Space is an ineluctable reference dimension in Palaeolithic research for monitoring site formation and modification processes. Quantitative, hypothesis-driven analyses of spatial patterns are paramount to understand the ...

In der vorliegenden Dissertation "Biometrische Untersuchungen des Stylopodiums, Zygopodiums und Metapodiums pleistozäner Ursiden im Hinblick auf die Evolution des Höhlenbären und die Klassifizierung des Fundmaterials ...

In many countries and fables, characteristics such as "smart" and "sly" as well as other human-like behavior have been attributed to foxes for a long time. However, is it also smart and sly to invoke foxes to prove human ...

Over the past decade, the broader application of palaeoproteomics, particularly Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS), has led to the discovery of new hominin fossils across various Palaeolithic sites. ZooMS, with ...

A fundamental climate transformation commenced at the onset of the Quaternary period, where the recurring glacial and interglacial cycles became progressively extreme, leading to a major build-up of global ice volume towards ...

Miozänen Sedimente bedecken weite Bereiche Eurasiens und auch Süddeutschlands. Dennoch ist ein umfassender Einblick in fossile Ökosysteme aus dieser Zeit, abgesehen von sedimentologischen Untersuchungen, nur selten möglich. ...

In plants, water and carbon dioxide molecules are transported either in liquid or gaseous state: From the roots to the leaves water flows as a liquid. Between leaves and atmosphere water and carbon dioxide are exchanged ...