Fish Hoek 1
12 Ka
1927-1929
V. and B. Peers
Fish Hoek (Skildergat), near Cape Town, South Africa
1600 cc
Male
34 Ka - 10 Ka
1930
W. Pei
Upper Cave, Zhoukoudian, China
Adult
Male
Coming Soon.
34 Ka - 10 Ka
1930
W. Pei
Upper Cave, Zhoukoudian, China
Young Adult
Female
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8,210 Ya
1928-1929
L.S.B. Leakey
Gamble's Cave II, Elmenteita, Kenya
Undetermined
Coming Soon.
32 Ka - 30 Ka
Mar 1868
Louis Lartet & Henry Christy
Abri Cro-Magnon, Les Eyzies, France
<1,600 cc
Adult
Male
Cro-Magnon I was discovered within a limestone shelter by railway workers. At least 5 Homo sapiens individuals ranging in age from infant to adult were recovered from the site, as well as a number of Upper Paleolithic tools. The specimen, dating between 30-32 Ka, includes a cranium, mandible, and post cranial material. Perforated seashells, animal teeth and bones, and lithics were found in association with Cro-Magnon I; and his remains were covered in ochre suggesting a ritualistic burial. Cro-Magnon translates to "big cliff" which refers to a large limestone massif above the village Les Eyzies1. The Cro-Magnon shelter at Les Eyzies was the first widely accepted discovery of anatomically modern H. sapiens2.
90 Ka
2 May 1932
Theordore McCown & Hallum Movius Jr.
Skhul Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel
1518 cc
Adult, 30 - 40 years old
Male
In 1931-1932, the remains of at least 10 adults were discovered in a rock shelter on the western flank of Mount Carmel in Israel. The skeleton known as Skhul V was found in situ among these remain, and dates to approximately 90 Ka2. Skhul V was intentionally buried and was appeared to be holding a wild boar jaw to its chest when excavated, which provide implication on the behavior and rituals of early anatomically modern humans1. Additionally, this specimen, and other individuals recovered along with Skhul V, provides information on the migrations of anatomically modern humans out of Africa.
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