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From the First Farmers to the Spanish Empire: 4000 years of animal and plant introductions to the Philippine Archipelago
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From the First Farmers to the Spanish Empire: 4000 years of animal and plant introductions to the Philippine Archipelago

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 by Noel Amano

The Philippine Archipelago is home to some of the world’s richest biodiversity, including some 20,000 plant and animal species found nowhere else in the world.…

Project ISLANDER Funded! 2020-2021
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Project ISLANDER Funded! 2020-2021

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 by S. Yoshi Maezumi

ISLANDER: Island Sustainability: the Legacy of Anthropogenic and Natural Disturbance on Ecological Resources

Human history revealed through Amazonian tree rings
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Human history revealed through Amazonian tree rings

Posted on June 18, 2020June 22, 2020 by Patrick Roberts

New study led by PhD student Victor Caetano Andrade of the Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History shows that…

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RobertPatalanoRobert Patalano@RobertPatalano·
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For #FossilFriday and the recent paper on the Ewass Oldupa site of western Oldupai Gorge, here's the maxilla and lower face of Homo habilis (OH 65), found 350m southwest of Ewass Oldupa by Blumenschine, et al., 2003. Photos by Lisa Tillotson & @olduvaigorgeSDS.

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MPI_SHHMPI-SHH Jena@MPI_SHH·
7 Jan

The new discovery of the oldest archaeological site in the world-famous Olduvai (Oldupai) Gorge shows that roughly 2 million years ago, the oldest hominins in the 'Cradle of Humankind' had the skills and tools needed to cope with ecological change. https://www.shh.mpg.de/1935810/petraglia-oldupai-gorge?c=1935799

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MariaSotoQMaríaSoto@MariaSotoQ·
7 Jan

Hominins in Tanzania exploited diverse ecosystems 2 million years ago https://iphesnews.wordpress.com/2021/01/07/hominins-in-tanzania-exploited-diverse-ecosystems-2-million-years-ago/ a través de @iphes

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huw_groucuttHuw Groucutt@huw_groucutt·
7 Jan

Fascinating to see the evolving ability of hominins to respond to extreme events. https://twitter.com/MPI_SHH/status/1347123254503337984

MPI-SHH Jena@MPI_SHH

The new discovery of the oldest archaeological site in the world-famous Olduvai (Oldupai) Gorge shows that roughly 2 million years ago, the oldest hominins in the 'Cradle of Humankind' had the skills and tools needed to cope with ecological change. https://www.shh.mpg.de/1935810/petraglia-oldupai-gorge?c=1935799

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favreau_julienJulien Favreau@favreau_julien·
7 Jan

How far were stone tools transported in the Oldowan? Check out the photo or read our new article “Earliest Olduvai hominins exploited unstable environments ~ 2 million years ago” to find out along with much much more! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20176-2

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