Hervé Bocherens

When empirical data challenge entrenched interpretations: Revisiting the “hyaenid metanarrative” at Fuente Nueva 3 archaeological site (Orce, Granada, Spain)

José Yravedra, Lloyd A. Courtenay, Mario Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Juan Francisco Reinoso-Gordo et autres

Paleoenvironments of the late Middle Pleistocene Hualongdong, east-central China and their implications for the hominin evolution in eastern Asia

Jiao Ma, Hervé Bocherens, Haowen Tong, Shuwen Pei et autres

The late Middle Pleistocene (300–129 ka) was pivotal for understanding how paleoenvironmental and climatic changes shaped hominin adaptations. Hualongdong (331–275 ka) yields key human fossils, stone tools, and abundant mammalian remains, enabling detailed paleoecological analysis. Carbon isotopic data from mammalian tooth enamel …

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Ancient biomolecules suggest a learned foraging strategy in extinct cave bears

Ioana N. Meleg, Federica Alberti, Dorothée G. Drucker, Magdalena Năpăruş‐Aljančič et autres

Studying the behavioral ecology of long-extinct species is challenging due to the difficulty in measuring the behavioral phenotype and correlating this with genetic and environmental factors. However, a multidisciplinary approach integrating isotope analysis of diet and ancient DNA analysis of genetic relationships …

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Highly selective cannibalism in the Late Pleistocene of Northern Europe reveals Neandertals were targeted prey

Quentin Cosnefroy, Isabelle Crèvecoeur, Patrick Semal, Mateja Hajdinjak et autres

The Troisième caverne of Goyet has yielded the largest assemblage of Neandertal remains in Northern Europe with clear evidence of anthropogenic modifications. However, its skeletal fragmentation has long limited detailed morphological and behavioural study on the assemblage. In this study, we integrate …

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Coexistence, Extinction and Survival—The Evolutionary History of Bison Species in Western Eurasia

Bastien Llamas, Ayla L. van Loenen, Kieren J. Mitchell, Emilia Hofman‐Kamińska et autres

European bison (Bison bonasus) are one of the few European megafaunal species to survive the Late Pleistocene mass megafaunal extinction. Current conservation management efforts have proceeded in the absence of information about their evolutionary history, which has been obscured by recent severe …

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Earliest evidence of Neanderthal multifunctional bone tool production from cave lion (Panthera spelaea) remains

Grégory Abrams, Patrick Auguste, Stéphane Pirson, Isabelle De Groote et autres

Throughout history, humans have had a complex relationship with lions, both reverencing and fearing them. Interactions between Neanderthals and cave lions (Panthera spelaea) remain poorly documented due to the scarcity of direct evidence. This study examines the selective use of cave lion …

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Multifaceted analysis reveals diet and kinship of Late Pleistocene ‘Tumat Puppies’

Anne Kathrine Wiborg Runge, Jonas Niemann, Mietje Germonpré, Dorothée G. Drucker et autres

Abstract Distinguishing early domesticates from their wild progenitors presents a significant obstacle for understanding human-mediated effects in the past. The origin of dogs is particularly controversial because potential early dog remains often lack corroborating evidence that can provide secure links between proposed …

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New model for estimating trophic position in mammalian carnivores based on bone collagen individual amino acids nitrogen stable isotopes

Maciej T. Krajcarz, Magdalena Krajcarz, Rafał Kowalczyk, Peter Tung et autres

Trophic position, or the level occupied by an organism in the food chain, is a key characteristic for understanding its role in the recent or past ecosystem. Nitrogen stable isotopes in selected amino acids of bone collagen, in particular in the glutamate …

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Stable isotope ecology of Quaternary cervid and bovid species in Southeast Asia with implications for wildlife conservation

Sanober Shaikh, Hervé Bocherens, Kantapon Suraprasit

Southeast Asia, one of the major biodiversity hotspots, is experiencing substantial species loss, with predictions indicating that 13–85% of species are threatened to lose their original habitats. As herbivores play a crucial role in shaping the structure of environments and the ecosystem …

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Dietary preferences and collagen to collagen prey-predator trophic discrimination factors (Δ13C, Δ15N) in late Pleistocene cave hyena

Magdalena Krajcarz, Chris Baumann, Hervé Bocherens, Samantha Presslee et autres

Abstract The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) was an important large carnivore of Pleistocene ecosystems in Africa and Eurasia. Like its modern relatives, this obligate carnivore was adapted to crush and digest bones of its prey and absorb organic matter from bones more …

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The fog harvesting Namib Desert dune grass Stipagrostis sabulicola promotes niche building by modifying substrate and atmosphere conditions

Martin Ebner, Anita Roth‐Nebelsick, Hervé Bocherens, Felix Gschwender et autres

The fog harvesting grass Stipagrostis sabulicola is one of the few plants able to cope with the hostile conditions in dune fields of the hyper-arid Namib Desert. S. sabulicola tussocks modify the substrate and atmospheric conditions leading to the formation of fog …

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The Effect of Plant Food Treatment on Stable Isotopes and Their Relevance for Archaeological Studies: A Methodological Pilot Study

Chris Baumann, Cynthia Larbey, Martin Ebner, Hervé Bocherens et autres

Abstract Plants are a crucial part of the human diet, serving as a primary source of micronutrients, fiber, and carbohydrates, providing readily available energy. Beyond the consumption of cooked and raw edible plants, early humans also developed methods for plant processing for …

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