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@RadicalAnthro@c.im  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Modeling #Neanderthal and #Hsapiens interactions in #Iberia, Middle/Upper Palaeolithic transition

#archaeology #genetics

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0339184

Pathways at the Iberian crossroads: Dynamic modeling of the middle–upper paleolithic transition

Archaeological and genomic data provide essential yet static insights into human expansion, offering limited understanding of the underlying dynamic processes. As a complementary alternative, we present a high-resolution model of population dynamics and apply it to reconstructing the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic Transition (MUPT) in Iberia. Through ensemble simulation, we examine Neanderthal (NEA) persistence, modern human (AMH) arrival, and possible interbreeding. The model maps population networks, mobility, and interactions, showing NEAs were confined mainly in coastal refugia and already declining when AMHs arrived. Heinrich Event 5 likely accelerated NEA extinction through climate stress and demographic collapse. AMHs expanded rapidly into Cantabria, overlapping with NEAs and allowing for possibly 2–6% admixture. New dispersal corridors are predicted, showing AMHs moved along the Atlantic coast from southern France into Cantabria, then inland via the Duero Route into Portugal and central Mesetas. By linking climate, demography, and culture, our dynamic model offers a broader explanatory framework that enhances the interpretive power of archaeological and genomic records.
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@RadicalAnthro@c.im  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

Nice discussion under this posting of the #Neanderthal 'fat factories' at Neumark-Nord125 Kya

These constraints also apply for African end-of-dry season conditions when lack of carbs and fats, and would have been critical for last phase of brain size increase in our speciation

#rabbitstarvation #proteintoxicity #huntergatherers

https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/114833341747245629

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Radical Anthropology
Radical Anthropology
@RadicalAnthro@c.im  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

Nice discussion under this posting of the #Neanderthal 'fat factories' at Neumark-Nord125 Kya

These constraints also apply for African end-of-dry season conditions when lack of carbs and fats, and would have been critical for last phase of brain size increase in our speciation

#rabbitstarvation #proteintoxicity #huntergatherers

https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/114833341747245629

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