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Nicholas Toth

Social Sciences · Indiana University

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Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyPrimate Behavior and EcologyEvolution and Paleontology StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchArchaeology and ancient environmental studies

Publications

93

Citations

5,540

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Nicholas Toth studies the archaeology and evolution of early human ancestors, focusing on the stone tools they made during the Pleistocene epoch (roughly the last 2.5 million years). His work examines how toolmaking traditions like the Oldowan and Acheulean industries reflect the cognitive abilities and behavior of early hominins, often through experimental studies that recreate ancient tool manufacture.

Early hominin stone tool technologyCognitive evolution in human ancestorsExperimental archaeologyPleistocene-era paleoanthropologyAfrican archaeological sites

Publication activity has been steady overall, with a notable spike around 2020 followed by a return to a lower, consistent output of a few papers per year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 14 publications14202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 4 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology×15
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×8
  • Journal of Human Evolution×3
  • L Anthropologie×2
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×2

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Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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