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Birds of a Feather: Neanderthal Exploitation of Raptors and Corvids
Finlayson, Clive; Brown, Kimberly; Blasco, Ruth; Rodríguez Vidal, Joaquín
(Public Library of Science, 2012-09)
The hypothesis that Neanderthals exploited birds for the use of their feathers or claws as personal ornaments in symbolic behaviour is revolutionary as it assigns unprecedented cognitive abilities to these hominins. This ... -
Earliest evidence of pollution by heavy metals in archaeological sites
Monge Gómez, Guadalupe; Jiménez Espejo, Francisco J.; García Alix, Antonio; Martínez Ruiz, Francisca; Mattielli, Nadine; Finlayson, Clive; Ohkouchi, Naohiko; Cortés Sánchez, Miguel; Bermúdez de Castro, Jose María; Blasco, Ruth; Rosell, Jordi; Carrión García, José Sebastián; Rodríguez Vidal, Joaquín; Finlayson, Geraldine (Nature Publishing Group, 2015)
Homo species were exposed to a new biogeochemical environment when they began to occupy caves. Here we report the first evidence of palaeopollution through geochemical analyses of heavy metals in four renowned archaeological ... -
The earliest pigeon fanciers
Blasco, Ruth; Finlayson, Clive; Rosell, Jordi; Sánchez Marco, Antonio; Finlayson, Stewart; Finlayson, Geraldine; Negro, Juan José; Giles Pacheco, Francisco; Rodríguez Vidal, Joaquín (Nature Publishing Group, 2014-08)
Feral Pigeons have colonised all corners of the Earth, having developed a close association with humans and their activities. The wild ancestor of the Feral Pigeon, the Rock Dove, is a species of rocky habitats, ...
