Isernia La Pineta (south-central Italy, Molise) is one of the most important archaeological
localities of the Middle Pleistocene in Western Europe. It is an extensive open-air site with …

Homo floresiensis is an extinct, diminutive hominin species discovered in the Late
Pleistocene deposits of Liang Bua cave, Flores, eastern Indonesia. The nature and …

Lower molars have been extensively studied in the context of hominin evolution using
classic and geometric morphometric analyses, 2D and 3D approaches, evaluations of the …

Dental wear refers to the loss of dental tissues by any combination of attrition, abrasion, and
corrosion. This chapter concerns the definition and identification of these different forms and …

The question of how many Australopithecus species lived at Sterkfontein Member 4 and
Makapansgat continues to be controversial inasmuch as the fossils are poorly preserved …

Fossil hylobatids are rare, but are known from late Miocene and Pleistocene sites
throughout East Asia. The best-known fossil hylobatid from the Pleistocene of China is a left …

The present study describes a new juvenile hominin mandible and teeth and a new juvenile
humerus from level V of the GP2 gallery of Cova del Gegant (Spain). The mandible (Gegant …

ABSTRACT Seventeen Middle Pleistocene hominin teeth were excavated at Pontnewydd
Cave in North Wales between 1980 and 1995 with a probable age of∼ 225 ka, associated …

Abstract The Woranso-Mille study area has thus far yielded more than 120 early hominin
fossil specimens dated to between 3.4 and 3.8 million years ago. Previous studies indicate …

Closely related species are likely to experience resource competition in areas where their
ranges overlap. Fossil evidence suggests that hominins in East Africa c. 2–1.5 million years …