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Podocarpaceae and Cupressaceae: A tale of two conifers and ancient adhesives production in South Africa by Chasan, Rivka, Veall, Margaret-Ashley, Baron, Liliana Iwona, Aleo, Alessandro, Kozowyk, Paul R. B, Langejans, Geeske H. J

“…Research on ancient adhesives from the South African Stone Age is expanding, driven by excellent preservation conditions of adhesives and the potential to…”
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Scaling Palaeolithic tar production processes exponentially increases behavioural complexity by Kozowyk, Paul R. B., Fajardo, Sebastian, Langejans, Geeske H. J.

“…Technological processes, reconstructed from the archaeological record, are used to study the evolution of behaviour and cognition of Neanderthals and early…”
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Measuring ancient technological complexity and its cognitive implications using Petri nets by Fajardo, Sebastian, Kozowyk, Paul R. B., Langejans, Geeske H. J.

“…We implement a method from computer sciences to address a challenge in Paleolithic archaeology: how to infer cognition differences from material culture…”
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Identifying Palaeolithic birch tar production techniques: challenges from an experimental biomolecular approach by Kozowyk, Paul R. B., Baron, Liliana I., Langejans, Geeske H. J.

“…The intentional production of birch bark tar by European Neanderthals as early as 190,000 years ago plays an important role in discussions about the…”
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Reply to: Problems with two recent Petri net analyses of Neanderthal adhesive technology by Fajardo, Sebastian, Kozowyk, Paul R. B., Langejans, Geeske H. J.

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The dynamic lives of osseous points from Late Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic Doggerland: A detailed functional study of barbed and unbarbed points from the Dutch North Sea by Aleo, Alessandro, Kozowyk, Paul R B, Baron, Liliana I, van Gijn, Annelou, Langejans, Geeske H J

“…Osseous barbed and unbarbed points are commonly recovered from the Dutch North Sea and other Mesolithic sites of northern Europe. Interpreted as elements of…”
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Archaeological Podocarpus tar supports the cognitive complexity of Neanderthals by Kozowyk, Paul R B

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A new experimental methodology for assessing adhesive properties shows that Neandertals used the most suitable material available by Kozowyk, Paul R.B., Poulis, Johannes A.

“…The use of adhesives for hafting stone tools at least 191 ka was a major technological development. Stone tools could be more securely attached to handles,…”
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Middle Paleolithic complex technology and a Neandertal tar-backed tool from the Dutch North Sea by Niekus, Marcel J. L. Th, Kozowyk, Paul R. B., Langejans, Geeske H. J., Ngan-Tillard, Dominique, van Keulen, Henk, van der Plicht, Johannes, Cohen, Kim M., van Wingerden, Willy, van Os, Bertil, Smit, Bjørn I., Amkreutz, Luc W. S. W., Johansen, Lykke, Verbaas, Annemieke, Dusseldorp, Gerrit L.

“…We report the discovery of a 50,000-y-old birch tar-hafted flint tool found off the present-day coastline of The Netherlands. The production of adhesives and…”
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REPLY TO SCHMIDT ET AL: Interpretation of Paleolithic adhesive production: Combining experimental and paleoenvironmental information by Kozowyk, Paul R. B., Langejans, Geeske H. J., Dusseldorp, Gerrit L., Niekus, Marcel J. L. Th

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Understanding preservation and identification biases of ancient adhesives through experimentation by Kozowyk, Paul R. B., van Gijn, Annelou L., Langejans, Geeske H. J.

“…Adhesive production is one of the earliest forms of transformative technology, predating ceramics and metallurgy by over 150,000 years. The study of the…”
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Correction to: Understanding preservation and identification biases of ancient adhesives through experimentation by Kozowyk, Paul R. B., van Gijn, Annelou L., Langejans, Geeske H. J.

“…The original version of this article, unfortunately, contained errors. Author found out that there is an error in the funding declarations of the article…”
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Complicating the debate: Evaluating the potential of gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry for differentiating prehistoric aceramic tar production techniques by Chasan, Rivka, Baron, Liliana Iwona, Kozowyk, Paul R.B., Langejans, Geeske H.J.

“…Birch bark tar was used extensively throughout human history. While later ceramic-based production technologies are known, prehistoric aceramic techniques…”
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Testing non-destructive spectrometric methods for the identification and distinction of archaeological pine wood tar and birch bark tar by Despotopoulou, Myrto, Langejans, Geeske H.J., Hendrikx, Ruud W.A., Joosten, Ineke, Nijemeisland, Marlies, Poulis, Johannes A., Kozowyk, Paul R.B.

“…•Non-destructive identification of archaeological tar residues requires caution.•Degradation significantly impedes identification of archaeological tar…”
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Archaeological Podocarpus tar supports the cognitive complexity of Neanderthals / Reply by Kozowyk, Paul RB, Schmidt, Patrick, Koch, Tabea J, Tennie, Claudio

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The Zandmotor data do not resolve the question whether Middle Paleolithic birch tar making was complex or not/Reply to Schmidt et al.: Interpretation of Paleolithic adhesive production: Combining experimental and paleoenvironmental information by Schmidt, Patrick, Rageot, Maxime, Blessing, Matthias, Tennie, Claudio, Kozowyk, Paul RB, Langejans, Geeske J, Dusseldorp, Gerrit L, Niekus, Marcel J L Th

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Measuring ancient technological complexity and its cognitive implications using Petri nets by Fajardo, Sebastian, Kozowyk, Paul R. B, Langejans, Geeske H. J

“…We implement a method from computer sciences to address a challenge in Paleolithic archaeology: how to infer cognition differences from material culture…”
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