In this review of the evidence for and against taxic diversity within the hominin clade, we
begin by looking at the logic and the history of simple “ladder‐like” interpretations of the …

This paper reviews some of the main advances in our understanding of human evolution
over the last 1 million years, presenting a holistic overview of a field defined by …

The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the
Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi …

The evolutionary origin of Homo floresiensis, a diminutive hominin species previously
known only by skeletal remains from Liang Bua in western Flores, Indonesia, has been …

The phylogenetic relationships of several hominin species remain controversial. Two
methodological issues contribute to the uncertainty—use of partial, inconsistent datasets …

Qualitative methods of describing sexual dimorphism in discrete cranial traits have been
criticized for their subjectivity and statistical limitations. However, researchers have yet to be …

Although the diminutive Homo floresiensis has been known for a decade, its phylogenetic
status remains highly contentious. A broad range of potential explanations for the evolution …

The hominin fossil record of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) indicates that at least two endemic
'super-archaic'species—Homo luzonensis and H. floresiensis—were present around the …

This review is a follow up to Grün et al.(2006): Direct Dating of Human Fossils. Since that
time there has been progress on the experimental side of the geochronological analyses …

Abstract The vast Asia-Pacific region, spanning from the islands of Indonesia and Borneo in
the west through Melanesia, Micronesia, and West Polynesia in the east, is a panorama of …