Hofmeyr (eBook)

A Late Pleistocene Human Skull from South Africa

Frederick E. Grine (Herausgeber)

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2022 | 1st ed. 2022
XII, 258 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-07426-4 (ISBN)

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This edited volume provides the historical and geological background, as well as the details pertaining to the morphology and morphometric assessments, of a singular human cranial specimen from the Late Pleistocene discovered in Hofmeyr, South Africa. The chapters are divided into 4 main sections. Section 1 discusses the discovery and historical context of the skull, while section 2 addresses its geological and geochronological contexts through dating and stable isotope analyses. Section 3 details the general morphological and morphometric analyses (description, 3-D reconstruction, morphological comparisons), and section 4 details the specific morphological analyses performed (inner ear, dentition, endocranial morphology and size). The volume will be of interest to professional and student paleoanthropologists interested in the later phases of human evolution. 

Dr. Frederick Grine's research focuses on the fossil record for human evolution, with particular emphasis on the African evidence. He is particularly interested in the reconstruction of past diets and behaviors, and in the evolutionary (phylogenetic) relationships among the different hominid species. He conducted archaeological excavations at the Middle Stone Age site of Die Kelders, South Africa, and has expertise with the Late Pleistocene record for the emergence of modern humans.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.12.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
• Reihe/Serie: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
• Zusatzinfo: XII, 258 p. 104 illus., 82 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie
• Schlagworte: 3-D geometric morphometric study • Ancient DNA analysis • Endocranial morphology and size • Hofmeyr skull • Hofmeyr, South Africa • Late Pleistocene • Linear morphometric study • stable isotope analyses • Three-dimensional reconstruction
• ISBN-10: 3-031-07426-2 / 3031074262
• ISBN-13: 978-3-031-07426-4 / 9783031074264