Naslov
Upper Pleistocene human remains from Vindija cave, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Autori
Wolpoff, Milford H. ; Smith, Fred H. ; Malez, Mirko ; Radovčić, Jakov ; Rukavina, Darko

Izvornik
American journal of physical anthropology (0002-9483) 54 (1981), 4; 499-545

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Vindija ; Neandertal ; South Central Europe ; modern Homo sapiens origin ; Evolution
(Vindija ; Neandertal ; South Central Europe ; modern Homo sapiens origin ; evolution)

Sažetak
Human remains excavated from Vindija cave include a large although fragmentary sample of late Mousterian-associated specimens and a few additional individuals from the overlying early Upper Paleolithic levels. The Mousterian- associated sample is similar to European Neandertals from other regions. Compared with earlier Neandertals from south central Europe, this sample evinces evolutionary trends in the direction of Upper Paleolithic Europeans. Compared with the western European Neandertals, the same trends can be demonstrated, although the magnitude of difference is less, and there is a potential for confusing temporal with regional sources of variation. The early Upper Paleolithic-associated sample cannot be distinguished from the Mousterian-associated hominids. We believe that this site provides support for Hrdlička's “Neandertal phase” of human evolution, as it was originally applied in Europe.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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