B Pobiner
Biographic Data
| ID | 54955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | B Pobiner |
| GIVEN NAMES | B |
| FAMILY NAME | Pobiner |
| SIGNATURE | POBINER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Smithsonian Institution |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5051-9175 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 223 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Did Clovis foragers hunt megafauna, scavenge their carrion, or both – And can we tell the difference
There are currently 15 well-documented Late Pleistocene localities in North America in which Clovis points are found associated with proboscidean remains. These localities are routinely assumed to represent evidence that Clovis foragers hunted proboscideans, and in turn are often invoked as evidence for a human role in the extinction of Pleistocene large mammals. Such assumptions have never been thoroughly tested, nor have archaeologists fully co…
Actualistic butchery studies in zooarchaeology: Where we've been, where we are now, and where we want to go
The Zooarchaeology of Pleistocene Africa
The zooarchaeology and paleoecology of early hominin scavenging
Questions about the timing, frequency, resource yield, and behavioral and biological implications of large animal carcass acquisition by early hominins have been a part of the “hunting‐scavenging debate” for decades. This article presents a brief outline of this debate, reviews the zooarchaeological and modern ecological evidence for a possible scavenging niche among the earliest animal tissue‐consuming hominins (pre‐2.0 Ma), revisits some of the…
A chomped chimp: New evidence of tooth marks on an adult chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes verus )
OBJECTIVES: To describe and interpret previously unreported marks on the dry cranium of an adult chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) from Côte d'Ivoire at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (USNM 450071). MATERIALS AND METHODS: All marks on the cranium were documented and assessed through physical examination of the specimen, photography, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), and 3D laser scanning. Pits and punctures were measure…
The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Julie J. Lesnik. Edible Insects and Human Evolution
Experimental butchery study investigating the influence of timing of access and butcher expertise on cut mark variables
Cut marks on fossils from Plio‐Pleistocene faunal assemblages can elucidate the timing and nature of hominin procurement of animal tissues. Although butchery experiments have great potential to enhance our ability to understand hominin butchery behaviours, studies that model variation in the timing of access to carcasses and butcher expertise have either yielded conflicting results or have not yet been undertaken. We conducted butchery experiment…
What Can Fossils Tell Us about Early Human Diets
Accepting, understanding, teaching, and learning (human) evolution: Obstacles and opportunities
Questions about our origin as a species are universal and compelling. Evolution—and in particular human evolution—is a subject that generates intense interest across the world, evidenced by the fact that fossil and DNA discoveries grace the covers of major science journals and magazines as well as other popular print and online media. However, virtually all national polls indicate that the majority of Americans strongly reject biological evolutio…
New actualistic data on the ecology and energetics of hominin scavenging opportunities
Stone tools and fossil bones: Debates in the Archaeology of Human Origins
Briana PobinerHuman Origins Program, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of [email protected]© 2014, Briana Pobiner
A platform for East African paleoanthropology: Third biannual conference of the Eaapp
Second conference of the East African association for paleoanthropology and paleontology: Fifty years after discovery of Zinjanthropus
An experimental investigation of cut mark production and stone tool attrition
New evidence for hominin carcass processing strategies at 1.5Ma, Koobi Fora, Kenya
Apples and oranges again: Comment on 'Conceptual premises in experimental design and their bearing on the use of analogy: an example from experiments on cut marks
Domínguez-Rodrigo (2008 Domínguez-Rodrigo, M. 2008. Conceptual premises in experimental design and their bearing on the use of analogy: an example from experiments on cut marks. World Archaeology, 40: 67–82. [Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]) recently evaluated several studies of butchery experiments designed to interpret cut-mark patterns on fossil bones from FLK Zinj. He critiques my dissertation work, yet I neither conducted butcher…
Taphonomic analysis of skeletal remains from chimpanzee hunts at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda
Zooarchaeology and the Ecology of Oldowan Hominin Carnivory
Zooarchaeology is the study of animal-body and trace fossils found in association with hominin body or trace fossils. Zooarchaeology in the nineteenth century served to assign antiquity to stone artifacts associated with extinct animals and to evaluate the paleoenvironmental setting of archaeological occurrences (Daniels, 1975). The current role of zooarchaeology has expanded to include evaluations of the physical and biotic processes responsible…
The Use of Stone Tools to Determine Handedness in Hominids
New evidence for hominin carcass processing strategies at 1.5Ma, Koobi Fora, Kenya
An experimental investigation of cut mark production and stone tool attrition
New actualistic data on the ecology and energetics of hominin scavenging opportunities
The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
The Use of Stone Tools to Determine Handedness in Hominids
Taphonomic analysis of skeletal remains from chimpanzee hunts at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda
Actualistic butchery studies in zooarchaeology: Where we've been, where we are now, and where we want to go
Experimental butchery study investigating the influence of timing of access and butcher expertise on cut mark variables
Cut marks on fossils from Plio‐Pleistocene faunal assemblages can elucidate the timing and nature of hominin procurement of animal tissues. Although butchery experiments have great potential to enhance our ability to understand hominin butchery behaviours, studies that model variation in the timing of access to carcasses and butcher expertise have either yielded conflicting results or have not yet been undertaken. We conducted butchery experiment…
Accepting, understanding, teaching, and learning (human) evolution: Obstacles and opportunities
Questions about our origin as a species are universal and compelling. Evolution—and in particular human evolution—is a subject that generates intense interest across the world, evidenced by the fact that fossil and DNA discoveries grace the covers of major science journals and magazines as well as other popular print and online media. However, virtually all national polls indicate that the majority of Americans strongly reject biological evolutio…
Apples and oranges again: Comment on 'Conceptual premises in experimental design and their bearing on the use of analogy: an example from experiments on cut marks
Domínguez-Rodrigo (2008 Domínguez-Rodrigo, M. 2008. Conceptual premises in experimental design and their bearing on the use of analogy: an example from experiments on cut marks. World Archaeology, 40: 67–82. [Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]) recently evaluated several studies of butchery experiments designed to interpret cut-mark patterns on fossil bones from FLK Zinj. He critiques my dissertation work, yet I neither conducted butcher…
Second conference of the East African association for paleoanthropology and paleontology: Fifty years after discovery of Zinjanthropus
The Use of Stone Tools to Determine Handedness in Hominids
Zooarchaeology and the Ecology of Oldowan Hominin Carnivory
Zooarchaeology is the study of animal-body and trace fossils found in association with hominin body or trace fossils. Zooarchaeology in the nineteenth century served to assign antiquity to stone artifacts associated with extinct animals and to evaluate the paleoenvironmental setting of archaeological occurrences (Daniels, 1975). The current role of zooarchaeology has expanded to include evaluations of the physical and biotic processes responsible…
Taphonomic analysis of skeletal remains from chimpanzee hunts at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda
An experimental investigation of cut mark production and stone tool attrition
New evidence for hominin carcass processing strategies at 1.5Ma, Koobi Fora, Kenya
Apples and oranges again: Comment on 'Conceptual premises in experimental design and their bearing on the use of analogy: an example from experiments on cut marks
Domínguez-Rodrigo (2008 Domínguez-Rodrigo, M. 2008. Conceptual premises in experimental design and their bearing on the use of analogy: an example from experiments on cut marks. World Archaeology, 40: 67–82. [Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]) recently evaluated several studies of butchery experiments designed to interpret cut-mark patterns on fossil bones from FLK Zinj. He critiques my dissertation work, yet I neither conducted butcher…
Second conference of the East African association for paleoanthropology and paleontology: Fifty years after discovery of Zinjanthropus
A platform for East African paleoanthropology: Third biannual conference of the Eaapp
Stone tools and fossil bones: Debates in the Archaeology of Human Origins
Briana PobinerHuman Origins Program, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of [email protected]© 2014, Briana Pobiner
New actualistic data on the ecology and energetics of hominin scavenging opportunities
Accepting, understanding, teaching, and learning (human) evolution: Obstacles and opportunities
Questions about our origin as a species are universal and compelling. Evolution—and in particular human evolution—is a subject that generates intense interest across the world, evidenced by the fact that fossil and DNA discoveries grace the covers of major science journals and magazines as well as other popular print and online media. However, virtually all national polls indicate that the majority of Americans strongly reject biological evolutio…
Experimental butchery study investigating the influence of timing of access and butcher expertise on cut mark variables
Cut marks on fossils from Plio‐Pleistocene faunal assemblages can elucidate the timing and nature of hominin procurement of animal tissues. Although butchery experiments have great potential to enhance our ability to understand hominin butchery behaviours, studies that model variation in the timing of access to carcasses and butcher expertise have either yielded conflicting results or have not yet been undertaken. We conducted butchery experiment…
What Can Fossils Tell Us about Early Human Diets
Julie J. Lesnik. Edible Insects and Human Evolution
The zooarchaeology and paleoecology of early hominin scavenging
Questions about the timing, frequency, resource yield, and behavioral and biological implications of large animal carcass acquisition by early hominins have been a part of the “hunting‐scavenging debate” for decades. This article presents a brief outline of this debate, reviews the zooarchaeological and modern ecological evidence for a possible scavenging niche among the earliest animal tissue‐consuming hominins (pre‐2.0 Ma), revisits some of the…
A chomped chimp: New evidence of tooth marks on an adult chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes verus )
OBJECTIVES: To describe and interpret previously unreported marks on the dry cranium of an adult chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) from Côte d'Ivoire at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (USNM 450071). MATERIALS AND METHODS: All marks on the cranium were documented and assessed through physical examination of the specimen, photography, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), and 3D laser scanning. Pits and punctures were measure…
The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
The Zooarchaeology of Pleistocene Africa
Actualistic butchery studies in zooarchaeology: Where we've been, where we are now, and where we want to go
Did Clovis foragers hunt megafauna, scavenge their carrion, or both – And can we tell the difference
There are currently 15 well-documented Late Pleistocene localities in North America in which Clovis points are found associated with proboscidean remains. These localities are routinely assumed to represent evidence that Clovis foragers hunted proboscideans, and in turn are often invoked as evidence for a human role in the extinction of Pleistocene large mammals. Such assumptions have never been thoroughly tested, nor have archaeologists fully co…
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (16 works) · Archaeology (13 works) · Biology (11 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (11 works) · Geography (9 works) · History (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Anthropology (6 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Ecology (6 works)