Dirk L Hoffmann

Biographic Data

ID	3807639
NAME	Dirk L Hoffmann
GIVEN NAMES	Dirk L
FAMILY NAME	Hoffmann
SIGNATURE	HOFFMANN D L
AFFILIATIONS	University of Bristol
ORCID	0000-0002-9245-2041
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	19
TOTAL CITATIONS	1,456
WORKS AS AUTHOR	19
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	8

The age of hand stencils in Maltravieso cave (Extremadura, Spain) established by U-Th dating, and its implications for the early development of art
Open AccessC D Standish, P Pettitt et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2025
U-Th dating of associated carbonate crusts has been applied to date parietal art in Maltravieso cave, Extremadura, Spain. Known for its large collection of red hand stencils (≥60), one example previously dated to >66.7 ka was taken to suggest Neandertal authorship. Here we present a more detailed U-series study of hand stencils within the cave, and place the results in the context of the chronology of these motifs worldwide. Twenty-two carbonate …
A speleothem record from Portugal reveals phases of increased winter precipitation in western Iberia during the Holocene
Open AccessAlexa Benson, Dirk L Hoffmann et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2021References: 11
The European climate during the Holocene period is characterised by frequent changes of temperature and precipitation. The North Atlantic plays a major role as a driver for European climate and is a dominant precipitation source, particularly for the western European and north African realm. Atmospheric pressure gradients over the Atlantic (North Atlantic Oscillation, NAO), Atlantic circulation patterns (Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, AMO) or…
Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers
Open AccessJoão Zilhão, Diego E Angelucci et al.ARTICLEScience2020
Fruits of the sea The origins of marine resource consumption by humans have been much debated. Zilhão et al. present evidence that, in Atlantic Iberia's coastal settings, Middle Paleolithic Neanderthals exploited marine resources at a scale on par with the modern human–associated Middle Stone Age of southern Africa (see the Perspective by Will). Excavations at the Figueira Brava site on Portugal's Atlantic coast reveal shell middens rich in the r…
Response to White et al.’s reply
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, C D Standish et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2020Cited by: 19References: 11
Symbolic use of marine shells and mineral pigments by Iberian Neandertals 115,000 years ago
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, Diego E Angelucci et al.ARTICLEScience Advances2018
U-Th dating of archaeological deposits of Cueva de los Aviones provides evidence for Neandertal symbolism 115,000 years ago.
Pollen from accurately dated speleothems supports alpine glacier low-stands during the early Holocene
Open AccessDaniela Festi, Dirk L Hoffmann et al.ARTICLEQuaternary Research2016
Deciphering pollen assemblages from alpine speleothems holds potential to provide unique information about past vegetation in rapidly changing environments. Here, we reconstruct subsurface aerosol transport at Milchbach cave (Switzerland, 1840 m asl) based on the pollen content of two Holocene stalagmites. We demonstrate that pollen is chiefly associated with bacterially mediated calcite fabrics, typical of a well-ventilated cave system. In contr…
Dating Palaeolithic cave art
Open AccessAlistair Pike, Alistair W G Pike et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2016Cited by: 23References: 4
U-series dating of Palaeolithic rock art at Fuente del Trucho (Aragón, Spain)
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, Pilar Utrilla et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2016Cited by: 22References: 4
Early–middle Holocene relative sea-level oscillation events recorded in a submerged speleothem from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Open AccessGina E Moseley, D A Richards et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2015References: 6
Geomorphological and biological archives of relative sea-level change in the western North Atlantic-Caribbean region following the Last Glacial Maximum have traditionally supported the hypothesis of a punctuated rise towards the present sea level. Such records, however, are often at insufficient resolution to discern centennial-scale changes. In caves where the water table is closely controlled by sea level, active periods of speleothem growth co…
The Jaramillo Subchron and the Early-Middle Pleistocene transition in continental records from a multidisciplinary perspective
Open AccessM Duval, Lee J Arnold et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2015References: 5
Holocene-aged human footprints from the Cuatrociénegas Basin, NE Mexico
Open AccessNicholas J Felstead, Silvia Gonzalez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2013Cited by: 9References: 3
Uranium series dating reveals a long sequence of rock art at Altamira Cave (Santillana del Mar, Cantabria)
Open AccessMarcos García-Diez, Dirk L Hoffmann et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2013Cited by: 22References: 7
IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP
Open AccessPaula J Reimer, Edouard Bard et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2013Cited by: 1,291References: 63
The IntCal09 and Marine09 radiocarbon calibration curves have been revised utilizing newly available and updated data sets from 14 C measurements on tree rings, plant macrofossils, speleothems, corals, and foraminifera. The calibration curves were derived from the data using the random walk model (RWM) used to generate IntCal09 and Marine09, which has been revised to account for additional uncertainties and error structures. The new curves were r…
Cuban stalagmite suggests relationship between Caribbean precipitation and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation during the past 1.3 ka
Open AccessClaudia Fensterer, David Scholz et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2012Cited by: 4References: 3
Here we present the first high-resolution δ 18 O record of a stalagmite from western Cuba. The record reflects precipitation variability in the northwestern Caribbean during the last 1.3 ka and exhibits a correlation to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). This suggests a relationship between Caribbean rainfall intensity and North Atlantic sea-surface temperature (SST) anomalies. A potential mechanism for this relationship may be the stre…
New U-series results for the speleogenesis and the Palaeolithic archaeology of the Almonda karstic system (Torres Novas, Portugal)
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, Alistair Pike et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2012Cited by: 26References: 17
Effective precipitation in southern Spain (∼ 266 To 46 Ka) based on a speleothem stable carbon isotope record
Open AccessEdward J Hodge, D A Richards et al.ARTICLEQuaternary Research2008
We present the longest-duration directly dated terrestrial palaeoclimate record from the western Mediterranean region: a flowstone speleothem from Gitana Cave, southeast Spain. The main phase of growth was 274 to 58 ka, dated by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICPMS) U-series methods. Effective precipitation, which we consider primarily responsible for flowstone calcite δ 13 C variations, measured at 300 μm resolu…
Hovk 1 and the Middle and Upper Paleolithic of Armenia
Open AccessRon Pinhasi, Boris Gasparian et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2008Cited by: 34References: 43
The Sajama National Park in Bolivia
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, Dirk HoffmannARTICLEMountain Research and Development2007
Sajama National Park in Bolivia's Cordillera Occidental is not only the country's oldest national park; it also contains Bolivia's highest mountain, ice-capped Nevado Sajama, at 6542 m. Created in 1939 by presidential decree with the primary objective of protecting native keñua (Polylepis tarapacana) forests, the Sajama National Park, later ratified by national law, had neither formal administration nor park rangers until 1995.Towering over the b…
Mothers in the Motherland
Dirk L HoffmannARTICLEJournal of Social History2000Cited by: 6
Beginning in the nineteenth century and coming to fruition after the First World War, there developed a new way of thinking about population resources and their importance to national power. Previously, management of reproduction had been unthinkable, because it had been regarded as a natural phenomenon. But with the rise of demography, statistics (censuses), sociology, and other social sciences, reproduction became a subject of rational study an…

Mothers in the Motherland
Dirk L HoffmannARTICLEJournal of Social History2000Cited by: 6
Beginning in the nineteenth century and coming to fruition after the First World War, there developed a new way of thinking about population resources and their importance to national power. Previously, management of reproduction had been unthinkable, because it had been regarded as a natural phenomenon. But with the rise of demography, statistics (censuses), sociology, and other social sciences, reproduction became a subject of rational study an…
The Sajama National Park in Bolivia
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, Dirk HoffmannARTICLEMountain Research and Development2007
Sajama National Park in Bolivia's Cordillera Occidental is not only the country's oldest national park; it also contains Bolivia's highest mountain, ice-capped Nevado Sajama, at 6542 m. Created in 1939 by presidential decree with the primary objective of protecting native keñua (Polylepis tarapacana) forests, the Sajama National Park, later ratified by national law, had neither formal administration nor park rangers until 1995.Towering over the b…
Effective precipitation in southern Spain (∼ 266 To 46 Ka) based on a speleothem stable carbon isotope record
Open AccessEdward J Hodge, D A Richards et al.ARTICLEQuaternary Research2008
We present the longest-duration directly dated terrestrial palaeoclimate record from the western Mediterranean region: a flowstone speleothem from Gitana Cave, southeast Spain. The main phase of growth was 274 to 58 ka, dated by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICPMS) U-series methods. Effective precipitation, which we consider primarily responsible for flowstone calcite δ 13 C variations, measured at 300 μm resolu…
Hovk 1 and the Middle and Upper Paleolithic of Armenia
Open AccessRon Pinhasi, Boris Gasparian et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2008Cited by: 34References: 43
Cuban stalagmite suggests relationship between Caribbean precipitation and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation during the past 1.3 ka
Open AccessClaudia Fensterer, David Scholz et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2012Cited by: 4References: 3
Here we present the first high-resolution δ 18 O record of a stalagmite from western Cuba. The record reflects precipitation variability in the northwestern Caribbean during the last 1.3 ka and exhibits a correlation to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). This suggests a relationship between Caribbean rainfall intensity and North Atlantic sea-surface temperature (SST) anomalies. A potential mechanism for this relationship may be the stre…
New U-series results for the speleogenesis and the Palaeolithic archaeology of the Almonda karstic system (Torres Novas, Portugal)
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, Alistair Pike et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2012Cited by: 26References: 17
Holocene-aged human footprints from the Cuatrociénegas Basin, NE Mexico
Open AccessNicholas J Felstead, Silvia Gonzalez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2013Cited by: 9References: 3
Uranium series dating reveals a long sequence of rock art at Altamira Cave (Santillana del Mar, Cantabria)
Open AccessMarcos García-Diez, Dirk L Hoffmann et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2013Cited by: 22References: 7
IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP
Open AccessPaula J Reimer, Edouard Bard et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2013Cited by: 1,291References: 63
The IntCal09 and Marine09 radiocarbon calibration curves have been revised utilizing newly available and updated data sets from 14 C measurements on tree rings, plant macrofossils, speleothems, corals, and foraminifera. The calibration curves were derived from the data using the random walk model (RWM) used to generate IntCal09 and Marine09, which has been revised to account for additional uncertainties and error structures. The new curves were r…
Early–middle Holocene relative sea-level oscillation events recorded in a submerged speleothem from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Open AccessGina E Moseley, D A Richards et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2015References: 6
Geomorphological and biological archives of relative sea-level change in the western North Atlantic-Caribbean region following the Last Glacial Maximum have traditionally supported the hypothesis of a punctuated rise towards the present sea level. Such records, however, are often at insufficient resolution to discern centennial-scale changes. In caves where the water table is closely controlled by sea level, active periods of speleothem growth co…
The Jaramillo Subchron and the Early-Middle Pleistocene transition in continental records from a multidisciplinary perspective
Open AccessM Duval, Lee J Arnold et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2015References: 5
Pollen from accurately dated speleothems supports alpine glacier low-stands during the early Holocene
Open AccessDaniela Festi, Dirk L Hoffmann et al.ARTICLEQuaternary Research2016
Deciphering pollen assemblages from alpine speleothems holds potential to provide unique information about past vegetation in rapidly changing environments. Here, we reconstruct subsurface aerosol transport at Milchbach cave (Switzerland, 1840 m asl) based on the pollen content of two Holocene stalagmites. We demonstrate that pollen is chiefly associated with bacterially mediated calcite fabrics, typical of a well-ventilated cave system. In contr…
Dating Palaeolithic cave art
Open AccessAlistair Pike, Alistair W G Pike et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2016Cited by: 23References: 4
U-series dating of Palaeolithic rock art at Fuente del Trucho (Aragón, Spain)
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, Pilar Utrilla et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2016Cited by: 22References: 4
Symbolic use of marine shells and mineral pigments by Iberian Neandertals 115,000 years ago
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, Diego E Angelucci et al.ARTICLEScience Advances2018
U-Th dating of archaeological deposits of Cueva de los Aviones provides evidence for Neandertal symbolism 115,000 years ago.
Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers
Open AccessJoão Zilhão, Diego E Angelucci et al.ARTICLEScience2020
Fruits of the sea The origins of marine resource consumption by humans have been much debated. Zilhão et al. present evidence that, in Atlantic Iberia's coastal settings, Middle Paleolithic Neanderthals exploited marine resources at a scale on par with the modern human–associated Middle Stone Age of southern Africa (see the Perspective by Will). Excavations at the Figueira Brava site on Portugal's Atlantic coast reveal shell middens rich in the r…
Response to White et al.’s reply
Open AccessDirk L Hoffmann, C D Standish et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2020Cited by: 19References: 11
A speleothem record from Portugal reveals phases of increased winter precipitation in western Iberia during the Holocene
Open AccessAlexa Benson, Dirk L Hoffmann et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2021References: 11
The European climate during the Holocene period is characterised by frequent changes of temperature and precipitation. The North Atlantic plays a major role as a driver for European climate and is a dominant precipitation source, particularly for the western European and north African realm. Atmospheric pressure gradients over the Atlantic (North Atlantic Oscillation, NAO), Atlantic circulation patterns (Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, AMO) or…
The age of hand stencils in Maltravieso cave (Extremadura, Spain) established by U-Th dating, and its implications for the early development of art
Open AccessC D Standish, P Pettitt et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2025
U-Th dating of associated carbonate crusts has been applied to date parietal art in Maltravieso cave, Extremadura, Spain. Known for its large collection of red hand stencils (≥60), one example previously dated to >66.7 ka was taken to suggest Neandertal authorship. Here we present a more detailed U-series study of hand stencils within the cave, and place the results in the context of the chronology of these motifs worldwide. Twenty-two carbonate …