Jeffrey P. Blick

TL;DR: The analysis indicates that American dogs were not derived from North American wolves but likely originated from a Siberian ancestor, and form a monophyletic lineage that likely originated in Siberia and dispersed into the Americas alongside people.

TL;DR: The measles epidemics that decimated indigenous South American populations in the 1500-1700’s likely facilitated the establishment of CDV as a canine pathogen, which eventually spread to Europe and beyond.

TL;DR: Zooarchaeological remains from San Salvador, Bahamas reveal trends in pre-Columbian exploitation of terrestrial, intertidal, and marine resources during the period A.D. 950–1500, suggesting reduced species diversity and “fishing down the marine food web.”

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors applied ArcGIS 9.2 for the analysis of 39 prehistoric archeological sites located on San Salvador Island, Bahamas, to identify past cultural patterns, trends in prehisto...

TL;DR: The first direct and indirect radiometric dates have been reported for archaeological sea turtle barnacles as mentioned in this paper, and they were found in stratigraphic association with both loggerhead and green sea turtle remains at North Storr's Lake, appearing in the same archaeological strata as the sea turtle.