Postcranial evidence from early Homo from Dmanisi, Georgia.

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Title:	Postcranial evidence from early Homo from Dmanisi, Georgia.
Authors:	Lordkipanidze, David, Jashashvili, Tea, Vekua, Abesalom, de León, Marcia S. Ponce, Zollikofer, Christoph P. E., Rightmire, G. Philip, Pontzer, Herman, Ferring, Reid, Oms, Oriol, Tappen, Martha, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Agusti, Jordi, Kahlke, Ralf, Kiladze, Gocha, Martinez-Navarro, Bienvenido, Mouskhelishvili, Alexander, Nioradze, Medea, Rook, Lorenzo
Source:	Nature. 9/20/2007, Vol. 449 Issue 7160, p305-310. 6p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs.
Subjects:	Human beings, Anthropometry, Fossils, Paleontology, Historical geology, Archaeology, Physical anthropology, Craniology, Morphology, Dmanisi Site (Georgia)
Geographic Terms:	Georgia
Abstract:	The Plio-Pleistocene site of Dmanisi, Georgia, has yielded a rich fossil and archaeological record documenting an early presence of the genus Homo outside Africa. Although the craniomandibular morphology of early Homo is well known as a result of finds from Dmanisi and African localities, data about its postcranial morphology are still relatively scarce. Here we describe newly excavated postcranial material from Dmanisi comprising a partial skeleton of an adolescent individual, associated with skull D2700/D2735, and the remains from three adult individuals. This material shows that the postcranial anatomy of the Dmanisi hominins has a surprising mosaic of primitive and derived features. The primitive features include a small body size, a low encephalization quotient and absence of humeral torsion; the derived features include modern-human-like body proportions and lower limb morphology indicative of the capability for long-distance travel. Thus, the earliest known hominins to have lived outside of Africa in the temperate zones of Eurasia did not yet display the full set of derived skeletal features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
	Copyright of Nature is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Description
Abstract:	The Plio-Pleistocene site of Dmanisi, Georgia, has yielded a rich fossil and archaeological record documenting an early presence of the genus Homo outside Africa. Although the craniomandibular morphology of early Homo is well known as a result of finds from Dmanisi and African localities, data about its postcranial morphology are still relatively scarce. Here we describe newly excavated postcranial material from Dmanisi comprising a partial skeleton of an adolescent individual, associated with skull D2700/D2735, and the remains from three adult individuals. This material shows that the postcranial anatomy of the Dmanisi hominins has a surprising mosaic of primitive and derived features. The primitive features include a small body size, a low encephalization quotient and absence of humeral torsion; the derived features include modern-human-like body proportions and lower limb morphology indicative of the capability for long-distance travel. Thus, the earliest known hominins to have lived outside of Africa in the temperate zones of Eurasia did not yet display the full set of derived skeletal features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00280836
DOI:	10.1038/nature06134