Homo erectus found still further west: Reconstruction of the Kocabaş cranium (Denizli, Turkey)

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 89-95

  Vialet, Amélie ^a   Guipert, Gaspard ^b   Cihat Alçiçek, Mehmet ^c  

^a Institut de Paleontologie Humaine   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

3D imaging techniques; First settlements; Homo ergaster; Homo georgicus; Inner anatomical features; Morphometrics; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRANIUM; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MORPHOMETRY; PALEONTOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ASIA; DENIZLI [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO ERGASTER; HOMO GEORGICUS;

EID: 84858619626     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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