Levantine cranium from Manot Cave (Israel) foreshadows the first European modern humans

Israel Hershkovitz (), Ofer Marder, Avner Ayalon, Miryam Bar-Matthews, Gal Yasur, Elisabetta Boaretto, Valentina Caracuta, Bridget Alex, Amos Frumkin, Mae Goder-Goldberger, Philipp Gunz, Ralph L. Holloway, Bruce Latimer, Ron Lavi, Alan Matthews, Viviane Slon, Daniella Bar-Yosef Mayer, Francesco Berna, Guy Bar-Oz, Reuven Yeshurun, Hila May, Mark G. Hans, Gerhard W. Weber and Omry Barzilai
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Israel Hershkovitz: The Dan David Laboratory for the Search and Study of Modern Humans, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, PO Box 39040, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
Ofer Marder: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 653, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
Avner Ayalon: Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel Street, Jerusalem 95501, Israel
Miryam Bar-Matthews: Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel Street, Jerusalem 95501, Israel
Gal Yasur: Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel Street, Jerusalem 95501, Israel
Elisabetta Boaretto: Max Planck Society-Weizmann Institute Center for Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology, D-REAMS Radiocarbon Laboratory, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Valentina Caracuta: Max Planck Society-Weizmann Institute Center for Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology, D-REAMS Radiocarbon Laboratory, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Bridget Alex: Max Planck Society-Weizmann Institute Center for Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology, D-REAMS Radiocarbon Laboratory, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Amos Frumkin: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91905, Israel
Mae Goder-Goldberger: Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel
Philipp Gunz: Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany
Ralph L. Holloway: Columbia University
Bruce Latimer: Case Western Reserve University
Ron Lavi: 8 Dan Street, Modi’in 7173161, Israel
Alan Matthews: Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
Viviane Slon: The Dan David Laboratory for the Search and Study of Modern Humans, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, PO Box 39040, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
Daniella Bar-Yosef Mayer: The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History and National Research Center, Tel Aviv University, PO Box 39040, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
Francesco Berna: Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
Guy Bar-Oz: Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
Reuven Yeshurun: Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
Hila May: The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History and National Research Center, Tel Aviv University, PO Box 39040, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
Mark G. Hans: Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
Gerhard W. Weber: University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 12–14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Omry Barzilai: Israel Antiquities Authority, PO Box 586, Jerusalem 91004, Israel

Nature, 2015, vol. 520, issue 7546, 216-219

Abstract: A partial skull from northern Israel dated to be from around 55,000 years ago sheds light on a crucial but little-known period of prehistory: the spread of anatomically modern humans from Africa.

Date: 2015
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