lunes, 13 de mayo de 2013

New Hominin Site Found in Daoxian County, Hunan Province of China

A joint team from Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and Office for Cultural Relics Administration of Daoxian County, unearthed five hominin teeth and a large number of mammalian fossils from the Fuyan Cave site in Daoxian County, Hunan Province of China during an excavation carried out in September and October, 2011. Researchers announced their finding in the latest issue of Acta Anthropologica Sinica 2013 (2), providing new data for the study of human evolution and adaptive behavior in South China. [...] english.ivpp.cas.cn/ via Past Horizons

Hominin teeth and mammalian fossils found at Fuyan Cave.Images: PEI Shuwen
Fig.1/2. The human teeth found at the Fuyan Cave. (Image by PEI Shuwen)

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