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 …

A bi-level nasal floor, although present in most Pleistocene and recent human samples,
reaches its highest frequency among the western Eurasian Neandertals and has been …

This chapter is intended as a survey of the African fossil record relevant to the origin of
modern humans. This record has been summarized in detail fairly often over the four …

Summary The Late Pleistocene saw the emergence and establishment of early modern
humans, and questions remain as to the reasons for their ultimate success relative to late …

The initial discovery and exploration of the Pe ş tera cu Oase by Ş. Milota, L. Sarcin ă, and A.
B î lg ă r in early 2002 was in the context of the exploration and documentation of the Plopa …

The Ponor-Plopa cave system is located in the central part of the Aninei Mountains,
southwest of Steierdorf, a small neighborhood of Anina, at elevations ranging between 575 …

Romania is a country dominated by one of the more important mountain chains in Europe,
the Carpathian Mountains. They begin in the northwest, in southern Poland, Slovakia …

The research strategy underpinning the excavation of the Panta Str ă mo ş ilor and the
methodology followed in the undertaking of this task are outlined and discussed in Chapter …

The complex research undertaken at the Pe ş tera cu Oase was triggered by the discovery of
the oldest directly dated, substantial modern human remains and by the legitimate hopes …

The 2002–2003 discovery in the Pe ş tera cu Oase galleries of the mandible and face of two
early modern humans (Chapter 2) raised a series of questions requiring an archeological …