Kris Kovarovic
Biographic Data
| ID | 91862 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kris Kovarovic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kris |
| FAMILY NAME | Kovarovic |
| SIGNATURE | KOVAROVIC K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6056-4591 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Feasting in the Late Swahili: Zooarchaeological Remains from the Friday Mosque Complex at Mtwapa, Kenya
Feasting played key roles in Swahili society during the medieval (c. 800–1500 CE) and colonial (c. 1500–1963 CE) periods, contributing to sociopolitical transformation and Islamic practice. However, the zooarchaeological signatures of feasting in the Swahili context remain poorly studied. Here, we report faunal remains recovered from the Friday Congregation Mosque Complex at Mtwapa to examine feasting and commemorative practices during the 15th–s…
Paleoenvironments at the Homo erectus type locality of Trinil (Java, Indonesia): The artiodactyl evidence
Ecomorphology and ecology of the grassland specialist, Rusingoryx atopocranion (Artiodactyla: (Bovidae), from the late Pleistocene of western Kenya
Rusingoryx atopocranion is an extinct alcelaphin bovid from the late Pleistocene of Kenya, known for its distinctive hollow nasal crest. A bonebed of R . atopocranion from the Lake Victoria Basin provides a unique opportunity to examine the nearly complete postcranial ecomorphology of an extinct species, and yields data that are important to studying paleoenvironments and human-environment interaction. With a comparative sample of extant African …
Ontogenetic and morphological variation in primate long bones reflects signals of size and behavior
OBJECTIVES: Many primates change their locomotor behavior as they mature from infancy to adulthood. Here we investigate how long bone cross-sectional geometry in Pan, Gorilla, Pongo, Hylobatidae, and Macaca varies in shape and form over ontogeny, including whether specific diaphyseal cross sections exhibit signals of periosteal adaptation or canalization. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diaphyseal cross sections were analyzed in an ontogenetic series acro…
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…
Ecological continuity between Lower and Upper Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Environmental Change within the Laetoli Fossiliferous Sequence: Vegetation Catenas and Bovid Ecomorphology
Paleoenvironments of Laetoli, Tanzania as Determined by Antelope Habitat Preferences
Discriminant function analyses in archaeology: Are classification rates too good to be true
Bovid postcranial ecomorphological survey of the Laetoli paleoenvironment
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction
The palaeoecology of the Upper Ndolanya Beds at Laetoli, Tanzania
Discriminant function analyses in archaeology: Are classification rates too good to be true
The palaeoecology of the Upper Ndolanya Beds at Laetoli, Tanzania
Bovid postcranial ecomorphological survey of the Laetoli paleoenvironment
Ecological continuity between Lower and Upper Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Ontogenetic and morphological variation in primate long bones reflects signals of size and behavior
OBJECTIVES: Many primates change their locomotor behavior as they mature from infancy to adulthood. Here we investigate how long bone cross-sectional geometry in Pan, Gorilla, Pongo, Hylobatidae, and Macaca varies in shape and form over ontogeny, including whether specific diaphyseal cross sections exhibit signals of periosteal adaptation or canalization. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diaphyseal cross sections were analyzed in an ontogenetic series acro…
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…
The palaeoecology of the Upper Ndolanya Beds at Laetoli, Tanzania
Bovid postcranial ecomorphological survey of the Laetoli paleoenvironment
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction
Environmental Change within the Laetoli Fossiliferous Sequence: Vegetation Catenas and Bovid Ecomorphology
Paleoenvironments of Laetoli, Tanzania as Determined by Antelope Habitat Preferences
Discriminant function analyses in archaeology: Are classification rates too good to be true
Ecological continuity between Lower and Upper Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
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…
Ecomorphology and ecology of the grassland specialist, Rusingoryx atopocranion (Artiodactyla: (Bovidae), from the late Pleistocene of western Kenya
Rusingoryx atopocranion is an extinct alcelaphin bovid from the late Pleistocene of Kenya, known for its distinctive hollow nasal crest. A bonebed of R . atopocranion from the Lake Victoria Basin provides a unique opportunity to examine the nearly complete postcranial ecomorphology of an extinct species, and yields data that are important to studying paleoenvironments and human-environment interaction. With a comparative sample of extant African …
Ontogenetic and morphological variation in primate long bones reflects signals of size and behavior
OBJECTIVES: Many primates change their locomotor behavior as they mature from infancy to adulthood. Here we investigate how long bone cross-sectional geometry in Pan, Gorilla, Pongo, Hylobatidae, and Macaca varies in shape and form over ontogeny, including whether specific diaphyseal cross sections exhibit signals of periosteal adaptation or canalization. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diaphyseal cross sections were analyzed in an ontogenetic series acro…
Paleoenvironments at the Homo erectus type locality of Trinil (Java, Indonesia): The artiodactyl evidence
Feasting in the Late Swahili: Zooarchaeological Remains from the Friday Mosque Complex at Mtwapa, Kenya
Feasting played key roles in Swahili society during the medieval (c. 800–1500 CE) and colonial (c. 1500–1963 CE) periods, contributing to sociopolitical transformation and Islamic practice. However, the zooarchaeological signatures of feasting in the Swahili context remain poorly studied. Here, we report faunal remains recovered from the Friday Congregation Mosque Complex at Mtwapa to examine feasting and commemorative practices during the 15th–s…
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (11 works) · Biology (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · Habitat (5 works) · Paleontology (5 works) · Ecology (4 works)