ANTH 1131 Lecture Notes - Biochronology, Paleomagnetism, Homo Heidelbergensis
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People arriving in europe at least about 1. 4 billion years ago. No good hominin fossils from really early sites to prove they are. Then, h. heidelbergensis arrives at approximately 6-500,000 years ago: H. heidelbergensis in europe evolves into neandertals at approximately 250,000 years ago. Then, eventually we modern humans arrive at 40,000 years ago. So far, the oldest sites are in spain: Evidence for the oldest presence of hominins in europe so far. Not a site, but a small basin in south spain. Basin called venta micena dated at approximately 1. 6 million years old. Cranial fragments date to 1. 6 million years ago. But open question of whether the cranial fragments are hominin or not. No distinguishing human features of the bone fragments. If it is not hominin, not the oldest evidence of hominins in. There are no stone tools as well. Barranco leon dated at 1. 4 million years ago.
