Human Evolution at the Crossroads: An Archaeological Survey in Northwest Jordan

Human evolution can be traced back 7,000,000 years. Modern humans evolved in Africa 160,000 years ago and as recently as 26,000 years ago we shared parts of the world with at least one other species-the Neanderthals. Since the discovery of the first Neanderthal in 1856 in Germany, this species has g...

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Published in:Near Eastern archaeology 2006-06, Vol.69 (2), p.73-85
Main Authors: Bisson, Michael S., Nowell, April, Cordova, Carlos, Kalchgruber, Regina, al-Nahar, Maysoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeological sites
Endangered & extinct species
Excavations
Flint
Fossils
History of technology
Hominids
Humans
Material culture
Neanderthals
Stone tools
Wadis
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Summary:Human evolution can be traced back 7,000,000 years. Modern humans evolved in Africa 160,000 years ago and as recently as 26,000 years ago we shared parts of the world with at least one other species-the Neanderthals. Since the discovery of the first Neanderthal in 1856 in Germany, this species has generated controversy; specifically, there are questions concerning their genetic relationship to modern humans, their capacity for language and artistic expression, or the reasons for their extinction. Resolving these debates in the long term depends on an accumulation of evidence for how Neanderthals adapted to the physical and cultural environments around them. In other words, in order to understand why they died, we need to first understand how they lived. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1094-2076
2325-5404
DOI:10.1086/NEA25067650