RT Journal Article
T1 A Middle Pleistocene Homo from Nesher Ramla, Israel
A1 Hershkovitz, Israel
A1 May, Hila
A1 Sarig, Rachel
A1 Pokhojaev, Ariel
A1 Grimaud-Hervé, Dominique
A1 Bruner, Emiliano
A1 Fornai, Cinzia
A1 Quam, Rolf
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Krenn, Viktoria A.
A1 Martinón Torres, María
A1 Bermúdez de Castro, José María
A1 Martín-Francés, Laura
A1 Slon, Viviane
A1 Albessard-Ball, Lou
A1 Vialet, Amélie
A1 Schüler, Tim
A1 Manzi, Giorgio
A1 Profico, Antonio
A1 Di Vincenzo, Fabio
A1 Weber, Gerhard W.
A1 Zaidner, Yossi
AB 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 have received a genetic contribution from a yet unknown non-European group. Here we report on the recent discovery of archaic Homo fossils from the site of Nesher Ramla, Israel, which we dated to 140,000 to 120,000 years ago. Comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analyses of the parietal bones, mandible, and lower second molar revealed that this Homo group presents a distinctive combination of Neanderthal and archaic features. We suggest that these specimens represent the late survivors of a Levantine Middle Pleistocene paleodeme that was most likely involved in the evolution of the Middle Pleistocene Homo in Europe and East Asia.
PB Amer Assoc Advancement Science
SN 0036-8075
YR 2021
FD 2021-06-25
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6744
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6744
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO Dan David Foundation
NO Shmunis Family Anthropology Institute
NO Leakey Foundation
NO Care Archaeological Foundation
NO LabEx Sciences Archéologiques de Bordeaux
NO Israel Science Foundation
NO Swiss National Science Foundation
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025