Revising the hypodigm of Homo heidelbergensis: A view from the Eastern Mediterranean
Abstract
The hominin mandible BH-1 from the Middle Pleistocene cave of Mala Balanica suggested the possibility that human populations in this part of the continent were not subject to the process of Neanderthalization observed in the west. We review the paleoanthropological evidence from the Central Balkans in the context of the Eastern Mediterranean geographic entity. The current hominin fossil record of the early Middle Pleistocene in the region suggests that Europe was inhabited by two different populations: a population in the west of the continent with derived Neanderthal morphology; and a more variable population in the east characterized by a combination of plesiomorphous and synapomorphous traits. We suggest that – in order to continue using the nomenclature of Homo heidelbergensis – the current hypodigm needs to be revised to include only the specimens from the latter group.
Keywords:
Eastern Mediterranean / Middle Pleistocene / Hominin evolution / Neanderthals / Heidelbergs / MigrationsSource:
Quaternary International, 02-2018, 466, Part A, 66-81Publisher:
- Elsevier
- International Union for Quaternary Research
Funding / projects:
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada project 371077-2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.10.013
ISSN: 1040-6182
WoS: 000425239700006
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85032203113
Institution/Community
Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Roksandic, Mirjana AU - Radović, Predrag AU - Lindal, Joshua PY - 2018-02 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3672 AB - The hominin mandible BH-1 from the Middle Pleistocene cave of Mala Balanica suggested the possibility that human populations in this part of the continent were not subject to the process of Neanderthalization observed in the west. We review the paleoanthropological evidence from the Central Balkans in the context of the Eastern Mediterranean geographic entity. The current hominin fossil record of the early Middle Pleistocene in the region suggests that Europe was inhabited by two different populations: a population in the west of the continent with derived Neanderthal morphology; and a more variable population in the east characterized by a combination of plesiomorphous and synapomorphous traits. We suggest that – in order to continue using the nomenclature of Homo heidelbergensis – the current hypodigm needs to be revised to include only the specimens from the latter group. PB - Elsevier PB - International Union for Quaternary Research T2 - Quaternary International T1 - Revising the hypodigm of Homo heidelbergensis: A view from the Eastern Mediterranean EP - 81 IS - Part A SP - 66 VL - 466 DO - 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.10.013 ER -
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Roksandic, M., Radović, P.,& Lindal, J.. (2018-02). Revising the hypodigm of Homo heidelbergensis: A view from the Eastern Mediterranean. in Quaternary International Elsevier., 466(Part A), 66-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2017.10.013
Roksandic M, Radović P, Lindal J. Revising the hypodigm of Homo heidelbergensis: A view from the Eastern Mediterranean. in Quaternary International. 2018;466(Part A):66-81. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2017.10.013 .
Roksandic, Mirjana, Radović, Predrag, Lindal, Joshua, "Revising the hypodigm of Homo heidelbergensis: A view from the Eastern Mediterranean" in Quaternary International, 466, no. Part A (2018-02):66-81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2017.10.013 . .