Radiometric dating of the type-site for <i>Homo heidelbergensis</i> at Mauer, Germany

A. Wagner, Günther; Krbetschek, Matthias; Degering, Detlev; Bahain, Jean‐Jacques; Shao, Q.; Falguères, Christophe; Voinchet, Pierre; Dolo, Jean-Michel; Garcia, Tristan; Philip Rightmire, G.

doi:10.1073/pnas.1012722107

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Radiometric dating of the type-site for Homo heidelbergensis at Mauer, Germany

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Oct 15, 2010

Authors:

Günther A. Wagner

Matthias Krbetschek

Detlev Degering

Abstract

The Mauer mandible, holotype of Homo heidelbergensis, was found in 1907 in fluvial sands deposited by the Neckar River 10 km southeast of Heidelberg, Germany. The fossil is an important key to understanding early human occupation of Europe north of the Alps. Given the associated mammal fauna and the...

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Paleontology

Pleistocene

Geology

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