The Human Fossil Record, Volume 2 Craniodental Morphology of Genus Homo (Africa and Asia)

About this book

In this groundbreaking new series, the authors use clearly defined terminology and descriptive protocols that are applied uniformly throughout. Organized alphabetically by site name with detailed morphological descriptions and original, expertly taken photographs, each entry includes previous systematic assessments of the fossils and geological, archaeological, and faunal contexts.

Contents

Preface to Volumes One and Two

PART 1. INTRODUCTION
- Descriptive Protocol
- Descriptive Format
- Anatomical Terminology Figures
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Layout of Entries

PART 2A. AFRICA
- Bodo
- Border Cave
- Boskop
- Cave of Hearths
- Chemeron
- Dar es Soltane II
- Eilye Springs
- Eyasi
- Fish Hoek
- Florisbad
- Guomde
- Hadar
- Haua
- Fteah
- Jebel Irhoud
- Kabwe
- Klasies River Mouth
- Koobi Fora
- Laetoli (Ngaloba)
- Melka Kontoure
- Nariokotome
- Ndutu
- Olduvai Gorge
- Omo Kibish
- Saldanha
- Sale
- Singa
- Sterkfontein
- Swartkrans
- Thomas Quarry
- Tighenif
- Tuinplaas
- Uraha

PART 2B. ASIA, WESTERN
- Amud
- Jebel Qafzeh
- Kebara
- Shanidar
- Skhul
- Tabun
- Teshik-Tash
- Zuttiyeh

PART 2C. ASIA, EASTERN, AND CENTRAL
- Dali
- Hexian
- Jinniushan
- Kedungbrubus
- Lantian
- Liujiang
- Longgupo
- Maba
- Mo jokerto
- Narmada
- Ngandong
- Ngawi
- Sambungmachan
- Sangiran
- Trinil
- Wajak
- Yuanmou
- Yu nxian
- Zhoukoudian Lower Cave
- Zhoukoudian Upper Cave

PART 3. FOSSILS ATTRIBUTED TO GENUS HOMO: SOME GENERAL NOTES
- "Early Homo"
- Homo erectus and Its Putative Relatives in Africa and Asia
- Extinct European Homo and Putative Relatives
- Homo sapiens and "Archaic Homo sapiens"
- Conclusion

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