A Mateos
Biographic Data
| ID | 54583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Mateos |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Mateos |
| SIGNATURE | MATEOS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0676-9836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 145 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Revisiting hominin scavenging through the lens of optimal foraging theory
Evaluating the human capacity of carrying loads without costs
Let's Play at Digging
Extractive foraging tasks, such as digging, are broadly practiced among hunter-gatherer populations in different ecological conditions. Despite tuber-gathering tasks being widely practiced by children and adolescents, little research has focused on the physical traits associated with digging ability. Here, we assess how age and energetic expenditure affect the performance of this extractive task. Using an experimental approach, the energetic cost…
Sex‐specific differences in somatic investment and strategies of physical activity among Portuguese schoolchildren
OBJECTIVES: Physical activity (PA) is required for healthy growth, development, and maturation and plays an important role in the prevention of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence. Sex-differences in PA levels are well documented, with boys spending more time in PA, especially in moderate-to-vigorous activities. Following the Life History Theory, our aim is to study if PA affects the fat tissues increases during childhood and juve…
Shivering in the Pleistocene. Human adaptations to cold exposure in Western Europe from MIS 14 to MIS 11
Gathering Is Not Only for Girls
Locomotor Economy and Foraging Ecology in Hominins
The ratio of net energy gained over time expended while foraging (Net Rate of Energy Gain or NREG) or the ratio of net energy gained over energy expended (Foraging Energy Efficiency or FEE) are commonly used measures of foraging success in modern and ancient hunter-gatherers. This work addresses how and to what extent somatic proportions may influence energy gain during foraging trips. An experimental study was carried out on a sample of 46 subje…
No sex differences in the economy of load‐carriage
OBJECTIVES: Load transport activities are of vital importance to current foragers for daily subsistence tasks; thus, it has been suggested that these practices have transformed physical and behavioral characteristics through human evolution. Together with the procurement targets and strategies, the transportation of resources acquired while foraging is strongly influenced by the sex of the foragers. In hunter-gatherer societies, women, despite th…
Body composition helps
We propose that their larger percentage of passive body tissues is the reason why pregnant females expend less energy than nonpregnant females of similar BM, without changing the scaling of EE on BM. Thus, pregnancy could not be as energetically constraining as usually assumed, with important consequences for human reproductive ecology
State of the Art in Paleoenvironment Mapping for Modeling Applications in Archeology—Summary, Conclusions, and Future Directions from the PaleoMaps Workshop
In this report, we present the contributions, outcomes, ideas, discussions and conclusions obtained at the PaleoMaps Workshop 2019, that took place at the Institute of Geography of the University of Cologne on 23 and 24 September 2019. The twofold aim of the workshop was: (1) to provide an overview of approaches and methods that are presently used to incorporate paleoenvironmental information in human–environment interaction modeling applications…
Evidence of congenital block vertebra in Pleistocene Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus) from Cueva de Guantes (Palencia, Spain)
Does optimal foraging theory explain the behavior of the oldest human cannibals
Cannibalism is an old and widespread human practice; however, the causes and meaning of consuming other humans are still hotly debated. Several explanations are possible for cannibalistic behavior, ranging from social and cultural motivations to purely nutritional causes. In this study, we analyze the oldest known case of cannibalism to date in the framework of the Optimal Foraging Theory (OFT). The fossil assemblage from the TD6.2 unit of the Gr…
Energy Cost of Stone Knapping
Carrying capacity, carnivoran richness and hominin survival in Europe
Energetic cost of walking in fossil hominins
OBJECTIVE: Many biomechanical studies consistently show that a broader pelvis increases the reaction forces and bending moments across the femoral shaft, increasing the energetic costs of unloaded locomotion. However, a biomechanical model does not provide the real amount of metabolic energy expended in walking. The aim of this study is to test the influence of pelvis breadth on locomotion cost and to evaluate the locomotion efficiency of extinct…
Efficiency of gathering and its archaeological implications for an European Early Palaeolithic population
A parametrical model to describe a stable and stationary age structure for fossil populations
Carnivores and humans during the Early and Middle Pleistocene at Sierra de Atapuerca
Measuring intraguild competition from faunal assemblages to compare environmental conditions among paleocommunities
Shorter arms count
Modelling human presence and environmental dynamics during the Mid-Pleistocene Revolution
Exploring paleo food-webs in the European Early and Middle Pleistocene
How rare was human presence in Europe during the Early Pleistocene
Neandertal growth
Longstanding biogeographic patterns and the dispersal of early Homo out of Africa and into Europe
Longstanding biogeographic patterns and the dispersal of early Homo out of Africa and into Europe
Energy Cost of Stone Knapping
Carrying capacity, carnivoran richness and hominin survival in Europe
Efficiency of gathering and its archaeological implications for an European Early Palaeolithic population
Exploring paleo food-webs in the European Early and Middle Pleistocene
Carnivores and humans during the Early and Middle Pleistocene at Sierra de Atapuerca
Shorter arms count
Measuring intraguild competition from faunal assemblages to compare environmental conditions among paleocommunities
Modelling human presence and environmental dynamics during the Mid-Pleistocene Revolution
Shivering in the Pleistocene. Human adaptations to cold exposure in Western Europe from MIS 14 to MIS 11
Does optimal foraging theory explain the behavior of the oldest human cannibals
Cannibalism is an old and widespread human practice; however, the causes and meaning of consuming other humans are still hotly debated. Several explanations are possible for cannibalistic behavior, ranging from social and cultural motivations to purely nutritional causes. In this study, we analyze the oldest known case of cannibalism to date in the framework of the Optimal Foraging Theory (OFT). The fossil assemblage from the TD6.2 unit of the Gr…
Locomotor Economy and Foraging Ecology in Hominins
The ratio of net energy gained over time expended while foraging (Net Rate of Energy Gain or NREG) or the ratio of net energy gained over energy expended (Foraging Energy Efficiency or FEE) are commonly used measures of foraging success in modern and ancient hunter-gatherers. This work addresses how and to what extent somatic proportions may influence energy gain during foraging trips. An experimental study was carried out on a sample of 46 subje…
A parametrical model to describe a stable and stationary age structure for fossil populations
Neandertal growth
Gathering Is Not Only for Girls
Energetic cost of walking in fossil hominins
OBJECTIVE: Many biomechanical studies consistently show that a broader pelvis increases the reaction forces and bending moments across the femoral shaft, increasing the energetic costs of unloaded locomotion. However, a biomechanical model does not provide the real amount of metabolic energy expended in walking. The aim of this study is to test the influence of pelvis breadth on locomotion cost and to evaluate the locomotion efficiency of extinct…
How rare was human presence in Europe during the Early Pleistocene
Revisiting hominin scavenging through the lens of optimal foraging theory
El consumo de grasa en el Paleolítico Superior
Se analizan las respuestas adaptativas de los grupos humanos del final del Pleistoceno ante los periodos de escasez alimentaria y se esbozan los rasgos básicos de los patrones paleoeconómicos de subsistencia, caracterizando las líneas de aprovechamiento a través de la fracturación de restos óseos concretos. Se parte del conocimiento de los ciclos biológicos de algunos taxones de ungulados para observar e inferir las estrategias de consumo aliment…
El consumo de grasa en el Paleolítico Superior
Se analizan las respuestas adaptativas de los grupos humanos del final del Pleistoceno ante los periodos de escasez alimentaria y se esbozan los rasgos básicos de los patrones paleoeconómicos de subsistencia, caracterizando las líneas de aprovechamiento a través de la fracturación de restos óseos concretos. Se parte del conocimiento de los ciclos biológicos de algunos taxones de ungulados para observar e inferir las estrategias de consumo aliment…
Apuntes sobre estacionalidad y subsistencia de los grupos humanos del Cantábrico occidental en torno al 13000 bp
Las paleocomunidades del Pleistoceno final desarrollaron unas respuestas de adaptación al entorno para paliar alguna de sus constricciones ambientales. Una de ellas, en lo que a técnicas de caza se refiere, era la selección diferencial de algunos individuos bien por edad o sexo. En este estudio se analizan las posibles edades de muerte estimadas a partir de las mandíbulas y el procesado antrópico de las mismas por parte de los grupos humanos que …
Longstanding biogeographic patterns and the dispersal of early Homo out of Africa and into Europe
How rare was human presence in Europe during the Early Pleistocene
Neandertal growth
Shorter arms count
Modelling human presence and environmental dynamics during the Mid-Pleistocene Revolution
Exploring paleo food-webs in the European Early and Middle Pleistocene
A parametrical model to describe a stable and stationary age structure for fossil populations
Carnivores and humans during the Early and Middle Pleistocene at Sierra de Atapuerca
Measuring intraguild competition from faunal assemblages to compare environmental conditions among paleocommunities
Energetic cost of walking in fossil hominins
OBJECTIVE: Many biomechanical studies consistently show that a broader pelvis increases the reaction forces and bending moments across the femoral shaft, increasing the energetic costs of unloaded locomotion. However, a biomechanical model does not provide the real amount of metabolic energy expended in walking. The aim of this study is to test the influence of pelvis breadth on locomotion cost and to evaluate the locomotion efficiency of extinct…
Efficiency of gathering and its archaeological implications for an European Early Palaeolithic population
Energy Cost of Stone Knapping
Carrying capacity, carnivoran richness and hominin survival in Europe
Evidence of congenital block vertebra in Pleistocene Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus) from Cueva de Guantes (Palencia, Spain)
Does optimal foraging theory explain the behavior of the oldest human cannibals
Cannibalism is an old and widespread human practice; however, the causes and meaning of consuming other humans are still hotly debated. Several explanations are possible for cannibalistic behavior, ranging from social and cultural motivations to purely nutritional causes. In this study, we analyze the oldest known case of cannibalism to date in the framework of the Optimal Foraging Theory (OFT). The fossil assemblage from the TD6.2 unit of the Gr…
No sex differences in the economy of load‐carriage
OBJECTIVES: Load transport activities are of vital importance to current foragers for daily subsistence tasks; thus, it has been suggested that these practices have transformed physical and behavioral characteristics through human evolution. Together with the procurement targets and strategies, the transportation of resources acquired while foraging is strongly influenced by the sex of the foragers. In hunter-gatherer societies, women, despite th…
Body composition helps
We propose that their larger percentage of passive body tissues is the reason why pregnant females expend less energy than nonpregnant females of similar BM, without changing the scaling of EE on BM. Thus, pregnancy could not be as energetically constraining as usually assumed, with important consequences for human reproductive ecology
State of the Art in Paleoenvironment Mapping for Modeling Applications in Archeology—Summary, Conclusions, and Future Directions from the PaleoMaps Workshop
In this report, we present the contributions, outcomes, ideas, discussions and conclusions obtained at the PaleoMaps Workshop 2019, that took place at the Institute of Geography of the University of Cologne on 23 and 24 September 2019. The twofold aim of the workshop was: (1) to provide an overview of approaches and methods that are presently used to incorporate paleoenvironmental information in human–environment interaction modeling applications…
Sex‐specific differences in somatic investment and strategies of physical activity among Portuguese schoolchildren
OBJECTIVES: Physical activity (PA) is required for healthy growth, development, and maturation and plays an important role in the prevention of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence. Sex-differences in PA levels are well documented, with boys spending more time in PA, especially in moderate-to-vigorous activities. Following the Life History Theory, our aim is to study if PA affects the fat tissues increases during childhood and juve…
Shivering in the Pleistocene. Human adaptations to cold exposure in Western Europe from MIS 14 to MIS 11
Gathering Is Not Only for Girls
Locomotor Economy and Foraging Ecology in Hominins
The ratio of net energy gained over time expended while foraging (Net Rate of Energy Gain or NREG) or the ratio of net energy gained over energy expended (Foraging Energy Efficiency or FEE) are commonly used measures of foraging success in modern and ancient hunter-gatherers. This work addresses how and to what extent somatic proportions may influence energy gain during foraging trips. An experimental study was carried out on a sample of 46 subje…
Evaluating the human capacity of carrying loads without costs
Biology (21 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (21 works) · Geography (17 works) · Ecology (16 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (11 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Paleontology (9 works) · Pleistocene (8 works) · Energy expenditure (7 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (6 works)