Discovery of an archaic Homo sapiens in Oranjemund, Namibia.

Authors
Senut, B Pickford, M Braga, J Marais, D Coppens, Y
Citation
B. Senut et al., Discovery of an archaic Homo sapiens in Oranjemund, Namibia., CR AC S IIA, 330(11), 2000, pp. 813-819
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE II FASCICULE A-SCIENCES DELA TERRE ET DES PLANETES
ISSN journal
12518050 → ACNP
Volume
330
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
813 - 819
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(20000615)330:11<813:DOAAHS>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The transition between Home erectus and Home sapiens in Africa is still a m atter of debate due to the paucity of fossils and to the difficulty of esti mating their chronologic age. The discovery of a well preserved skull-cap o f archaic Home sapiens (OMD 1'98) in Namibia on the banks of the Orange Riv er enlarges the distribution of these archaic populations to southwestern A frica. (C) 2000 Academie des sciences / Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.