The Ceprano calvarium was found 20 years ago (March 1994) in southern Latium, Italy. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Despite these signs of behavioral innovation, neither the Herto hominins, nor others from Late Pleistocene sites such as Klasies River in southern Africa and Skhūl/Qafzeh in Israel, can be matched in living populations. Parts of the frontal and maxilla are preserved, along with the temporal bones and occiput. Their skulls display strong supraorbital tori above projecting faces, flattened frontals, and less parietal expansion than is the case for Homo sapiens . The fossil human teeth from in situ deposits at Hoedjiespunt are described and found to be large by comparison with modern humans but smaller than the known upper dentitions of southern African “archaic” Homo sapiens. 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For reasons adumbrated above, it is appropriate to include both Zuttiyeh and Omo 2 within this sample. 45), who discerns “a mosaic-like, continuous anatomical process of modernization” from an archaic grade via a later group to recent humans. The supraorbital torus is extensively damaged, and none of the face is preserved. Clarke's (13) reconstruction corrects some earlier errors, and it is evident that the face is more massive than had been supposed. The human skullcap is cracked and weathered, but as with Bodo, resemblances to H. erectus are apparent. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.12.047. 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The common thread is that after the divergence of the modern human and Neandertal evolutionary lineages ∼400,000 years ago, there was another discrete event near in time to the Middle-Late Pleistocene boundary that produced modern humans. 260,000 years (12). Another ancient cranium and a mandibular fragment were picked up at Elandsfontein in South Africa in 1953. Elements of a chin are also present, probably in Omo 1 and more definitely at Skhūl/Qafzeh and Dar es Soltane. Aleix Martinez explains why facial expressions often are not accurate indicators of emotion. Metrical comparisons of the Sima de los Huesos and other European and African Middle Pleistocene fossils with Neandertals are performed using Z-scores relative to the Neandertal sample statistics. A cranium similar to LH 18 is known from Ileret in Kenya. 195,000-year age for the Upper Member of the Kibish Formation, it is likely that 2 lineages coexisted in the Middle Pleistocene. ArsuagaHuman calcanei from the Middle Pleistocene site of Sima de los Huesos (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain) Journal of Human Evolution, 76 (2014), pp. BC 1 was collected from dumps left by guano diggers, and it has not been possible to link the specimen definitively with MSA levels in the cave. The occipital scale index (IOC/LIC) averages 80.7 for the Bodo population. Only in the Late Pleistocene specimen from Hofmeyr is the face long in relation to overall size of the cranium. If the fossils are approximately the same age, then there are 2 possibilities. Multiple, distinct taxa should be recognized within Homo, and speciation must have occurred repeatedly throughout the Pleistocene. Stone artifacts and other traces of human activity dating from 700,000 to 130,000 years ago are found across Africa and Eurasia, and a number of sites contain well dated archaeological sequences. Postcranial bones demonstrate that Omo 1 has long slender limbs, and body mass is estimated as close to 70 kg (23). Postcranial bones from Skhūl and Qafzeh are essentially modern. A temporal fragment bears a mandibular fossa that is moderately deep, with a distinct articular eminence. Such early Middle Pleistocene hominins were not anatomically modern. External dimensions are from the original fossils (Bodo, Elandsfontein, Broken Hill, Ndutu, Omo, Florisbad, Laetoli, Skhūl, Qafzeh, Dar es Soltane, Border Cave), casts (Zuttiyeh), or the literature (Irhoud, Nazlet Khater, Herto, Aduma, Hofmeyr). Toward the close of the Pleistocene, skulls appear increasingly similar to those of living humans. At the same time, the parietals are expanded (“bossed”), and the occipital is less angulated than in H. erectus. The braincase of Irhoud 2 is quite similar to that of Irhoud 1 (9). We have dated a skull from Hofmeyr, South Africa, to 36.2 ± 3.3 thousand years ago through a combination of optically stimulated luminescence and uranium-series dating methods. Therefore, Ceprano has to be considered among the European fossil record of the Middle Pleistocene, although its peculiar morphology – a unique combination of archaic and derived features –suggests a somewhat puzzling scenario of human evolution in Europe, which could involve the occurrence of a considerable phenetic diversity during part of the Middle Pleistocene. The lack of Late Pleistocene human fossils from sub-Saharan Africa has limited paleontological testing of competing models of recent human evolution. Bones occur with Acheulean bifaces and Levallois flakes in the Upper Herto sand unit, judged from stratigrapic, geochemical, and radioisotopic evidence to be 160,000 to 154,000 years old (25). The Xuchang early Late Pleistocene archaic human crania therefore exhibit features that are (i) ancestral and reminiscent particularly of early Middle Pleistocene eastern Eurasian humans; (ii) derived and shared by earlier Late Pleistocene humans elsewhere, whether morphologically archaic or modern; and (iii) distinctive of the Neandertals. Another specimen, discovered near Hofmeyr in South Africa, has no recorded archaeological associations. 4–12; see ref. Aduma, also in the Middle Awash, has produced fragments of 4 crania associated with MSA artifacts, considered to be 105,000 to 79,000 years in age (28). As a group, the Upper Herto individuals are very robust and thus distinguishable from modern populations. Nevertheless, the vault is large overall, with a capacity of ≈1,435 cm3. Not surprisingly, many questions concerning this evolutionary history have been raised. Great biparietal width is perhaps related to pathology, because the Singa right temporal lacks structures of the bony labyrinth (30). Hollowing of the maxillary wall (a “canine fossa”) has also been noted, but whether this morphology is “modern” remains uncertain, because the topography of the infraorbital surface is influenced by facial size (14). The fauna includes bovids and other large herbivores, and there are archaic elements such as a dirk-toothed cat, a sivathere, a giant gelada baboon, and at least 4 archaic hartebeest/wildebeest-like antelope species. I thank O. Bar-Yosef, F. Grine, J-J. Despite its robust appearance, this individual displays features that are derived compared with the anatomy of Bodo or Broken Hill. Online ISSN 1091-6490. An adult cranium (Irhoud 1) is long and low, with thickened brows backed by a convex frontal, and a moderately angled occipital. Nevertheless, in the course of the Middle Pleistocene, different lineages of archaic humans possibly belonging to Homo heidelbergensis are recognised, suggesting the identification of geographic varieties or subspecies (i.e., potential incipient species). New Middle Pleistocene (∼300,000 y old) human remains from Hualongdong (HLD), China, provide further evidence for regional variation and the continuity of human biology through East Asian archaic humans. Crania from Herto in Ethiopia carry defleshing cutmarks and superficial scoring that may be indicative of mortuary practices. These differences are consistent with an increase in brain volume. One adult cranium (BOU-VP-16/1) is intact, with a brain size estimated as 1,450 cm3 (26). In its parietal and occipital proportions, ADU-VP-1/3 is similar to Omo 1, LH 18, and Skhūl 5. The supraorbital torus is quite thick. We do not capture any email address. The relatively gracile browridge, lack of strong mastoid cresting, and smooth nuchal region suggest identification of Ndutu as a female. The frontal is constricted in the Bodo group but broader in all later populations. The patterning of facial morphology of their predecessors, the Middle Pleistocene humans, is more mosaic showing a mix of archaic and modern morphologies. The BBH/GOL ratio is low in the ancient groups. Attention has centered on systematics of the mid-Pleistocene hominins, their paleobiology, and the timing of dispersals that spread H. sapiens out of Africa and across the Old World. Astronomers thought they’d finally figured out where gold and other heavy elements in the universe came from. However, the broad frontal is less constricted than that of Broken Hill. Hawks and colleagues (Hawks et al., 2017) report the discovery of a second chamber within the Rising Star system (Dirks et al., 2015) that contains H. naledi remains. Later populations display more derived features, and the skeletons from Qafzeh and Klasies River are near-modern in their morphology. 195,000 years in age (19, 20). Irhoud 3 has large teeth but possesses the components of a chin. Brain size is close to 1,250 cm3 (2) and substantially greater than expected for H. erectus. The mandible shows either a clear mental eminence (21), or merely the “hint” of a midline bulge externally (22). © 2015 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. However, the results we obtained consistently showed that the human calvarium is more recent than previously believed, pointing to a time range close to the beginning of MIS 11, between 430 and 385 ka. In the case of LH 18, Herto, Singa, and Skhūl/Qafzeh, the index ranges from 109 to 118. One important example is Bodo in the Middle Awash of Ethiopia, where a cranium, a broken parietal, and a humerus were discovered in conglomerates and sands containing mammalian fossils and later Acheulean tools. The lithic assemblage contains Levallois (MSA) cores and blades, along with an ovate hand axe (18). This difference is unlikely to result simply from larger body mass (3). Other samples register slight increases, and ranges for the Herto and Levantine groups overlap with recent humans. Frontal squama proportions, the arched temporal contour, and some traits of the cranial base are like those of more modern humans. Alternatively, modern human origins could have been a lengthy process that lasted from the divergence of the modern human and Neandertal … These are derived conditions present also in the face of recent Homo (4). One grouping places Bodo with Elandsfontein, Broken Hill, Ndutu, and perhaps Eyasi. Author contributions: G.P.R. Omo 2, an isolated surface find, is low in contour with a blunt frontal keel and a strongly angled occiput. Comparisons are necessarily limited, but Herto, Singa, and ADU-VP-1/3 seem to differ from Florisbad and are treated as a separate group. Neandertal mandibular rami variably have three features that are unusual in Late Pleistocene modern humans: lingular bridging of the mandibular foramen (horizontal-oval form), a high coronoid process with an asymmetrical mandibular notch, and the notch crest in the middle third of the mandibular condyle (45). Given such a scenario, Ceprano represents the best candidate available at present (but also the cranial remains from Gombore II, in the Melka Kunture area, Ethiopia, ca. For Bodo and Broken Hill, NPH/GMN averages 80.7, and scaled facial heights are close to those of H. erectus. Human evolution in the Middle and Late Pleistocene is envisioned either as a gradual accumulation of characters within a single species (H. sapiens), or as an episodic process effecting important changes in successive populations. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. Also, the frontal profile is relatively flattened in the earlier groups, while sagittal curvature increases in later populations. Along with the isolated teeth, the skull provides … Parietal proportions have been a key element in most lists of modern human features. We digitized landmarks and semilandmarks on surface and computed tomography scans and analyzed the Procrustes shape coordinates. Hublin, E. Mbua, R. Quam, C. Stringer, R. Klein, and N. Roach for assistance and 2 anonymous reviewers for valuable comments on a draft of the manuscript. The cranial vault is preserved more frequently than fragile facial bones, and the analysis reflects this bias. The skull is large in relation to that of modern African males, with prominent supraorbital structures and a robust face. Moreover, detailed, comprehensive evaluations of … Several of the adult crania (Skhūl IX, Qafzeh 6) are ruggedly constructed, with prominent glabellar and supraorbital development. It has become clear that anatomically modern humans evolved in Africa, but the process or event(s) underlying this emergence are poorly understood. Given the microstratigraphic evidence placing Omo 2 in uppermost Member 1 of the Kibish Formation (24), it is difficult to argue that this cranium is much older than the first and therefore sampled from an earlier portion of the lineage ancestral to Homo sapiens. An impression that the Klasies River hominins are essentially modern in their morphology extends also to the few postcranial bones that are preserved. In sagittal profile, the frontal is flattened in the Bodo and Florisbad groups, where FRA is close to 1400. Later Pleistocene specimens resemble modern humans in this feature, identified as an important marker for our species (27). A frontal bone from Zuttiyeh Cave in Israel has been interpreted both as an early Neanderthal and as a direct ancestor to the people at Skhūl and Qafzeh. Samples rather than single specimens can be compared, and this provides a firmer basis for examining systematic relationships. A partial frontal bone (KRM 16425) is very gracile and exhibits none of the brow thickening or supratoral flattening that is present in the case of Florisbad or LH 18. Skulls are quite robust, and it is only after ≈35,000 years ago that people with more gracile, fully modern morphology make their appearance. Data for Singa and Ileret were provided by C. Stringer (personal communication) and E. Mbua (personal communication). On the other hand, the characteristics of the human accumulation are so exceptional (complete absence of fauna and tools) that it seems to have been produced by only one event. 850 ka, should be taken into account) to describe the cranial morphology of the still largely unknown ancestral variety of the species: i.e., Homo heidelbergensis heidelbergensis. However, the LIC/ASB index does increase in a sample of recent humans, offering support for the claim that a high occipital plane is uniquely derived for H. sapiens, narrowly defined (47). The human material includes broken skull bones, teeth, an ulna, and several metatarsals. Two caves in Israel have produced burials along with Mousterian artifacts. Postorbital narrowing is also characteristic of Florisbad, Singa, and Irhoud 1. Two additional indices suggest a pattern of slight change throughout much of the Pleistocene, followed by a shift toward the modern condition. More plausibly, this specimen documents an archaic, late-surviving lineage, present alongside near-modern humans. Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas. An important question, still not resolved, is whether Omo 2 can be grouped with the Omo 1 skeleton, or whether these individuals represent separate populations. Other features separate the Bodo group more consistently from all later hominins. Unfortunately, the cave deposits containing the fossils were long ago quarried away, and circumstances surrounding the 1921 discovery are no longer clear. On the basis of 40Ar/39Ar dating of feldspars, and the correlation of east Mediterranean sapropels with Kibish depositional pulses, all of this material is ca. Other skulls share many features with recent humans. The Florisbad partial cranium, including the incomplete right side of a face, has been pieced together several times. Indeed, Omo 2 has been compared with Broken Hill and Elandsfontein. Derived features can be identified in the tympanic plate, petrous bone, vault sutures, occipital squama, supraorbital region, and mandibular symphysis. The contour of the (left) parietal is rounded when the skull is viewed from the back. The relative brain size index, calculated as VOL.33/OBH, averages 2.77 for Bodo and Broken Hill and is within the range observed for H. erectus (3). If an increase in relative brain size, greater cranial globularity, reduced postorbital constriction, and facial shortening can be documented from the time of Florisbad, Laetoli, and Irhoud, then these fossils share key traits with recent humans. Significant changes in facial size and robusticity occurred throughout Pleistocene human evolution, resulting in temporal trends in both facial reduction and enlargement. The collections from Skhūl and Qafzeh are considered together. Endocranial volume (VOL), glabella-occipital length (GOL), basibregmatic height (BBH), maximum cranial breadth (XCB), least frontal breadth (LFB), maximum biparietal breadth (XPB), biasterionic breadth (ASB), biauricular breadth (AUB), frontal angle (FRA), occipital angle (OCA), lambda-inion chord (LIC), inion-opisthion chord (IOC), supraorbital torus thickness measured centrally (TOR), biorbital breadth (FMB), orbit height (OBH), and upper facial height (NPH) are used. Archaic H. heidelbergensis may have persisted through much of this interval, before going extinct. This evidence suggests a speciation event, giving rise to hominins distinct from H. heidelbergensis. Morphological affinities of the proximal ulna from Klasies River main site: Archaic or modern? The human fossils are, in our opinion, morphologically homogeneous. Later, at the site designated Cutting 10, animal bones were uncovered with Acheulean bifaces, cores, and flakes. The Broken Hill face is set forward from the anterior cranial fossa and exhibits very heavy brows. An example is Florisbad in South Africa, where bones and artifacts were recovered from a spring vent. Three Skhūl crania average 11.1 mm. The cranium can be measured, and the mandible is described as “extremely robust,” with a fully developed chin (42). In light of recent results, they’re not so sure. Other Skhūl/Qafzeh individuals exhibit development of the glabellar prominence and superciliary arch varying from substantial (Qafzeh 6, Qafzeh 3) to relatively slight (Qafzeh 9). Even though these figures could shift modestly through variation in trait selection and/or as a result of a more complete earlier Pleistocene Homo fossil record, it is apparent that modern humans are morphologically more derived than the Neandertals. Despite the presence of these archaic features, the border of the nose is set vertically, and palatal anatomy is like that of later humans. human paleontology | cranium | mandible | teeth | East Asia T he human remains from Zhoukoudian have dominated per-ceptions of Middle Pleistocene (MPl) human morphology and variation in East Asia (1–3). From Singa in the Sudan, there is another hominin, discovered in 1924. Indices measuring vault shape document trends that are generally expected. In this report, I discuss structural changes characterizing the skulls from different time periods, possible regional differences in morphology, and the bearing of this evidence on recognizing distinct species. Copyright © 2021 National Academy of Sciences. Associated with Acheulo-Yabrudian artifacts ca. F i g . Here, each grade can be defined by advances in brain size and skull form. 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