Human cranial diversity and evidence for an ancient lineage of modern humans

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 814-826

  Schillaci, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hominids; Human evolution; Modern humans; Neandertals; R matrix

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; CRANIUM; HOLOCENE; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MORPHOMETRY; NEANDERTHAL; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE;

AUSTRALASIA; LEVANT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 43249126332     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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