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2026

Journal Article

Past rapid spread of introduced livestock coincided with vegetation clearance on Madagascar

Hixon, Sean, Phelps, Leanne, Rakotozafy, Lucien, Crossland, Zoe, Prendergast, Mary E., Radimilahy, Chantal, Wright, Henry, Amano, Noel, Boivin, Nicole, Crowther, Alison, Douglass, Kristina, Garbaras, Andrius, George, Richard, Husges, Sophia W., Janzen, Anneke, Kennett, Douglas J., Randrianatoandro, Heritiana, Schirmer, Stefanie, Steinhof, Axel and Fernandes, Ricardo (2026). Past rapid spread of introduced livestock coincided with vegetation clearance on Madagascar. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 293 (2079) 20260668. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2026.0668

Past rapid spread of introduced livestock coincided with vegetation clearance on Madagascar

2026

Journal Article

The late Quaternary crocodylian record from Australasia

Ristevski, Jorgo, Louys, Julien, O’Connor, Sue, Yates, Adam M., Husdell, Molly, Price, Gilbert J., Ulm, Sean, McNiven, Ian J., Salisbury, Steven W. and Boivin, Nicole (2026). The late Quaternary crocodylian record from Australasia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 207 (1) zlag065. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag065

The late Quaternary crocodylian record from Australasia

2026

Journal Article

Cave morphology and human-mediated sediment deposition: Late Pleistocene to Holocene evolution of the cave floor at Panga ya Saidi, coastal Kenya

Miller, Jennifer M., Shipton, Ceri, Kourampas, Nikos, Parés, Josep M., Vonhof, Hubert, Shoaee, Mohammad Javad, Cueva-Temprana, Arturo, Harding, Makayla, Crowther, Alison, Jurkenas, Dovydas, Mutoro, Doreen, Cerassoni, Jacopo Niccolò, Fernandes, Ricardo, Maroma, Christine, Ndiema, Emmanuel, Boivin, Nicole and Petraglia, Michael D. (2026). Cave morphology and human-mediated sediment deposition: Late Pleistocene to Holocene evolution of the cave floor at Panga ya Saidi, coastal Kenya. PLoS One, 21 (5 May) e0347491, 1-24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0347491

Cave morphology and human-mediated sediment deposition: Late Pleistocene to Holocene evolution of the cave floor at Panga ya Saidi, coastal Kenya

2026

Journal Article

Food and identity (re)creation in migrant communities: applying ZooMS to highly fragmented faunal remains from an historical Queensland gold mining town, Ravenswood

Cheeseman, Marc, Lambourne, Mary-Louise, Peters, Carli, Amano, Noel, Boivin, Nicole and Manne, Tiina (2026). Food and identity (re)creation in migrant communities: applying ZooMS to highly fragmented faunal remains from an historical Queensland gold mining town, Ravenswood. Journal of Archaeological Science, 190 106565, 106565. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2026.106565

Food and identity (re)creation in migrant communities: applying ZooMS to highly fragmented faunal remains from an historical Queensland gold mining town, Ravenswood

2025

Journal Article

Correction to: Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (2068), 10.1038/s41467-020-15969-4)

Roberts, Patrick, Louys, Julien, Zech, Jana, Shipton, Ceri, Kealy, Shimona, Carro, Sofia Samper, Hawkins, Stuart, Boulanger, Clara, Marzo, Sara, Fiedler, Bianca, Boivin, Nicole, Mahirta, Aplin, Ken and OʼConnor, Sue (2025). Correction to: Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (2068), 10.1038/s41467-020-15969-4). Nature Communications, 16 (1) 1993, 1-1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57105-0

Correction to: Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (2068), 10.1038/s41467-020-15969-4)

2025

Journal Article

On-site plant-wax biomarker analysis for assessing soil-organic-microbial degradation in archaeological contexts: A case study from Southern India

Jha, Gopesh, Vyas, Varun, Jha, Deepak Kumar, Patalano, Robert, Paladugu, Roshan, Ilgner, Jana, Boivin, Nicole, Raj, Rachna, Krishnan, K., Roberts, Patrick and Petraglia, Michael (2025). On-site plant-wax biomarker analysis for assessing soil-organic-microbial degradation in archaeological contexts: A case study from Southern India. iScience, 28 (11) 113656, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113656

On-site plant-wax biomarker analysis for assessing soil-organic-microbial degradation in archaeological contexts: A case study from Southern India

2025

Journal Article

Novel archaeological and palaeontological findings in cave and palaeoriver landscapes of inland northeast Arabia

Groucutt, Huw S., Stewart, Mathew, Al-Jibreen, Faisal, Al-Qahtani, Mesfer, Al-Shanti, Mahmoud, Andrieux, Eric, Blinkhorn, James, Boivin, Nicole, Breeze, Paul S., Drake, Nick, Memesh, Abdullah, Mufarreh, Yahya, Price, Gilbert, Scerri, Eleanor M. L., Vanwezer, Nils, Vonhof, Hubert, Zalmout, Iyad, Alsharekh, Abdullah M. and Petraglia, Michael D. (2025). Novel archaeological and palaeontological findings in cave and palaeoriver landscapes of inland northeast Arabia. PLOS ONE, 20 (11) e0337005, 1-28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0337005

Novel archaeological and palaeontological findings in cave and palaeoriver landscapes of inland northeast Arabia

2025

Journal Article

Homo erectus technological behaviors during the Middle Pleistocene Transition: Engaji Nanyori, Oldupai Gorge

Cueva-Temprana, Arturo, Soto, María, Akuku, Pamela, Hernando, Raquel, Clarke, Siobhán, Favreau, Julien, Magohe, Stephen, Mohamed, Abdallah, Mwambwiga, Aloyce, Boivin, Nicole, Petraglia, Michael and Mercader, Julio (2025). Homo erectus technological behaviors during the Middle Pleistocene Transition: Engaji Nanyori, Oldupai Gorge. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 17 (9) 183, 1-25. doi: 10.1007/s12520-025-02285-5

Homo erectus technological behaviors during the Middle Pleistocene Transition: Engaji Nanyori, Oldupai Gorge

2025

Journal Article

Cultural, economic, and settlement shifts over the last 9,000 years at Kakapel Rockshelter, Western Kenya

Goldstein, Steven T., Mueller, Natalie G., Finestone, Emma, Sawchuk, Elizabeth A., Juengst, Sara, Otwani, Anthony Odera, Miller, Jennifer M., Langley, Michelle C., Fernandes, Ricardo, Steinhof, Axel, Iminjili, Victor, Chepkorir, Christine, Janzen, Anneke, Ogola, Christine, Ndiema, Emmanuel, Petraglia, Michael and Boivin, Nicole (2025). Cultural, economic, and settlement shifts over the last 9,000 years at Kakapel Rockshelter, Western Kenya. PLOS ONE, 20 (8) e0328805, e0328805. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0328805

Cultural, economic, and settlement shifts over the last 9,000 years at Kakapel Rockshelter, Western Kenya

2025

Journal Article

A dataset of scientific dates from archaeological sites in eastern Africa spanning 5000 BCE to 1800 CE

Iminjili, Victor, Crowther, Alison, Fisher, Michael T., Kay, Andrea, Roberts, Patrick, Goldstein, Steve, Boivin, Nicole and Fernandes, Ricardo (2025). A dataset of scientific dates from archaeological sites in eastern Africa spanning 5000 BCE to 1800 CE. Scientific Data, 12 (1) 801, 1-25. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-05138-x

A dataset of scientific dates from archaeological sites in eastern Africa spanning 5000 BCE to 1800 CE

2025

Journal Article

Recurrent humid phases in Arabia over the past 8 million years

Markowska, Monika, Vonhof, Hubert B., Groucutt, Huw S., Breeze, Paul S., Drake, Nick, Stewart, Mathew, Albert, Richard, Andrieux, Eric, Blinkhorn, James, Boivin, Nicole, Budsky, Alexander, Clark-Wilson, Richard, Fleitmann, Dominik, Gerdes, Axel, Martin, Ashley N., Martínez-García, Alfredo, Nicholson, Samuel L., Price, Gilbert J., Scerri, Eleanor M. L., Scholz, Denis, Vanwezer, Nils, Weber, Michael, Alsharekh, Abdullah M., Al Omari, Abdul Aziz, Al-Mufarreh, Yahya S. A., Al-Jibreen, Faisal, Alqahtani, Mesfer, Al-Shanti, Mahmoud, Zalmout, Iyad ... Haug, Gerald H. (2025). Recurrent humid phases in Arabia over the past 8 million years. Nature, 640 (8060) 106112, 954-961. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-08859-6

Recurrent humid phases in Arabia over the past 8 million years

2025

Journal Article

Seasonally resolved stratigraphy at Jwalapuram India shows regional surface warming after the Toba volcanic super-eruption

Jha, Gopesh, Costa, Mafalda, Tsoupra, Anna, Dias, Cristina Barrocas, Kwiecien, Ola, Longman, Jack, Breitenbach, Sebastian F.M., Ditchfield, Peter, Jha, Deepak Kumar, Rudd, Rachel, Anil, Devara, Paladugu, Roshan, Shree, Sindu, Achyuthan, Hema, Raj, Rachna, Krishnan, K., Boivin, Nicole, Roberts, Patrick and Petraglia, Michael (2025). Seasonally resolved stratigraphy at Jwalapuram India shows regional surface warming after the Toba volcanic super-eruption. PNAS Nexus, 4 (4) pgaf109, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf109

Seasonally resolved stratigraphy at Jwalapuram India shows regional surface warming after the Toba volcanic super-eruption

2025

Journal Article

Long-term human influence on the demography and genetic diversity of the hyperdominant Bertholletia excelsa in the Amazon Basin

Wang, Hua, Caetano-Andrade, Victor, Boivin, Nicole, Clement, Charles R., Ayala, Wellyngton Espindola, Melinski, Ramiro Dario, da Silva Costa, Francislaide, Weigel, Detlef and Roberts, Patrick (2025). Long-term human influence on the demography and genetic diversity of the hyperdominant Bertholletia excelsa in the Amazon Basin. Current Biology, 35 (3), 629-639.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.12.023

Long-term human influence on the demography and genetic diversity of the hyperdominant Bertholletia excelsa in the Amazon Basin

2025

Journal Article

Homo erectus adapted to steppe-desert climate extremes one million years ago

Mercader, Julio, Akuku, Pamela, Boivin, Nicole, Camacho, Alfredo, Carter, Tristan, Clarke, Siobhan, Cueva Temprana, Arturo, Favreau, Julien, Galloway, Jennifer, Hernando, Raquel, Huang, Haiping, Hubbard, Stephen, Kaplan, Jed O., Larter, Steve, Magohe, Stephen, Mohamed, Abdallah, Mwambwiga, Aloyce, Oladele, Ayoola, Petraglia, Michael, Roberts, Patrick, Saladie, Palmira, Shikoni, Abel, Silva, Renzo, Soto, Maria, Stricklin, Dominica, Mekonnen, Degsew Z., Zhao, Wenran and Durkin, Paul (2025). Homo erectus adapted to steppe-desert climate extremes one million years ago. Communications Earth and Environment, 6 (1) 1, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s43247-024-01919-1

Homo erectus adapted to steppe-desert climate extremes one million years ago

2025

Journal Article

The North American repository for archaeological isotopes

Billings, Traci N., Scott, Erin, Cocozza, Carlo, Hixon, Sean, Boivin, Nicole, Roberts, Patrick, Spengler, Robert N. and Fernandes, Ricardo (2025). The North American repository for archaeological isotopes. Scientific Data, 12 (1) 50, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-04175-2

The North American repository for archaeological isotopes

2024

Journal Article

Archaeological and molecular evidence for ancient chickens in Central Asia

Peters, Carli, Richter, Kristine K., Wilkin, Shevan, Stark, Sören, Mir-Makhamad, Basira, Fernandes, Ricardo, Maksudov, Farhod, Mirzaakhmedov, Sirojidin, Rahmonov, Husniddin, Schirmer, Stefanie, Ashastina, Kseniia, Begmatov, Alisher, Frachetti, Michael, Kurbanov, Sharof, Shenkar, Michael, Hermes, Taylor, Kidd, Fiona, Omelchenko, Andrey, Huber, Barbara, Boivin, Nicole, Wang, Shujing, Lurje, Pavel, von Baeyer, Madelynn, Dal Martello, Rita and Spengler, Robert N. (2024). Archaeological and molecular evidence for ancient chickens in Central Asia. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 2697, 2697. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46093-2

Archaeological and molecular evidence for ancient chickens in Central Asia

2024

Journal Article

Early Sri Lankan coastal site tracks technological change and estuarine resource exploitation over the last ca. 25,000 years

Amano, Noel, Faulkner, Patrick, Wedage, Oshan, Clarkson, Chris, Amila, Dambara, del Val, Miren, Jurkenas, Dovydas, Kapukotuwa, Alexander, López, Gloria I., Pares, Josep, Pathmalal, M. M., Smith, Tam, Wright, Martin, Roberts, Patrick, Petraglia, Michael and Boivin, Nicole (2024). Early Sri Lankan coastal site tracks technological change and estuarine resource exploitation over the last ca. 25,000 years. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 26693, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-77504-5

Early Sri Lankan coastal site tracks technological change and estuarine resource exploitation over the last ca. 25,000 years

2024

Journal Article

Climate and cultural evolution drove Holocene cropland change in the Huai River Valley, China

Yu, Yanyan, Wu, Haibin, Zhang, Wenchao, Boivin, Nicole, Yu, Jie, Zhang, Juzhong, Zhou, Xin, Luo, Wuhong, Deng, Chenglong, Ge, Junyi and Guo, Zhengtang (2024). Climate and cultural evolution drove Holocene cropland change in the Huai River Valley, China. Iscience, 27 (10) 110841, 110841. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110841

Climate and cultural evolution drove Holocene cropland change in the Huai River Valley, China

2024

Journal Article

Early agriculture and crop transitions at Kakapel Rockshelter in the Lake Victoria region of eastern Africa

Goldstein, Steven T., Mueller, Natalie G., Janzen, Anneke, Ogola, Christine, Dal Martello, Rita, Fernandes, Ricardo, Li, Sophia, Iminjili, Victor, Juengst, Sara, Odera Otwani, Anthony, Sawchuk, Elizabeth A., Wang, Ke, Ndiema, Emmanuel and Boivin, Nicole (2024). Early agriculture and crop transitions at Kakapel Rockshelter in the Lake Victoria region of eastern Africa. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 291 (2026) 20232747, 20232747. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2747

Early agriculture and crop transitions at Kakapel Rockshelter in the Lake Victoria region of eastern Africa

2024

Journal Article

First evidence for human occupation of a lava tube in Arabia: The archaeology of Umm Jirsan Cave and its surroundings, northern Saudi Arabia

Stewart, Mathew, Andrieux, Eric, Blinkhorn, James, Guagnin, Maria, Fernandes, Ricardo, Vanwezer, Nils, Hatton, Amy, Alqahtani, Mesfer, Zalmout, Iyad, Clark-Wilson, Richard, Al-Mufarreh, Yahya S. A., Al-Shanti, Mahmoud, Zahrani, Badr, Al Omari, Abdulaziz, Al-Jibreen, Faisal, Alsharekh, Abdullah M., Scerri, Eleanor M. L., Boivin, Nicole, Petraglia, Michael D. and Groucutt, Huw S. (2024). First evidence for human occupation of a lava tube in Arabia: The archaeology of Umm Jirsan Cave and its surroundings, northern Saudi Arabia. PLoS One, 19 (4) e0299292, e0299292. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299292

First evidence for human occupation of a lava tube in Arabia: The archaeology of Umm Jirsan Cave and its surroundings, northern Saudi Arabia