2025 June - 16 articles
Here we provide a brief reply to the comment by Fabrizio Marra on “The Lost MIS 11c Mammalian Fauna from Via dell’Impero (Rome, Italy)”. The comment deals with our omission of the citation of a paper reporting 40Ar/39Ar dating that,...
Palombo et al. provide a paleontological study of the large mammal remains recovered in the historical center of Rome and attempt to provide age constraints through a geochemical study on the pumice fragments adhering to the faunal remains.
Melissopalynology, the study of honey, is a flourishing area within palynological research [...]
The development of fluvial systems over long time scales is a complex interplay of tectonic, climatic, and lithological factors. The initiation and location of fluvial channels in the landscape is less well understood. Recently exposed surfaces provi...
This paper is a contribution to the ongoing debate on the nature and drivers of the abrupt environmental shift at the onset of the Younger Dryas. The goal of this study is to identify key parameters that characterize the Allerød–Younger...
The objective of this research is to conduct a spatial analysis of the functional Andean worldview of the Ankasmarka Archaeological Site, located in Calca, Peru. The preservation of cultural heritage in Latin America faces significant challenges that...
For many years, the temporal distribution of pigs in the Pleistocene of Europe drew little attention. This changed when, what became known as, the “suid gap” hypo-thesis was published. Subsequent publications added elements to this hypoth...
Loess–palaeosol sequences (LPSs) are continuous records of palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic conditions during the Quaternary. This study includes 17 LPS located in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula, irregularly distributed, associated with...
The architectural artefacts, materials, and techniques used for constructing shelters may share some common properties derived from the architectural culture that has evolved within the human species. This article examines the material features and s...
Climate change is most clearly reflected in vegetation, as it forms an integral and fundamental component of ecosystems that is sensitive to and governed by climatic changes [...]
Fossilized body parts of two cold-adapted ground beetle species, Elaphrus lapponicus and Diacheila polita, were identified from a deposit dated to the Late Glacial period in Hokkaido, Japan. The paleoenvironmental reconstruction presented here has be...
Preserved macro-botanical and charcoal remains collected from the Zhumucun site have revealed the paleodiet and agricultural production of a small settlement during the Liangzhu period. Further, they have also helped to reconstruct the landscape and...
Anemone altaica Fisch. ex C. A. Mey., a component of the tertiary boreo-nemoral vegetation complex, exhibits a disjunct distribution from European Russia to Central China. The Khamar-Daban Ridge, extending along Lake Baikal’s southern coast, ha...
Dental wear analyses of extinct animals offer key insights into their dietary preferences and in turn contribute substantially to palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, leading to more accurate interpretations about past ecosystems. This study employs...
Palynology deals with several topics closely linked to sustainability [...]
A comprehensive database of paleo vegetation from Kundala Lake, Kerala, was used for a palynological study in a 120 cm sedimentary profile from Kundala Lake (1700 mamsl), Palni Hills, to understand the climate and vegetation equilibrium during the la...
