Enrique Fernández-Palacios

More than storage: A functional analysis of the lithic industry associated with the C008 cave complex at Bentayga, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) Although volcanic rocks are commonly found in many assemblages, functional or use-wear studies focusing on these materials are still relatively limite…

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We present the first direct evidence of cereal harvesting during the Indigenous period of the Canary Islands, identified through use-wear analysis of lithic tools from the C008 granary at Roque Bentayga 🌾🪨

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Towards the human-induced “eemification” of the recent Holocene: a perspective from the Canary Islands The ruling climate conditions during the Last Interglacial, the Eemian (ca. 130–120 ky BP), were warmer and, consequently, the sea level stood 8–10 m higher than today. Ongoing human-induced climate c...

“Eemification” is a new term coined for describing the gradual human-induced transition from the Holocene towards the warmer Eemian (130-120 Ka BP) conditions. We exemplify here this on-going transition with the changes observed in the last decades in the Canary Islands’ climate and biodiversity.

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🔬 Investigadores de la #ULL reconstruyen los mil años de marisqueo sostenible y cambios de paisaje en la Isla Baja

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A new paleo record from Tenerife combines shell middens and agricultural terraces to reveal shellfish gathering strategies and coastal vegetation change over 1000 years of human-environment interaction. doi.org/10.1177/0959... @cienciaull.bsky.social

🔎 Estudios paleoambientales revelan que la vegetación y los incendios respondieron a cambios climáticos pasados

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YouTube video by Álvaro Castilla Beltrán El registro paleoecológico de Vega de Arucas: 28,000 años de clima, vegetación e incendios

Lead by Pili Martin Ramos 😊we present a new palaeoecological record in the Canary Islands, which reveals how climate, vegetation, and fire changed on the islands over the last 28,000 years 🌍
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Human transformation of past terrestrial ecosystems Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 19 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00081-6Human actions have shaped ecosystems for thousands of years, and have profound effects on biodiversity and environmental processes. This Review explores the ways that humans have modified past ecosystems and the methods available for researchers to study these changes, as well as indicating how understanding historic change can inform conservation strategies.

New online! Human transformation of past terrestrial ecosystems

A través de este estudio, publicado en Nature Communications, se ha descubierto que el envejecimiento modifica la forma general del cerebro de maneras mensurables, con alteraciones estrechamente asociadas con el deterioro de la memoria, el razonamiento y otras funciones cognitivas.

Today we start a research week in Island Archaeobotany in Son Servera, Mallorca. The colleagues from @uib.cat organised a great workshop with talks, group work, visits, outreach activities. We have it all! #SILVA #ACBA @iphes-cerca.bsky.social

Artist reconstruction of the Madeiran Scops Owl (Otus mauli) from Madeira Island. CREDIT: Pau Oliver

A survey of all known extinctions in Macaronesia (the Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, the Canaries, and Cabo Verde) finds that half of the islands’ birds have been lost. Many birds, including the Madeiran owl, were lost after humans arrived. In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

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