| Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use L Stephens, D Fuller, N Boivin, T Rick, N Gauthier, A Kay, B Marwick, ... Science 365 (6456), 897-902, 2019 | 545 | 2019 |
| Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and why does it matter? EML Scerri, MG Thomas, A Manica, P Gunz, JT Stock, C Stringer, M Grove, ... Trends in ecology & evolution 33 (8), 582-594, 2018 | 460 | 2018 |
| Reconstructing prehistoric African population structure P Skoglund, JC Thompson, ME Prendergast, A Mittnik, K Sirak, ... Cell 171 (1), 59-71. e21, 2017 | 424 | 2017 |
| Earliest known Oldowan artifacts at> 2.58 Ma from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia, highlight early technological diversity DR Braun, V Aldeias, W Archer, JR Arrowsmith, N Baraki, CJ Campisano, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (24), 11712-11717, 2019 | 198 | 2019 |
| Origins of the human predatory pattern: the transition to large-animal exploitation by early hominins JC Thompson, S Carvalho, CW Marean, Z Alemseged Current Anthropology 60 (1), 1-23, 2019 | 136 | 2019 |
| Taphonomic analysis of the middle stone age faunal assemblage from Pinnacle Point Cave 13B, Western Cape, South Africa JC Thompson Journal of Human Evolution 59 (3-4), 321-339, 2010 | 105 | 2010 |
| Ancient DNA and deep population structure in sub-Saharan African foragers M Lipson, EA Sawchuk, JC Thompson, J Oppenheimer, CA Tryon, ... Nature 603 (7900), 290-296, 2022 | 85 | 2022 |
| Tortoise taphonomy and tortoise butchery patterns at Blombos Cave, South Africa JC Thompson, CS Henshilwood Journal of Archaeological Science 41, 214-229, 2014 | 85 | 2014 |
| An experimental investigation of cut mark production and stone tool attrition DR Braun, BL Pobiner, JC Thompson Journal of Archaeological Science 35 (5), 1216-1223, 2008 | 85 | 2008 |
| Taphonomic analysis of the Middle Stone Age larger mammal faunal assemblage from Blombos Cave, southern Cape, South Africa JC Thompson, CS Henshilwood Journal of Human Evolution 60 (6), 746-767, 2011 | 82 | 2011 |
| Taphonomy of fossils from the hominin-bearing deposits at Dikika, Ethiopia JC Thompson, SP McPherron, R Bobe, D Reed, WA Barr, JG Wynn, ... Journal of human evolution 86, 112-135, 2015 | 75 | 2015 |
| Early human impacts and ecosystem reorganization in southern-central Africa JC Thompson, DK Wright, SJ Ivory, JH Choi, S Nightingale, A Mackay, ... Science Advances 7 (19), eabf9776, 2021 | 72 | 2021 |
| Differentiating between cutting actions on bone using 3D geometric morphometrics and Bayesian analyses with implications to human evolution E Otárola-Castillo, MG Torquato, HC Hawkins, E James, JA Harris, ... Journal of Archaeological Science 89, 56-67, 2018 | 64 | 2018 |
| On bad terms: Problems and solutions within zooarchaeological bone surface modification studies EC James, JC Thompson Environmental Archaeology 20 (1), 89-103, 2015 | 54 | 2015 |
| The trajectory of bone surface modification studies in paleoanthropology and a new Bayesian solution to the identification controversy JA Harris, CW Marean, K Ogle, J Thompson Journal of human evolution 110, 69-81, 2017 | 50 | 2017 |
| Nutritional values of tortoises relative to ungulates from the Middle Stone Age levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa: implications for foraging and social behaviour JC Thompson, CS Henshilwood Journal of Human Evolution 67, 33-47, 2014 | 48 | 2014 |
| The impact of post-depositional processes on bone surface modification frequencies: a corrective strategy and its application to the Loiyangalani site, Serengeti Plain, Tanzania JC Thompson Journal of Taphonomy 3 (3), 67-90, 2005 | 47 | 2005 |
| The emergence and intensification of early hunter‐gatherer niche construction JC Thompson, DK Wright, SJ Ivory Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews 30 (1), 17-27, 2021 | 46 | 2021 |
| Ochre fingerprints: Distinguishing among m alawian mineral pigment sources with h omogenized o chre c hip la–icpms AM Zipkin, JM Hanchar, AS Brooks, MW Grabowski, JC Thompson, ... Archaeometry 57 (2), 297-317, 2015 | 45 | 2015 |
| The origins and early elaboration of projectile technology CA O'Driscoll, JC Thompson Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews 27 (1), 30-45, 2018 | 43 | 2018 |
David K. WrightProfessor of Archaeology, University of OsloVerified email at iakh.uio.no
