Deduction of the age of the Dali hominin fossil based on regional geomorphic-sedimentary evolution
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.106881
Abstract: Abstract Dali hominin, an archaic type of early Homo sapiens, is of great significance to the understanding of the evolutionary processes of Homo sapiens in China. However, its age remains debatable. There developed a series… read more here.
Keywords: geomorphic sedimentary; fossil; age; dali hominin ... See more keywords
Lahar inundated, modified, and preserved 1.88 Ma early hominin (OH24 and OH56) Olduvai DK site.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.11.011
Abstract: Archaeological excavations at the DK site in the eastern Olduvai Basin, Tanzania, age-bracketed between ∼1.88 Ma (Bed I Basalt) and ∼1.85 Ma (Tuff IB), record the oldest lahar inundation, modification, and preservation of a hominin "occupation" site… read more here.
Keywords: surface; early hominin; lahar; site ... See more keywords
Cranial vault thickness variation and inner structural organization in the StW 578 hominin cranium from Jacovec Cavern, South Africa.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2018.04.004
Abstract: The Sterkfontein Caves site is one of the richest early hominin fossil localities in Africa. More specifically, the fossiliferous deposits within the lower-lying Jacovec Cavern have yielded valuable hominin remains; prominent among them is the… read more here.
Keywords: cranial vault; hominin; vault thickness; stw 578 ... See more keywords
Isochron 26Al/10Be burial dating of the Lantian hominin site at Gongwangling in Northwestern China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2017.04.004
Abstract: Abstract The site of Gongwangling is among the most important early hominin sites in China due to the discovery of a partial Homo erectus cranium. Until recently the cranium has been widely accepted as ∼1.15… read more here.
Keywords: burial dating; isochron 26al; site; site gongwangling ... See more keywords
The stratigraphy of the Sima de los Huesos (Atapuerca, Spain) and implications for the origin of the fossil hominin accumulation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.02.044
Abstract: Abstract The Sima de Los Huesos (SH) is one of the many archaeo-palaeontological sites in the Sierra de Atapuerca. The characteristics of this palaeoanthropological site are unusual, due to the large size of the hominin… read more here.
Keywords: sima los; hominin accumulation; stratigraphy; hominin ... See more keywords
Hominin site distributions and behaviours across the Mid-Pleistocene climate transition in China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106614
Abstract: Abstract Knowledge about the Early and Middle Pleistocene hominin record of China is steadily increasing owing to the on-going implementation of palaeoanthropological surveys and excavations. Yet, relatively little attention has been paid to the effects… read more here.
Keywords: mid pleistocene; china; pleistocene climate; hominin ... See more keywords
New hominin remains and revised context from the earliest Homo erectus locality in East Turkana, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22208-x
Abstract: The KNM-ER 2598 occipital is among the oldest fossils attributed to Homo erectus but questions have been raised about whether it may derive from a younger horizon. Here we report on efforts to relocate the… read more here.
Keywords: homo erectus; context; locality; homo ... See more keywords
Broad-scale morpho-functional traits of the mandible suggest no hard food adaptation in the hominin lineage
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63739-5
Abstract: An on-going debate concerning the dietary adaptations of archaic hominins and early Homo has been fuelled by contradictory inferences obtained using different methodologies. This work presents an extensive comparative sample of 30 extant primate species… read more here.
Keywords: scale morpho; food; hard food; hominin ... See more keywords
Savanna tree evolutionary ages inform the reconstruction of the paleoenvironment of our hominin ancestors
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69378-0
Abstract: Ideas on hominin evolution have long invoked the emergence from forests into open habitats as generating selection for traits such as bipedalism and dietary shifts. Though controversial, the savanna hypothesis continues to motivate research into… read more here.
Keywords: reconstruction; savanna tree; tree evolutionary; hominin ... See more keywords
Evidence for independent brain and neurocranial reorganization during hominin evolution
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1905071116
Abstract: Significance Human brains differ substantially from those of great apes, and equally important differences exist between their braincases. However, it remains unclear to which extent evolutionary changes in brain structure are related to changes in… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; brain neurocranial; evolutionary changes; reorganization ... See more keywords
Identifying and Describing Pattern and Process in the Evolution of Hominin Use of Fire
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DOI: 10.1086/691459
Abstract: Although research relating to Paleolithic fire use has a long history, it has seen a particular resurgence in the last decade. This has been fueled in part by improved analytical techniques, improved standards of data… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; use; use fire; identifying describing ... See more keywords