Abstract Traditionally, Middle Pleistocene hominin fossils that cannot be allocated to Homo
erectus sensu lato or modern H. sapiens have been assigned to different specific taxa. For …

Behavioral modernity is considered one of the defining characteristics separating modern
humans from earlier hominin lineages. Over the course of the past two decades, the nature …

The 2007 discovery of fragmentary human remains (two molars and an anterior mandible) at
Zhirendong (Zhiren Cave) in South China provides insight in the processes involved in the …

" This volume aims to satisfy a pressing need for an updated account of Chinese
archaeology. The volume's time frame extends from the earliest peopling of China to the …

In this latest volume in the Human Evolution Series, Erik Trinkaus and his co-authors
synthesize the research and findings concerning the human remains found at the Sunghir …

We present two previously unreported hominin permanent teeth [one right upper second
molar (M2), one left lower second molar (m2)] from Lunadong (“dong”=“cave”), Guangxi …

We report here on the isotopic analysis of the diet of one of the oldest modern humans found
in Eurasia, the Tianyuan 1 early modern human dating to≈ 40,000 calendar years ago from …

Patterns of Palaeolithic variability between eastern Asia and western portions of the Old
World continue to engender controversial discussion. Most famously, debate has focused on …

The origin of modern humans continues to be one of the most heavily debated topics within
paleoanthropology. Eastern Asia, and particularly China, is a geographic region that is …

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ARCHAEOLOGY OF EAST ASIA The Rise of Civilization in China, Korea and Japan Gina L …