Small mid-Pleistocene hominin associated with East African Acheulean technology.
Science
; 305(5680): 75-8, 2004 Jul 02.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15232102
ABSTRACT
Hominin fossils from the African mid-Pleistocene are rare despite abundant Acheulean tools in Africa and apparently African-derived hominins in Eurasia between 1.0 and 0.5 million years ago (Ma). Here we describe an African fossil cranium constrained by 40Ar/39Ar analyses, magnetostratigraphy, and sedimentary features to 0.97 to 0.90 Ma, and stratigraphically associated with Acheulean handaxes. Although the cranium represents possibly the smallest adult or near-adult known between 1.7 and 0.5 Ma, it retains features observed in larger Homo erectus individuals, yet shows a distinct suite of traits indicative of wide population variation in the hominins of this period.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Arqueologia
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Crânio
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Osso Temporal
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Hominidae
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Fósseis
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Science
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos