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2024

First evidence for human occupation of a lava tube in Arabia: The archaeology of Umm Jirsan Cave and its surroundings, northern Saudi Arabia.

Stewart, M., Andrieux, E., Blinkhorn, J., Guagnin, M., Fernandes, R., Vanwezer, N., . . . Groucutt, H. S. (2024). First evidence for human occupation of a lava tube in Arabia: The archaeology of Umm Jirsan Cave and its surroundings, northern Saudi Arabia.. PloS one, 19(4), e0299292. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0299292

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10.1371/journal.pone.0299292
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Preservation of plant‐wax biomarkers in deserts: implications for Quaternary environment and human evolutionary studies

Jha, D. K., Patalano, R., Ilgner, J., Achyuthan, H., Alsharekh, A. M., Armitage, S., . . . Petraglia, M. (2024). Preservation of plant‐wax biomarkers in deserts: implications for Quaternary environment and human evolutionary studies. Journal of Quaternary Science, 39(3), 349-358. doi:10.1002/jqs.3597

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10.1002/jqs.3597
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2023

Geometric Morphometric Analyses of Levallois Points from the Levantine Middle Paleolithic do not Support Functional Specialization

Buchanan, B., Hamilton, M. J., Macdonald, D., Blinkhorn, J., Groucutt, H. S., Eren, M. I., & Kuhn, S. L. (2023). Geometric Morphometric Analyses of Levallois Points from the Levantine Middle Paleolithic do not Support Functional Specialization. Lithic Technology, 48(4), 437-451. doi:10.1080/01977261.2023.2208930

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10.1080/01977261.2023.2208930
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Youngest Toba Tuff deposits in the Gundlakamma River basin, Andhra Pradesh, India and their role in evaluating Late Pleistocene behavioral change in South Asia

Anil, D., Devi, M., Blinkhorn, J., Smith, V., Sanghode, S., Mahesh, V., . . . Chauhan, N. (2023). Youngest Toba Tuff deposits in the Gundlakamma River basin, Andhra Pradesh, India and their role in evaluating Late Pleistocene behavioral change in South Asia. Quaternary Research, 115, 134-145. doi:10.1017/qua.2023.13

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10.1017/qua.2023.13
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Ndiayène Pendao and the Lower Senegal Valley, Senegal

Blinkhorn, J., Niang, K., Groucutt, H. S., & Scerri, E. M. L. (2023). Ndiayène Pendao and the Lower Senegal Valley, Senegal. In Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa (pp. 929-939). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_59

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10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_59
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Tiémassas, Senegal

Niang, K., & Blinkhorn, J. (2023). Tiémassas, Senegal. In Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa (pp. 941-950). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_60

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10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_60
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2022

2021

A Spatiotemporally Explicit Paleoenvironmental Framework for the Middle Stone Age of Eastern Africa

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-879959/v1
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The gateway to the oriental zone: Environmental change and palaeolithic behaviour in the Thar Desert

Blinkhorn, J. (2021). The gateway to the oriental zone: Environmental change and palaeolithic behaviour in the Thar Desert. Quaternary International, 596, 79-92. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.021

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10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.021
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Rock Art Research in India (2015-2019)

Blinkhorn, J. (2021). Rock Art Research in India (2015-2019). In Rock Art Studies: News of the World VI (pp. 137-145). Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1zm2tkx.15

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10.2307/j.ctv1zm2tkx.15
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Taphonomy of an excavated striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) den in Arabia: implications for paleoecology and prehistory

Stewart, M., Andrieux, E., Clark-Wilson, R., Vanwezer, N., Blinkhorn, J., Armitage, S. J., . . . Groucutt, H. S. (2021). Taphonomy of an excavated striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) den in Arabia: implications for paleoecology and prehistory. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 13(8). doi:10.1007/s12520-021-01365-6

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10.1007/s12520-021-01365-6
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Earliest known human burial in Africa.

Martinón-Torres, M., d'Errico, F., Santos, E., Álvaro Gallo, A., Amano, N., Archer, W., . . . Petraglia, M. D. (2021). Earliest known human burial in Africa.. Nature, 593(7857), 95-100. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03457-8

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10.1038/s41586-021-03457-8
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The Middle to Later Stone Age transition at Panga ya Saidi, in the tropical coastal forest of eastern Africa.

Shipton, C., Blinkhorn, J., Archer, W., Kourampas, N., Roberts, P., Prendergast, M. E., . . . Petraglia, M. D. (2021). The Middle to Later Stone Age transition at Panga ya Saidi, in the tropical coastal forest of eastern Africa.. Journal of human evolution, 153, 102954. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.102954

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10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.102954
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2020

The first dated evidence for Middle-Late Pleistocene fluvial activity in the central Thar Desert

Blinkhorn, J., Achyuthan, H., Jaiswal, M., & Singh, A. K. (2020). The first dated evidence for Middle-Late Pleistocene fluvial activity in the central Thar Desert. Quaternary Science Reviews, 250, 106656. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106656

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10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106656
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Field-based sciences must transform in response to COVID-19.

Scerri, E. M. L., Kühnert, D., Blinkhorn, J., Groucutt, H. S., Roberts, P., Nicoll, K., . . . Vella, N. C. (2020). Field-based sciences must transform in response to COVID-19.. Nature ecology & evolution, 4(12), 1571-1574. doi:10.1038/s41559-020-01317-8

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10.1038/s41559-020-01317-8
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The Middle Stone Age occupations of Tiémassas, coastal West Africa, between 62 and 25 thousand years ago

Niang, K., Blinkhorn, J., Ndiaye, M., Bateman, M., Seck, B., & Sawaré, G. (2020). The Middle Stone Age occupations of Tiémassas, coastal West Africa, between 62 and 25 thousand years ago. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 34, 102658. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102658

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10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102658
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Late Pleistocene to early-Holocene rainforest foraging in Sri Lanka: Multidisciplinary analysis at Kitulgala Beli-lena

Wedage, O., Roberts, P., Faulkner, P., Crowther, A., Douka, K., Picin, A., . . . Amano, N. (2020). Late Pleistocene to early-Holocene rainforest foraging in Sri Lanka: Multidisciplinary analysis at Kitulgala Beli-lena. Quaternary Science Reviews, 231, 106200. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106200

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10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106200
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Late Pleistocene to Holocene human palaeoecology in the tropical environments of coastal eastern Africa

Roberts, P., Prendergast, M. E., Janzen, A., Shipton, C., Blinkhorn, J., Zech, J., . . . Boivin, N. (2020). Late Pleistocene to Holocene human palaeoecology in the tropical environments of coastal eastern Africa. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 537, 109438. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109438

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10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109438
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2019

Examining the Origins of Hafting in South Asia

Blinkhorn, J. (2019). Examining the Origins of Hafting in South Asia. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2(4), 466-481. doi:10.1007/s41982-019-00034-4

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10.1007/s41982-019-00034-4
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The first directly dated evidence for Palaeolithic occupation on the Indian coast at Sandhav, Kachchh

Blinkhorn, J., Ajithprasad, P., Mukherjee, A., Kumar, P., Durcan, J. A., & Roberts, P. (2019). The first directly dated evidence for Palaeolithic occupation on the Indian coast at Sandhav, Kachchh. Quaternary Science Reviews, 224, 105975. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.105975

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10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.105975
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2018

Early agriculture in Sri Lanka: New Archaeobotanical analyses and radiocarbon dates from the early historic sites of Kirinda and Kantharodai (Kandarodai)

Murphy, C., Weisskopf, A., Bohingamuwa, W., Adikari, G., Perera, N., Blinkhorn, J., . . . Boivin, N. (2018). Early agriculture in Sri Lanka: New Archaeobotanical analyses and radiocarbon dates from the early historic sites of Kirinda and Kantharodai (Kandarodai). Archaeological Research in Asia, 16, 88-102. doi:10.1016/j.ara.2018.06.001

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10.1016/j.ara.2018.06.001
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The expansion of later Acheulean hominins into the Arabian Peninsula

Scerri, E. M. L., Shipton, C., Clark-Balzan, L., Frouin, M., Schwenninger, J. -L., Groucutt, H. S., . . . Petraglia, M. D. (2018). The expansion of later Acheulean hominins into the Arabian Peninsula. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 8. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-35242-5

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10.1038/s41598-018-35242-5
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Buddha Pushkar revisited: Technological variability in Late Palaeolithic stone tools at the Thar Desert margin, India

Blinkhorn, J. (2018). Buddha Pushkar revisited: Technological variability in Late Palaeolithic stone tools at the Thar Desert margin, India. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 20, 168-182. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.04.020

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10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.04.020
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78,000-year-old record of Middle and Later Stone Age innovation in an East African tropical forest (vol 9, 2018)

Shipton, C., Roberts, P., Archer, W., Armitage, S. J., Bita, C., Blinkhorn, J., . . . Boivin, N. (2018). 78,000-year-old record of Middle and Later Stone Age innovation in an East African tropical forest (vol 9, 2018). NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 9. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04753-0

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10.1038/s41467-018-04753-0
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The oldest Stone Age occupation of coastal West Africa and its implications for modern human dispersals: New insight from Tiémassas

Niang, K., Blinkhorn, J., & Ndiaye, M. (2018). The oldest Stone Age occupation of coastal West Africa and its implications for modern human dispersals: New insight from Tiémassas. Quaternary Science Reviews, 188, 167-173. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.03.022

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10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.03.022
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78,000-year-old record of Middle and Later stone age innovation in an East African tropical forest

Shipton, C., Roberts, P., Archer, W., Armitage, S. J., Bita, C., Blinkhorn, J., . . . Boivin, N. (2018). 78,000-year-old record of Middle and Later stone age innovation in an East African tropical forest. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 9. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04057-3

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10.1038/s41467-018-04057-3
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A transect of environmental variability across South Asia and its influence on Late Pleistocene human innovation and occupation

Roberts, P., Blinkhorn, J., & Petraglia, M. D. (2018). A transect of environmental variability across South Asia and its influence on Late Pleistocene human innovation and occupation. Journal of Quaternary Science, 33(3), 285-299. doi:10.1002/jqs.2975

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10.1002/jqs.2975
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2017

Environments and Cultural Change in the Indian Subcontinent

Blinkhorn, J., & Petraglia, M. D. (2017). Environments and Cultural Change in the Indian Subcontinent. Current Anthropology, 58(S17), S463-S479. doi:10.1086/693462

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10.1086/693462
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Did Modern Human Dispersal Take a Coastal Route into India? New Evidence from Palaeolithic Surveys of Kachchh, Gujarat

Blinkhorn, J., Ajithprasad, P., & Mukherjee, A. (2017). Did Modern Human Dispersal Take a Coastal Route into India? New Evidence from Palaeolithic Surveys of Kachchh, Gujarat. Journal of Field Archaeology, 42(3), 198-213. doi:10.1080/00934690.2017.1323543

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10.1080/00934690.2017.1323543
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A COMPANION TO SOUTH ASIA IN THE PASTGwen RobbinsSchugSubhash R.WalimbeWiley‐Blackwell, Oxford, 2016, 600 pp. ISNB 978‐1‐119‐05548‐8. $195 (hardback)

Blinkhorn, J. (2017). A COMPANION TO SOUTH ASIA IN THE PASTGwen RobbinsSchugSubhash R.WalimbeWiley‐Blackwell, Oxford, 2016, 600 pp. ISNB 978‐1‐119‐05548‐8. $195 (hardback). American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 163(1), 225-226. doi:10.1002/ajpa.23181

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10.1002/ajpa.23181
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Palaeoenvironmental dynamics and Palaeolithic occupation at Katoati, Thar Desert, India

Blinkhorn, J., Achyuthan, H., Ditchfield, P., & Petraglia, M. (2017). Palaeoenvironmental dynamics and Palaeolithic occupation at Katoati, Thar Desert, India. Quaternary Research, 87(2), 298-313. doi:10.1017/qua.2017.7

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10.1017/qua.2017.7
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Persistence of Middle Stone Age technology to the Pleistocene/Holocene transition supports a complex hominin evolutionary scenario in West Africa

Scerri, E. M. L., Blinkhorn, J., Niang, K., Bateman, M. D., & Groucutt, H. S. (2017). Persistence of Middle Stone Age technology to the Pleistocene/Holocene transition supports a complex hominin evolutionary scenario in West Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 11, 639-646. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.01.003

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10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.01.003
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2016

Guest Editorial – The Middle Palaeolithic in the Desert II

Blinkhorn, J., Scerri, E., Groucutt, H., & Delagnes, A. (2016). Guest Editorial – The Middle Palaeolithic in the Desert II. Quaternary International, 408, 1-3. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2016.06.011

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10.1016/j.quaint.2016.06.011
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The Middle Stone Age archaeology of the Senegal River Valley

Scerri, E. M. L., Blinkhorn, J., Groucutt, H. S., & Niang, K. (2016). The Middle Stone Age archaeology of the Senegal River Valley. Quaternary International, 408, 16-32. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.09.025

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10.1016/j.quaint.2015.09.025
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Can Lithic Attribute Analyses Identify Discrete Reduction Trajectories? A Quantitative Study Using Refitted Lithic Sets

Scerri, E. M. L., Gravina, B., Blinkhorn, J., & Delagnes, A. (2016). Can Lithic Attribute Analyses Identify Discrete Reduction Trajectories? A Quantitative Study Using Refitted Lithic Sets. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 23(2), 669-691. doi:10.1007/s10816-015-9255-x

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10.1007/s10816-015-9255-x
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Rock Art Research in India 2010-2014

Blinkhorn, J. (2016). Rock Art Research in India 2010-2014. In Rock Art Studies: News of the World V (pp. 155-162). Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. doi:10.2307/j.ctvxrq0fv.16

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10.2307/j.ctvxrq0fv.16
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2015

Middle Palaeolithic point technologies in the Thar Desert, India

Blinkhorn, J., Achyuthan, H., & Ajithprasad, P. (2015). Middle Palaeolithic point technologies in the Thar Desert, India. Quaternary International, 382, 237-249. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.02.027

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10.1016/j.quaint.2015.02.027
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Stone tool assemblages and models for the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa

Groucutt, H. S., Scerri, E. M. L., Lewis, L., Clark-Balzan, L., Blinkhorn, J., Jennings, R. P., . . . Petraglia, M. D. (2015). Stone tool assemblages and models for the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa. Quaternary International, 382, 8-30. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.01.039

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10.1016/j.quaint.2015.01.039
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Ostrich expansion into India during the Late Pleistocene: Implications for continental dispersal corridors

Blinkhorn, J., Achyuthan, H., & Petraglia, M. D. (2015). Ostrich expansion into India during the Late Pleistocene: Implications for continental dispersal corridors. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 417, 80-90. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.10.026

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10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.10.026
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2014

Discovery of Youngest Toba Tuff localities in the Sagileru Valley, south India, in association with Palaeolithic industries

Blinkhorn, J., Smith, V. C., Achyuthan, H., Shipton, C., Jones, S. C., Ditchfield, P. D., & Petraglia, M. D. (2014). Discovery of Youngest Toba Tuff localities in the Sagileru Valley, south India, in association with Palaeolithic industries. Quaternary Science Reviews, 105, 239-243. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.09.029

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10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.09.029
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Late Middle Palaeolithic surface sites occurring on dated sediment formations in the Thar Desert

Blinkhorn, J. (2014). Late Middle Palaeolithic surface sites occurring on dated sediment formations in the Thar Desert. Quaternary International, 350, 94-104. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.01.027

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10.1016/j.quaint.2014.01.027
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Erwin Neumayer. Prehistoric rock art of India. 304 pages, 1011 colour and b&w illustrations. 2013. New Delhi: Oxford University Press; 978-0-19-806098-7 hardback £115.

Blinkhorn, J. (2014). Erwin Neumayer. Prehistoric rock art of India. 304 pages, 1011 colour and b&w illustrations. 2013. New Delhi: Oxford University Press; 978-0-19-806098-7 hardback £115.. Antiquity, 88(341), 990-992. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00051000

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10.1017/s0003598x00051000
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Assessing Models for the Dispersal of Modern Humans to South Asia

Blinkhorn, J., & Petraglia, M. D. (2014). Assessing Models for the Dispersal of Modern Humans to South Asia. In Southern Asia, Australia, and the Search for Human Origins (pp. 64-75). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139084741.006

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10.1017/cbo9781139084741.006
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2013

Middle Palaeolithic occupation in the Thar Desert during the Upper Pleistocene: the signature of a modern human exit out of Africa?

Blinkhorn, J., Achyuthan, H., Petraglia, M., & Ditchfield, P. (2013). Middle Palaeolithic occupation in the Thar Desert during the Upper Pleistocene: the signature of a modern human exit out of Africa?. Quaternary Science Reviews, 77, 233-238. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.06.012

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10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.06.012
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A new synthesis of evidence for the Upper Pleistocene occupation of 16R Dune and its southern Asian context

Blinkhorn, J. (2013). A new synthesis of evidence for the Upper Pleistocene occupation of 16R Dune and its southern Asian context. Quaternary International, 300, 282-291. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2013.01.023

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10.1016/j.quaint.2013.01.023
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The Middle Palaeolithic in the desert and its implications for understanding hominin adaptation and dispersal

Groucutt, H. S., & Blinkhorn, J. (2013). The Middle Palaeolithic in the desert and its implications for understanding hominin adaptation and dispersal. Quaternary International, 300, 1-12. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2013.03.043

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10.1016/j.quaint.2013.03.043
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Mid-Holocene age obtained for nested diamond pattern petroglyph in the Billasurgam Cave complex, Kurnool District, southern India

Taçon, P. S. C., Boivin, N., Petraglia, M., Blinkhorn, J., Chivas, A., Roberts, R. G., . . . Zhao, J. -X. (2013). Mid-Holocene age obtained for nested diamond pattern petroglyph in the Billasurgam Cave complex, Kurnool District, southern India. Journal of Archaeological Science, 40(4), 1787-1796. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2012.12.006

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10.1016/j.jas.2012.12.006
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2012

Uncovering a landscape buried by the super-eruption of Toba, 74,000 years ago: A multi-proxy environmental reconstruction in the Jurreru valley, south India

Blinkhorn, J. (2012). Uncovering a landscape buried by the super-eruption of Toba, 74,000 years ago: A multi-proxy environmental reconstruction in the Jurreru valley, south India. Quaternary International, 279-280, 54. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2012.07.238

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10.1016/j.quaint.2012.07.238
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Rock Art Research in India: Historical Approaches and Recent Theoretical Directions

Blinkhorn, J., Boivin, N., Taçon, P. S. C., & Petraglia, M. D. (2012). Rock Art Research in India: Historical Approaches and Recent Theoretical Directions. In Unknown Book (pp. 179-196). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118253892.ch11

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10.1002/9781118253892.ch11
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Uncovering a landscape buried by the super-eruption of Toba, 74,000 years ago: A multi-proxy environmental reconstruction of landscape heterogeneity in the Jurreru Valley, south India

Blinkhorn, J., Parker, A. G., Ditchfield, P., Haslam, M., & Petraglia, M. (2012). Uncovering a landscape buried by the super-eruption of Toba, 74,000 years ago: A multi-proxy environmental reconstruction of landscape heterogeneity in the Jurreru Valley, south India. Quaternary International, 258, 135-147. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2011.12.008

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10.1016/j.quaint.2011.12.008
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Hominin Evolutionary History in the Arabian Desert and the Thar Desert61

Petraglia, M. D., Groucutt, H., & Blinkhorn, J. (2012). Hominin Evolutionary History in the Arabian Desert and the Thar Desert61. In Changing Deserts: Integrating People and their Environment (pp. 61-82). The White Horse Press. doi:10.3197/9781912186310.ch04

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10.3197/9781912186310.ch04
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2011

New methodological approaches to Indian rock art: Preliminary report from the Kurnool District archaeological project

Boivin, N., Blinkhorn, J., Hampson, J., Korisettar, R., & Petraglia, M. (2011). New methodological approaches to Indian rock art: Preliminary report from the Kurnool District archaeological project. Man in India, 91(2), 235-257.

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2010

New rock art discoveries in the Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Taçon, P. S. C., Boivin, N., Hampson, J., Blinkhorn, J., Korisettar, R., & Petraglia, M. (2010). New rock art discoveries in the Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Antiquity, 84(324), 335-350. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00066618

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10.1017/s0003598x00066618
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