Human display and dispersal: A case study from biotidal Britain in the Middle and Upper Pleistocene

Hominin dispersal and human colonization have been hallmark concepts in the last two decades of palaeanthropological research,1-7 even though the terminology in these approaches is loosely defined (Box 1). The number, frequency, and routes of dispersal have been analyzed on a global scale,8 beginning with the earliest movement of hominins between Africa and Asia, and back again.9 Investigating dispersals has provided a much-needed dynamic to...