The nature of human evolution has been viewed recently as a specific example of a more
general model of evolution termed 'punctuated equilibrium'. The characteristics of this model …

A broad consensus among paleoanthropologists holds that the Homo clade originated in
Africa sometime between 2· 0 and 3· 0 Ma ago. However, a gap in the east African hominid …

The site of Dmanisi, Georgia, has yielded an impressive sample of hominid cranial and
postcranial remains, documenting the presence of Homo outside Africa around 1.8 million …

The Australopithecine Face provides an introduction to the interpretation of the facial
skeleton of Australopithecus, a part of the anatomy well represented in the African …

This paper summarizes the results of recent excavations (i982-go) at the Middle Paleolithic
site of Kebara Cave. Work at the cave by earlier excavators is also discussed. Although …

THE origin of human language, and in particular the question of whether or not Neanderthal
man was capable of language/speech, is of major interest to anthropologists but remains an …

The book is the most in-depth account of the fossil skull anatomy and evolutionary
significance of the 3.6-3.0 million year old early human species Australopithecus afarensis …

The origins of modern man are a subject of controversy among palaeoanthropologists
concerned with human evolution1–3. Particularly heavily debated is the dating of hominid …

Abstract THE Hadar Formation in Ethiopia is a prolific source of Pliocene Hominidae
attributed to the species Australopithecus afarensis 1. Since 1990, three seasons of field …

It is suggested that the unique facial topography of the classic Neanderthal be viewed as
stemming from a change of much of the infraorbital region from the coronal orientation of the …