Abstract
A cervical human vertebra of a young adult, corresponding to the Mousterian period (70,000-40,000 B.P.) excavated from the Hayonim Cave in Israel, is described here. Its morphological characteristics, size and shape, do not differ from corresponding vertebrae of present-day man. This gives further support to the concept that some ancient populations of the Mousterian period of Israel were very similar to modern man.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-194,IN1,195 |
Journal | Journal of Human Evolution |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1980 |
Keywords
- Israel
- Mousterian man
- vertebral column