@article{5ad24ad3f7234d058b7069ac85938686,
title = "The earliest Pleistocene record of a large-bodied hominin from the Levant supports two out-of-Africa dispersal events",
abstract = "The paucity of early Pleistocene hominin fossils in Eurasia hinders an in-depth discussion on their paleobiology and paleoecology. Here we report on the earliest large-bodied hominin remains from the Levantine corridor: a juvenile vertebra (UB 10749) from the early Pleistocene site of {\textquoteleft}Ubeidiya, Israel, discovered during a reanalysis of the faunal remains. UB 10749 is a complete lower lumbar vertebral body, with morphological characteristics consistent with Homo sp. Our analysis indicates that UB-10749 was a 6- to 12-year-old child at death, displaying delayed ossification pattern compared with modern humans. Its predicted adult size is comparable to other early Pleistocene large-bodied hominins from Africa. Paleobiological differences between UB 10749 and other early Eurasian hominins supports at least two distinct out-of-Africa dispersal events. This observation corresponds with variants of lithic traditions (Oldowan; Acheulian) as well as various ecological niches across early Pleistocene sites in Eurasia.",
author = "Alon Barash and Miriam Belmaker and Markus Bastir and Michalle Soudack and O{\textquoteright}Brien, {Haley D.} and Holly Woodward and Amy Prendergast and Omry Barzilai and Ella Been",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s).",
year = "2022",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1038/s41598-022-05712-y",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "12",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
issn = "2045-2322",
publisher = "Nature Research",
number = "1",
}