The Denisova hominin need not be an out of Africa story

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-255

  Martinon Torres, Mari ^a   Dennell, Robin ^b   Bermudez de Castro, Jose Maria ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atapuerca; Eurasia; Evolutionary scenario; Hominin dispersals; Homo heidelbergensis

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; EVOLUTION; HOMINID;

AFRICA;

HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS;

EID: 78650871840     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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