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Published May 19, 2022 | Version v1
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Database PCA: A middle Pleistocene Homo from Nesher Ramla, Israel

Creators

  • 1. Tel Aviv University
  • 2. Centre national de la recherche scientifique
  • 3. National Research Center on Human Evolution
  • 4. University of Zurich
  • 5. Binghamton University
  • 6. UCM-ISCIII*
  • 7. University of Vienna
  • 8. Thuringian State Office*
  • 9. Sapienza University of Rome
  • 10. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Description

It has long been believed that Neanderthals originated and flourished on the European continent. However, recent morphological and genetic studies have suggested that they may have received a genetic contribution from a yet unknown non-European group. Here we report on the recent discovery of archaic Homo fossils from the site of Nesher Ramla, Israel, which we dated to 140,000 to 120,000 years ago. Comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analyses of the parietal bones, mandible, and lower second molar revealed that this Homo group presents a distinctive combination of Neanderthal and archaic features. We suggest that these specimens represent the late survivors of a Levantine Middle Pleistocene paleodeme that was most likely involved in the evolution of the Middle Pleistocene Homo in Europe and East Asia.

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Funding provided by: Dan David foundation
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Funding provided by: Shmunis Family Anthropology Institute*
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Funding provided by: Leakey Foundation
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Funding provided by: Care Archaeological Foundation*
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Funding provided by: LabEx Sciences Archéologiques de Bordeaux *
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Award Number: LaScArBx ANR-10-LABX-52

Funding provided by: Dirección General de Investigación of the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades*
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Award Number: PGC2018-093925-B-C31

Funding provided by: Dirección General de Investigación of the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades*
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Award Number: PGC2018-093925-B-C33

Funding provided by: Israel Science Foundation
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003977
Award Number: 1936/18

Funding provided by: Israel Science Foundation
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003977
Award Number: 1773/15

Funding provided by: Swiss National Science Foundation
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001711
Award Number: 31003A_156299/1

Funding provided by: Swiss National Science Foundation
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001711
Award Number: 31003A_176319

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