Abstract The Assimilation Model (AM) was developed to explain the presence of evidence
for small, but not insignificant, anatomical contributions of Eurasian archaic humans …

Menschenbilder sind wichtig, darüber ist sich die Wissenschaft einig. Nicht von ungefähr
spielt die Berufung auf ein Menschenbild in vielen öffentlichen Debatten eine zentrale Rolle …

Newly obtained ages, based on electron spin resonance combined with uranium series
isotopic analysis, and infrared/post-infrared luminescence dating, provide a minimum age …

Menschenbilder sind wichtig, darüber ist sich die Wissenschaft einig. Nicht von ungefähr
spielt die Berufung auf ein Menschenbild in vielen öffentlichen Debatten eine zentrale Rolle …

While hybridization has been reported for a large number of primate taxa, there is a general
lack of data on hybrid morphology for wild individuals with known genetic ancestry. A …

Jebel Irhoud 1 represents an almost complete cranium from the North African late Middle
Pleistocene. Despite the good preservation of most of its anatomical regions, its …

Neanderthals are one of the most intensely studied groups of extinct humans, as aspects of
their phylogeny and functional morphology remain controversial. They have long been …

The African origin of our species has essentially been accepted as a scientific fact, but
evolutionary advantages connected with the reasons and circumstances of modern human …

The chin, a distinguishing feature of Homo sapiens, has sparked ongoing debates regarding
its evolutionary origins and adaptive significance. We contend that these controversies stem …

Garba III, in the upper Awash Valley of Ethiopia, is one of the many sub-sites of Melka
Kunture, where the overall archaeological record starts at c. 1.8 Ma. Garba III was excavated …