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ArticleNature ecology & evolution2026

Pre-agricultural intensification of plant use in Pleistocene Sri Lankan rainforests.

Nicolas Bourgon, Marcus Oelze, Noel Amano, Oshan Wedage, Nimal Perera, Patrick Roberts

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Article in Nature ecology & evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nicolas BourgonDepartment of Coevolution of Land Use and Urbanisation, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena, Germany. bourgon@gea.mpg.de.ORCID 0000-0001-8538-1903
Marcus OelzeBundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung, Berlin, Germany.
Noel AmanoMax Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena, Germany.
Oshan WedageDepartment of History and Archaeology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Nimal PereraExcavation Branch, Department of Archaeology of the Government of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Patrick RobertsDepartment of Coevolution of Land Use and Urbanisation, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4403-7548

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 517968067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tropical rainforests have often been considered marginal environments for Pleistocene hunter-gatherers, yet archaeological research in Sri Lanka demonstrates long-term occupation of these habitats from ~48,000 years ago (ka). Material evidence indicates specialized hunting of arboreal mammals, as well as the use of plant resources, but plant consumption is often difficult to detect because organic remains preserve poorly in rainforest settings. Here we present zinc isotope data (δ

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AgricultureDietRainforestAnimalsArchaeologyDental EnamelFossilsHumansMammalsPlantsSri LankaToothZincZinc

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PMCPMC13345896

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