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An overview of the latest research outputs from the global tropics. Please get in touch with us if you are interested in adding a summary of your latest research news to Pantropica.

Multidisciplinary research reveals prehistoric human management of a resilient tropical forest-mangrove landscape in Vietnam
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Multidisciplinary research reveals prehistoric human management of a resilient tropical forest-mangrove landscape in Vietnam

Posted on July 28, 2020July 29, 2020 by Rachael Holmes

Southeast Asia harbours the world’s most diverse and extensive mangroves, and northern Vietnam hosts a large proportion of the region’s mangrove plants. These habitats can…

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.…

Revisiting the Milpa Cycle and the Myth of Mayan Collapse in Anabel Ford’s “The Maya Forest”
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Revisiting the Milpa Cycle and the Myth of Mayan Collapse in Anabel Ford’s “The Maya Forest”

Posted on June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 by Maximillian Findley

The Collapse of the Classic Maya, like the collapse of Rapa Nui’s society, has almost become a byword for environmental degradation. The theory, rapidly summarized,…

Genomic history and ecology of the geographic spread of rice
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Genomic history and ecology of the geographic spread of rice

Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 by Robert Patalano

Recent research published by Gutaker et al. in Nature Plants reconstructs the history of rice dispersal in Asia using whole-genome sequences of more than 1,400…

Discovery of Oldest Bow and Arrow Technology in Eurasia
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Discovery of Oldest Bow and Arrow Technology in Eurasia

Posted on June 19, 2020June 22, 2020 by Patrick Roberts

New archaeological research demonstrates earliest projectile technology in the tropical rainforests of Sri Lanka The origins of human innovation have traditionally been sought in the…

New Book: ‘Tropical Forests in Prehistory, History, and Modernity’
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New Book: ‘Tropical Forests in Prehistory, History, and Modernity’

Posted on June 19, 2020June 22, 2020 by Patrick Roberts

In popular discourse, tropical forests are synonymous with ‘nature’ and ‘wilderness’, battlegrounds between apparently pristine floral, faunal, and human communities, and the unrelenting industrial and…

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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

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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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