Abstract The Middle and Late Pleistocene is arguably the most interesting period in human
evolution. This broad period witnessed the evolution of our own lineage, as well as that of …

To date, the earliest modern human fossils found outside of Africa are dated to around
90,000 to 120,000 years ago at the Levantine sites of Skhul and Qafzeh. A maxilla and …

In the debate about the demise of the Neandertal, several scholars have claimed that
humanity's nearest relatives were indistinguishable archaeologically, and thus behaviorally …

It has long been believed that Neanderthals originated and flourished on the European
continent. However, recent morphological and genetic studies have suggested that they may …

Denisovans, a sister group of Neandertals, have been described on the basis of a nuclear
genome sequence from a finger phalanx (Denisova 3) found in Denisova Cave in the Altai …

The 2007 discovery of fragmentary human remains (two molars and an anterior mandible) at
Zhirendong (Zhiren Cave) in South China provides insight in the processes involved in the …

Uncertainties surround the timing of modern human emergence and occupation in East and
Southeast Asia. Although genetic and archeological data indicate a rapid migration out of …

In this latest volume in the Human Evolution Series, Erik Trinkaus and his co-authors
synthesize the research and findings concerning the human remains found at the Sunghir …

Neanderthal diets are reported to be based mainly on the consumption of large and medium
sized herbivores, while the exploitation of other food types including plants has also been …

This study presents a description and comparative analysis of Middle Pleistocene
permanent and deciduous teeth from the site of Qesem Cave (Israel). All of the human …