The long-distance movements made by humans through history are quickly erased by time
but can be reconstructed by studying the genetic make-up of organisms that travelled with …

Many of the world's languages face serious risk of extinction. Efforts to prevent this cultural
loss are severely constrained by a poor understanding of the geographical patterns and …

Human-mediated biological exchange has had global social and ecological impacts. In sub-Saharan
Africa, several domestic and commensal animals were introduced from Asia in the …

The distribution of the black rat (Rattus rattus) has been heavily influenced by its association
with humans. The dispersal history of this non-native commensal rodent across Europe, …

The animal species depicted in the rock art of Shuwaymis, Saudi Arabia, provide a record of
Holocene climatic changes, as seen by the engravers. Of 1903 animal engravings, 1514 …

India is the origin to the world’s most notorious invasive mammal, the black rat Rattus rattus.
All previous empirical phylogeographic studies were based on very few samples originating …

The human-abetted introduction of commensal species (ie those that opportunistically
exploit the anthropogenic environment for food and shelter, eg rats, cockroaches etc.) to new …

… Heidi looked on with eager attention. Suddenly a new idea came to her mind; she jumped
up and ran to the cupboard, and kept going back and forth. When the grandfather brought the …

This paper reviews the late Holocene archaeology of Central Australia. The last 1500 years
saw significant changes in the archaeological record in this part of the Australian arid zone, …

… Third, I want to thank my husband, Michael Jack Eager. Thank you for the hours upon
hours you left me alone in the computer room typing. Thank you for being so proud of my …