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Este capítulo presenta una descripción sobre el estado del arte y debate actual respecto al origen y evolución de nuestro género. El género Homo abarca un conjunto de especies tempranas transicionales, arcaicas o pre-modernas y nuestra... more
Recent developments in the field of palaeoanthropology necessitate the suppression of two hominin taxa and the introduction of a new species of hominins to help resolve the current nebulous state of Middle Pleistocene (Chibanian) hominin... more
At this point, It is worth taking a deep breath and than realize the importance. This mandible fragment is the first Hominin/Hominid remain found in Istanbul. There is a “Yarımburgaz Cave Culture” in Istanbul which belongs to... more
There are few things that have had an effect on the course of #Human #evolution and #development than the #discovery and use of #Fire! Join me in an #analysis of "Catching Fire: How #Cooking Made Us Human," by Richard Wrangham, and see... more
This paper presents some new results concerning the Middle Palaeolithic in Romania. Recent research on loess‐paleosoil sequences and tephra deposits has provided an accurate picture on the geochronology of the Pleistocene. Reliable... more
The primacy of fossils in the Natural History Museum (NHM) goes back to the very origins of the Museum, but the first fossil hominins in the collections were probably the Upper Palaeolithic remains from Bruniquel, which were accessioned... more
Definition: A controversial Middle Pleistocene (~780-130 ka) hominin species, part of the same genus (Homo) as extant humans. Introduction: The taxonomy and phylogeny of Homo heidelbergensis is much debated (for a review see Stringer,... more
There is considerable variation in mid-late Pleisto-cene hominin paranasal sinuses, and in some taxa distinctive craniofacial shape has been linked to sinus size. Extreme frontal sinus size has been reported in mid-Pleistocene specimens... more
The fossil record of early Homo sapiens in the African Pleistocene remains sparse. In contrast to its prominent position regarding the cultural evolution of our species, southern Africa plays a secondary role in narratives regarding human... more
The cranium (Broken Hill 1 or BH1) from the site previously known as Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) is one of the best preserved hominin fossils from the mid-Pleistocene. Its distinctive combination of anatomical... more
0047-2484/$ e see front matter 2011 Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.08.002 In the preceding comment, Holton et al. (2011) cast doubt on the results reported by Rae et al. (2011) on the absence of cold adaptation in the facial... more
Many antelopes have an excellent sense of smell, and our human relatives such as Paranthropus robustus may have associate themselves with those antelope species during the day to avoid predation by lions, leopards and carnivores. This... more
In 1912, palaeontologist Arthur Smith Woodward and amateur antiquarian and solicitor Charles Dawson announced the discovery of a fossil that supposedly provided a link between apes and humans: Eoanthropus dawsoni (Dawson's dawn man).... more
Understanding the timing and character of the expansion of Homo sapiens out of Africa is critical for inferring the colonization and admixture processes that underpin global population history. It has been argued that dispersal out of... more
The Australopithecus afarensis partial skeleton A.L. 288-1, popularly known as…
We report the occurrence at 0.7 million years (Ma) of an ichnological assemblage at Gombore II-2, which is one of several archaeological sites at Melka Kunture in the upper Awash Valley of Ethiopia, 2000 m asl. Adults and children... more
In 1912, palaeontologist Arthur Smith Woodward and amateur antiquarian and solicitor Charles Dawson announced the discovery of a fossil that supposedly provided a link between apes and humans: Eoanthropus dawsoni (Dawson's dawn man).... more
The wide bodies of Neandertals, characterized by broad, voluminous chests, and medio-laterally (M-L) wide pelves, are commonly considered a derived condition that arose primarily as an adaptation to a strenuous lifestyle in cold,... more
The femoral neck-shaft angle (NSA) varies among modern humans, both between and within population groups, and also among fossil hominins. Recent research has focused on whether differences in average NSA between groups may reflect... more
The cranium (Broken Hill 1 or BH1) from the site previously known as Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) is one of the best preserved hominin fossils from the mid-Pleistocene. Its distinctive combination of anatomical... more
Objectives: The curve of Spee (COS) is a mesio-distally curved alignment of the canine through dis-tal molar cusp tips in certain mammals including modern humans and some fossil hominins. In humans, the alignment varies from concave to... more
The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi. Further exploration led to the discovery of hominin material, now... more
Understanding the timing and character of the expansion of Homo sapiens out of Africa is critical for inferring the colonization and admixture processes that underpin global population history. It has been argued that dispersal out of... more
Bipedalism is a defining trait of the hominin lineage, associated with a transition from a more arboreal to a more terrestrial environment. While there is debate about when modern human-like bipedalism first appeared in hominins, all... more
There is considerable variation in mid-late Pleistocene hominin paranasal sinuses, and in some taxa distinctive craniofacial shape has been linked to sinus size. Extreme frontal sinus size has been reported in mid-Pleistocene specimens... more
We report the occurrence at 0.7 million years (Ma) of an ichnological assemblage at Gombore II-2, which is one of several archaeological sites at Melka Kunture in the upper Awash Valley of Ethiopia, 2000 m asl. Adults and children... more