Publications
2024
More is not always better: downscaling climate model outputs from 30 to 5-minute resolution has minimal impact on coherence with Late Quaternary proxies
Stone point variability reveals spatial, chronological and environmental structuring of eastern African Middle Stone Age populations
Timbrell, L., Habte, B., Tefera, Y., Maroma, C., Ndiema, E., Plomp, K., . . . Grove, M. (n.d.). Stone point variability reveals spatial, chronological and environmental structuring of eastern African Middle Stone Age populations. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 1-29. doi:10.1080/0067270x.2023.2268986
2023
Ecological drivers of hunter-gatherer lithic technology from the Middle and Later Stone Age in Central Africa
Padilla-Iglesias, C., Grove, M., & Blinkhorn, J. (2023). Ecological drivers of hunter-gatherer lithic technology from the Middle and Later Stone Age in Central Africa. Quaternary Science Reviews, 322, 108390. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108390
Moving far or moving often? A neglected axis of variation in hunter-gatherer mobility
Grove, M., Hall, H., Timbrell, L., Benton, A., & French, J. C. (2023). Moving far or moving often? A neglected axis of variation in hunter-gatherer mobility. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 52, 104266. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104266
Culture as a Life History Character
Grove, M. (2023). Culture as a Life History Character. In Human Success (pp. 144-187). Oxford University PressNew York. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190096168.003.0007
Pleistocene climatic variability in eastern Africa influenced hominin evolution: the 620,000-year climate record from Chew Bahir
Foerster, V., Asrat, A., Bronk Ramsey, C., Brown, E. T., Deino, A., Grove, M., . . . Trauth, M. H. (2023). Pleistocene climatic variability in eastern Africa influenced hominin evolution: the 620,000-year climate record from Chew Bahir. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-6170
2022
Technological and geometric morphometric analysis of ‘post-Howiesons Poort points’ from Border Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Timbrell, L., Peña, P. D. L., Way, A., Hoggard, C., Backwell, L., Francesco d’Errico., . . . Grove, M. (2022). Technological and geometric morphometric analysis of ‘post-Howiesons Poort points’ from Border Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Quaternary Science Reviews, 297, 107813. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107813
Pleistocene climate variability in eastern Africa influenced hominin evolution.
Foerster, V., Asrat, A., Bronk Ramsey, C., Brown, E. T., Chapot, M. S., Deino, A., . . . Trauth, M. H. (2022). Pleistocene climate variability in eastern Africa influenced hominin evolution.. Nature geoscience, 15(10), 805-811. doi:10.1038/s41561-022-01032-y
Testing inter-observer error under a collaborative research framework for studying lithic shape variability
Timbrell, L., Scott, C., Habte, B., Tefera, Y., Monod, H., Qazzih, M., . . . Grove, M. (2022). Testing inter-observer error under a collaborative research framework for studying lithic shape variability. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 14(10). doi:10.1007/s12520-022-01676-2
Testing inter-observer error under a collaborative research framework for studying lithic shape variability
Evaluating refugia in recent human evolution in Africa
Blinkhorn, J., Timbrell, L., Grove, M., & Scerri, E. M. L. (2022). Evaluating refugia in recent human evolution in Africa. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 377(1849). doi:10.1098/rstb.2020.0485
A spatiotemporally explicit paleoenvironmental framework for the Middle Stone Age of eastern Africa
Timbrell, L., Grove, M., Manica, A., Rucina, S., & Blinkhorn, J. (2022). A spatiotemporally explicit paleoenvironmental framework for the Middle Stone Age of eastern Africa. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-022-07742-y
The Importance of Noise Colour in Simulations of Evolutionary Systems.
Grove, M., Timbrell, L., Jolley, B. P., Polack, F., & Borg, J. M. (2022). The Importance of Noise Colour in Simulations of Evolutionary Systems.. Artif. Life, 27, 164-182.
The Importance of Noise Colour in Simulations of Evolutionary Systems
Grove, M., Timbrell, L., Jolley, B., Polack, F., & Borg, J. M. (2022). The Importance of Noise Colour in Simulations of Evolutionary Systems. ARTIFICIAL LIFE, 27(3-4), 164-182. doi:10.1162/artl_a_00354
2021
Climatic change and climatic variability: An objective decomposition
Grove, M. (2021). Climatic change and climatic variability: An objective decomposition. Quaternary Science Reviews, 271, 107196. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107196
A Spatiotemporally Explicit Paleoenvironmental Framework for the Middle Stone Age of Eastern Africa
Northern Hemisphere Glaciation, African climate and human evolution
Trauth, M. H., Asrat, A., Berner, N., Bibi, F., Foerster, V., Grove, M., . . . Schäbitz, F. (2021). Northern Hemisphere Glaciation, African climate and human evolution. Quaternary Science Reviews, 268, 107095. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107095
Testing the Integrity of the Middle and Later Stone Age Cultural Taxonomic Division in Eastern Africa
Grove, M., & Blinkhorn, J. (2021). Testing the Integrity of the Middle and Later Stone Age Cultural Taxonomic Division in Eastern Africa. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 4(2). doi:10.1007/s41982-021-00087-4
Explanations of variability in Middle Stone Age stone tool assemblage composition and raw material use in Eastern Africa
Blinkhorn, J., & Grove, M. (2021). Explanations of variability in Middle Stone Age stone tool assemblage composition and raw material use in Eastern Africa. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 13(1). doi:10.1007/s12520-020-01250-8
2020
Abrupt climate change and its influences on hominin evolution during the early Pleistocene in the Turkana Basin, Kenya
Lupien, R. L., Russell, J. M., Grove, M., Beck, C. C., Feibel, C. S., & Cohen, A. S. (2020). Abrupt climate change and its influences on hominin evolution during the early Pleistocene in the Turkana Basin, Kenya. Quaternary Science Reviews, 245, 106531. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106531
Neural networks differentiate between Middle and Later Stone age lithic assemblages in eastern Africa
Grove, M., & Blinkhorn, J. (2020). Neural networks differentiate between Middle and Later Stone age lithic assemblages in eastern Africa. PLoS One, 15(8). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0237528
Hunter-Gatherer Settlement and Mobility
Grove, M. (2020). Hunter-Gatherer Settlement and Mobility. In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology (pp. 5389-5399). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30018-0_959
2019
The origins of nomadic pastoralism in the eastern Jordanian steppe: a combined stable isotope and chipped stone assessment
Miller, H., Baird, D., Pearson, J., Lamb, A. L., Grove, M., Martin, L., & Garrard, A. (2019). The origins of nomadic pastoralism in the eastern Jordanian steppe: a combined stable isotope and chipped stone assessment. Levant, 50(3), 281-304. doi:10.1080/00758914.2019.1651560
Evolving conformity: conditions favouring conformist social learning over random copying
Grove, M. J. (2019). Evolving conformity: conditions favouring conformist social learning over random copying. Cognitive Systems Research, 54, 232-245. doi:10.1016/j.cogsys.2018.10.012
2018
Strong conformity requires a greater proportion of asocial learning and achieves lower fitness than a payoff-based equivalent
Grove, M. (2018). Strong conformity requires a greater proportion of asocial learning and achieves lower fitness than a payoff-based equivalent. ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 26(6), 323-333. doi:10.1177/1059712318807127
The structure of the Middle Stone Age of eastern Africa
Blinkhorn, J., & Grove, M. (2018). The structure of the Middle Stone Age of eastern Africa. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS, 195, 1-20. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.07.011
Did Our Species Evolve in Subdivided Populations across Africa, and Why Does It Matter?
Grove, M. J. (2018). Did Our Species Evolve in Subdivided Populations across Africa, and Why Does It Matter?. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33(8), 582-594. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2018.05.005
Understanding resource choice at the transition from foraging to farming: An application of palaeodistribution modelling to the Neolithic of the Konya Plain, south-central Anatolia, Turkey
Collins, C., Asouti, E., Grove, M., Kabukcu, C., Bradley, L., & Chiverrell, R. (2018). Understanding resource choice at the transition from foraging to farming: An application of palaeodistribution modelling to the Neolithic of the Konya Plain, south-central Anatolia, Turkey. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 96, 57-72. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2018.02.003
Hunter-gatherers adjust mobility to maintain contact under climatic variation
Grove, M. J. (2018). Hunter-gatherers adjust mobility to maintain contact under climatic variation. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 19, 588-595. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.04.003
2017
Environmental complexity, life history, and encephalisation in human evolution
Grove, M. (2017). Environmental complexity, life history, and encephalisation in human evolution. Biology & Philosophy, 32(3), 395-420. doi:10.1007/s10539-017-9564-4
2016
Population density, mobility, and cultural transmission
Grove, M. J. (2016). Population density, mobility, and cultural transmission. Journal of Archaeological Science, 74, 75-84. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2016.09.002
The Hominin sites and Palaeolakes Drilling Project: testing hypotheses of climate-driven human evolution and dispersal at Chew Bahir, Ethiopia
Lamb, H., Cohen, A., Schäbitz, F., Asrat, A., Barker, P., Bates, R., . . . Woldegabriel, G. (2016). The Hominin sites and Palaeolakes Drilling Project: testing hypotheses of climate-driven human evolution and dispersal at Chew Bahir, Ethiopia. Quaternary International, 404, 209. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.08.202
2015
Climatic variability, plasticity, and dispersal: A case study from Lake Tana, Ethiopia
Grove, M., Lamb, H., Roberts, H., Davies, S., Marshall, M., Bates, R., & Huws, D. (2015). Climatic variability, plasticity, and dispersal: A case study from Lake Tana, Ethiopia. JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION, 87, 32-47. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.07.007
Environmental variability and hominin dispersal
Grove, M., & Burke, A. (2015). Environmental variability and hominin dispersal. JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION, 87, 1-4. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.07.006
Thin on the ground: Neandertal biology archeology, and ecology
Grove, M. (2015). Thin on the ground: Neandertal biology archeology, and ecology. ANTIQUITY, 89(346), 994-995. doi:10.15184/aqy.2015.64
Palaeoclimates, plasticity, and the early dispersal of Homo sapiens
Grove, M. (2015). Palaeoclimates, plasticity, and the early dispersal of Homo sapiens. Quaternary International, 369, 17-37. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.08.019
LOCAL OBJECTS, DISTANT SYMBOLS: FISSION-FUSION SOCIAL SYSTEMS AND THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN COGNITION
Grove, M., & Dunbar, R. (2015). LOCAL OBJECTS, DISTANT SYMBOLS: FISSION-FUSION SOCIAL SYSTEMS AND THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN COGNITION. In SETTLEMENT, SOCIETY AND COGNITION IN HUMAN EVOLUTION: LANDSCAPES IN MIND (pp. 15-30). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2014
Visualisation and permutation methods for archaeological data analysis
Grove, M., & Pearson, J. (2014). Visualisation and permutation methods for archaeological data analysis. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 6(4), 319-328. doi:10.1007/s12520-013-0158-z
The Costs of Being a High-latitude Hominin
Pearce, E., Shuttleworth, A., Grove, M., & Layton, R. H. (2014). The Costs of Being a High-latitude Hominin. In Lucy to Language (pp. 356-379). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199652594.003.0016
Evolution and dispersal under climatic instability: a simple evolutionary algorithm
Grove, M. (2014). Evolution and dispersal under climatic instability: a simple evolutionary algorithm. ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 22(4), 235-254. doi:10.1177/1059712314533573
Hunter-Gatherer Settlement and Mobility
Grove, M. (2014). Hunter-Gatherer Settlement and Mobility. In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology (pp. 3567-3577). Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_959
Recurrent Patterning in the Daily Foraging Routes of Hamadryas Baboons (Papio hamadryas): Spatial Memory in Large-Scale Versus Small-Scale Space
Schreier, A. L., & Grove, M. (2014). Recurrent Patterning in the Daily Foraging Routes of Hamadryas Baboons (Papio hamadryas): Spatial Memory in Large-Scale Versus Small-Scale Space. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 76(5), 421-435. doi:10.1002/ajp.22192
The costs of being a high-latitude hominin
Pearce, E., Shuttleworth, A., Grove, M., & Layton, R. (2014). The costs of being a high-latitude hominin. In R. I. M. Dunbar, C. S. Gamble, & J. A. J. Gowlett (Eds.), Lucy to Language: Benchmark Papers (pp. 188-207). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The place of the Neanderthals in hominin phylogeny
White, S., Gowlett, J. A. J., & Grove, M. (2014). The place of the Neanderthals in hominin phylogeny. JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 35, 32-50. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2014.04.004
2013
Evolution of Hominin Social Systems
Grove, M. (n.d.). Evolution of Hominin Social Systems. doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0024961
Counting sheep: sample size and statistical inference in stable isotope analysis and palaeodietary reconstruction
Pearson, J., & Grove, M. (2013). Counting sheep: sample size and statistical inference in stable isotope analysis and palaeodietary reconstruction. WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY, 45(3), 373-387. doi:10.1080/00438243.2013.820646
Food and social complexity at Cayonu Tepesi, southeastern Anatolia: Stable isotope evidence of differentiation in diet according to burial practice and sex in the early Neolithic
Pearson, J., Grove, M., Ozbek, M., & Hongo, H. (2013). Food and social complexity at Cayonu Tepesi, southeastern Anatolia: Stable isotope evidence of differentiation in diet according to burial practice and sex in the early Neolithic. JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 32(2), 180-189. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2013.01.002
The evolution of spatial memory
Grove, M. (2013). The evolution of spatial memory. MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES, 242(1), 25-32. doi:10.1016/j.mbs.2012.11.011
Hunter-Gatherer Settlement and Mobility
Grove, M. (2013). Hunter-Gatherer Settlement and Mobility. In A. Prentiss (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Global Archaeology (pp. 188-207). Dordrecht: Springer.
2012
Orbital dynamics, environmental heterogeneity, and the evolution of the human brain
Grove, M. (2012). Orbital dynamics, environmental heterogeneity, and the evolution of the human brain. INTELLIGENCE, 40(5), 404-418. doi:10.1016/j.intell.2012.06.003
Space, time, and group size: a model of constraints on primate social foraging
Grove, M. (2012). Space, time, and group size: a model of constraints on primate social foraging. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 83(2), 411-419. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.11.011
'How climate made us and competition killed the rest'
Grove, M. (2012). 'How climate made us and competition killed the rest'. British Archaeology, (125), 44-49.
Amplitudes of orbitally induced climatic cycles and patterns of hominin speciation
Grove, M. (2012). Amplitudes of orbitally induced climatic cycles and patterns of hominin speciation. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 39(10), 3085-3094. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.023
Fission-fusion and the evolution of hominin social systems
Grove, M., Pearce, E., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2012). Fission-fusion and the evolution of hominin social systems. JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION, 62(2), 191-200. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.10.012
Scatters, patches, and palimpsests: Solving the contemporaneity problem
Grove, M. (2012). Scatters, patches, and palimpsests: Solving the contemporaneity problem. In K. Ruebens, I. Romanowska, & R. Bynoe (Eds.), Unravelling the Palaeolithic (pp. 153-164). Oxford: British Archaeological Reports.
2011
A SPATIO-TEMPORAL KERNEL METHOD FOR MAPPING CHANGES IN PREHISTORIC LAND-USE PATTERNS
Grove, M. (2011). A SPATIO-TEMPORAL KERNEL METHOD FOR MAPPING CHANGES IN PREHISTORIC LAND-USE PATTERNS. ARCHAEOMETRY, 53, 1012-1030. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2010.00578.x
An archaeological signature of multi-level social systems: The case of the Irish Bronze Age
Grove, M. (2011). An archaeological signature of multi-level social systems: The case of the Irish Bronze Age. JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 30(1), 44-61. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2010.12.002
'Beyond the tools: Social innovation and hominin evolution'
Coward, F., & Grove, M. (2011). 'Beyond the tools: Social innovation and hominin evolution'. PaleoAnthropology, 2011, 111-129.
'Rethinking phylogeny and ontogeny in human brain evolution'
Coward, F., & Grove, M. (2011). 'Rethinking phylogeny and ontogeny in human brain evolution'. Human Origins, in press.
Change and variability in Plio-Pleistocene climates: modelling the hominin response
Grove, M. (2011). Change and variability in Plio-Pleistocene climates: modelling the hominin response. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 38(11), 3038-3047. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.07.002
Speciation, diversity, and Mode 1 technologies: The impact of variability selection
Grove, M. (2011). Speciation, diversity, and Mode 1 technologies: The impact of variability selection. JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION, 61(3), 306-319. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.04.005
2010
The Quantitative Analysis of Mobility: Ecological Techniques and Archaeological Extensions
Grove, M. (2010). The Quantitative Analysis of Mobility: Ecological Techniques and Archaeological Extensions. In NEW PERSPECTIVES ON OLD STONES: ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO PALEOLITHIC TECHNOLOGIES (pp. 83-118). doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-6861-6_5
Ranging patterns of hamadryas baboons: random walk analyses
Schreier, A. L., & Grove, M. (2010). Ranging patterns of hamadryas baboons: random walk analyses. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 80(1), 75-87. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.04.002
The archaeology of group size
Grove, M. (2010). The archaeology of group size (Vol. 158).
The Archaeology of Group Size
Grove, M. (2010). The Archaeology of Group Size. doi:10.5871/bacad/9780197264522.003.0019
Logistical mobility reduces subsistence risk in hunting economies
Grove, M. (2010). Logistical mobility reduces subsistence risk in hunting economies. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 37(8), 1913-1921. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2010.02.017
Stone circles and the structure of Bronze Age society
Grove, M. (2010). Stone circles and the structure of Bronze Age society. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 37(10), 2612-2621. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2010.05.021
2009
Hunter-gatherer movement patterns: Causes and constraints
Grove, M. (2009). Hunter-gatherer movement patterns: Causes and constraints. JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 28(2), 222-233. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2009.01.003
2008
From Individual Neurons to Social Brains
Grove, M., & Coward, F. (2008). From Individual Neurons to Social Brains. CAMBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 18(3), 387-400. doi:10.1017/S0959774308000437