deposits. While data from other river valleys is emerging, finding both lithics and fauna in close proximity remains rare and spatio-temporal inconsistencies make assessment of implications for the larger area challenging. Ongoing investigations along the Bearma, the largest tributary of the River Sonar, has yielded a low-density fossil assemblage across three localities and a proximally located Large Flake Acheulean (LFA) site. The small fossil assemblage currently consists of both cranial and post-cranial elements in differing states of completeness and preservation, likely a function of post-depositional impacts and the time elapsed since exposure. Many of the important large mammalian herbivore species belonging to bovid, equid, cervid and proboscidean taxa that are commonly found during the Late Quaternary of the Indian Subcontinent are represented, making the region worthy of comparison with neighbouring fossiliferous areas. The new Palaeolithic site encountered less than 500 m downstream from the fossil localities is almost exclusively LFA technology in nature made primarily on slabs of Vindhyan sandstone. Preliminary analysis of the collected artefacts indicates a focus on the production of large flake blanks and debitage products from large cores configured according to various unifacial and bifacial technological methods. The frequency of these elements suggests the use of the area as a factory site, while the unmistakable presence of bifaces and other tools warrant broader interpretations. With the current lack of stratigraphic and chronometric data on either assemblage, it is premature to draw any chrono-contextual associations between the fossils and artefacts. However, this ∼5 km stretch of the Bearma yielding two significant proxies presents an excellent opportunity to understand hominin behaviour during the Quaternary and fill both geographical and temporal gaps in Central India.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101053,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Environments and Humans","volume":"2 5","pages":"Article 100021"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950236524000197/pdfft?md5=bbf8d8439d8d563ae44b3d201fa8bd9f&pid=1-s2.0-S2950236524000197-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141993125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An integrative study of new environmental and cultural data from the Hoabinhian of Laang Spean Cave (Cambodia) including modern human remains 对包括现代人类遗骸在内的来自柬埔寨 Laang Spean 洞穴 Hoabinhian 地区的新环境和文化数据的综合研究
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100020
Valéry Zeitoun , Antonio Pérez-Balarezo , Heng Sophady , Yuduan Zhou , Simon Puaud , Antoine Zazzo , Olivier Tombret , Florent Détroit , Lisa Gollette , Christophe Griggo , Corentin Bochaton , Véronique Pois , Ngov Kosal , Hubert Forestier
{"title":"An integrative study of new environmental and cultural data from the Hoabinhian of Laang Spean Cave (Cambodia) including modern human remains","authors":"Valéry Zeitoun ,&nbsp;Antonio Pérez-Balarezo ,&nbsp;Heng Sophady ,&nbsp;Yuduan Zhou ,&nbsp;Simon Puaud ,&nbsp;Antoine Zazzo ,&nbsp;Olivier Tombret ,&nbsp;Florent Détroit ,&nbsp;Lisa Gollette ,&nbsp;Christophe Griggo ,&nbsp;Corentin Bochaton ,&nbsp;Véronique Pois ,&nbsp;Ngov Kosal ,&nbsp;Hubert Forestier","doi":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although the Hoabinhian culture is renowned for its unifacial pebble tools and its discovery dates back more than a century, only a handful of sites provide complete information on this period. The site of Laang Spean, in Cambodia, has recently been described as a burial cave for the Neolithic period, but it was previously known as an emblematic Hoabinhian site for Cambodia. More comprehensive studies indicate that it offers a wide window onto the settlement of the Hoabinhian between 12900 and 5000 cal BP. The archaeological layer of the Hoabinhian culture at Laang Spean include faunal, human and lithic remains that enrich our understanding of the environment and way of life of this ancient culture. The faunal assemblage, dominated by bovines, tortoises, molluscs, and cervids, reflects a diverse ecosystem and the adaptability of the Hoabinhian people. The presence of both humid and dry forest indicators, alongside significant wetland areas, suggests their ability to exploit a variety of habitats. The lithic assemblage, characterized by a lower representation of unifaces and greater use of split cobbles, reflects a continuity in basic lithic reduction strategies with minor diachronic changes in raw material selection and tool production, possibly reflecting technological adaptations and increased intensity of occupation. The discovery of human remains, though challenging to contextualize precisely, contributes to understanding settlement patterns and cultural links in prehistoric Southeast Asia. The new data allow for a deeper interpretation of the environmental adaptations and hunting strategies of the Hoabinhian people, including their responses to climatic changes, such as the end of the Younger Dryas. This enhanced knowledge significantly contributes to our comprehension of the environmental dynamics and subsistence practices in prehistoric Southeast Asia and underscores the necessity of reassessing key Hoabinhian sites with modern excavation and dating techniques.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101053,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Environments and Humans","volume":"2 5","pages":"Article 100020"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950236524000185/pdfft?md5=c047da8a137df3dcfae4f20f58380608&pid=1-s2.0-S2950236524000185-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141997253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Early hominins: Successful hunters, catchers, or scavengers? An agent-based model about hunting strategies in tropical grasslands 早期类人猿:成功的猎手、捕手还是食腐动物?基于代理的热带草原狩猎策略模型
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100019
Jan-Olaf Reschke , Susanne Krüger , Christine Hertler
{"title":"Early hominins: Successful hunters, catchers, or scavengers? An agent-based model about hunting strategies in tropical grasslands","authors":"Jan-Olaf Reschke ,&nbsp;Susanne Krüger ,&nbsp;Christine Hertler","doi":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We can see an increasing consumption of meat together with the corresponding behavioral adaptations in early hominins, such as <em>Homo erectus</em>. This new development was driven by one or more behavioral adaptations, such as a shift to a higher-quality diet, increased social interactions and/or changes in the life history strategies. The methods by which these hominins obtained meat—through scavenging the carcasses of large herbivores or hunting themselves—remain a topic of debate. They seem to have thrived in expanding grasslands, which offered few resources except for herds of large, gregarious mammals. In our study, we developed an agent-based model that simulates the behavior of a group of hunter-gatherers foraging in a reconstructed tropical grassland environment. The environmental parameters, including plant availability and prey population densities, are derived from the Serengeti National Park. In this model, agents gather or hunt various species either alone or as a group, using strategies early hominins may already have access to. The basic behavior and the implemented hunting strategies are based on data from recent hunter-gatherer societies living in tropical grasslands. Our model demonstrates how foragers may have thrived in tropical grasslands by either adopting fast hunting strategies, which often require access to sophisticated hunting tools, or by cooperating extensively, which would rely on an enhanced social structure to promote cooperative behavior. Our model can be used to study other scenarios by offering the option to change the environmental conditions and aspects of the agent behavior.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101053,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary Environments and Humans","volume":"2 5","pages":"Article 100019"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950236524000173/pdfft?md5=ba33baf8e5b36880818d64be30795e99&pid=1-s2.0-S2950236524000173-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141962302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The steady loss – Palynological investigation into the main triggers of changes in vegetation and pastoral activity during the Norse period in southern Greenland 稳定的损失--对格陵兰南部北欧时期植被和放牧活动变化的主要诱因的古生物学调查
Quaternary Environments and Humans Pub Date : 2024-07-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100018
Sascha Krüger , Tobias Schneider , Raymond S. Bradley , Isla S. Castañeda , Ingo Feeser , Christian Koch Madsen , Astrid Strunk , Boyang Zhao , Catherine Jessen
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