Institute of Human Sciences

A New Late Gravettian Mammoth Bone Deposit in Bukov, Ústí nad Labem, North Bohemia

Mammoth hunting and the exploitation of mammoth resources is one of the most characteristic features of the Gravettian culture in Central Europe. The exact nature of the mammoth-human relationship has been a subject of scientific debate since the first excavations of mammoth bone...

Un/making protection: EU temporary protection and the governance of the Ukrainian displaced in Vienna in a global perspective

This article explores the reception of the Ukrainian displaced in Vienna following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, and the workings of temporary protection (TP). It analyses how response to the mass influx of displaced persons has been shaped jointly by the legacies of mana...

Glimpse into the past: Analyses of the middle and inner ear of extinct rodents (Eusciurida; Rodentia; Mammalia) with implications for their locomotory behaviour

Abstract Rodentia is the most diverse and species-rich group of mammals, inhabiting almost all regions and ecosystems on earth. One of the most specialised subgroups is the Eusciurida, composed of Sciuridae, Gliridae, and Aplodontia rufa , and characterised by arboreal, fossorial...