Fossil record of early modern humans in East Asia
Fossil record of early modern humans in East Asia
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DOI：
10.1016/j.quaint.2011.02.017
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发表时间：
2012-01-18
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2.2
通讯作者：
Fujita, Masaki
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作者：
Kaifu, Yousuke;Fujita, Masaki
在东亚的大陆和岛屿地区都发现了晚更新世时期的人类骨骼遗骸。本文批判性地回顾了其中的一些，目的是澄清什么是已知的，什么仍然是已知的化石证据有关的起源，分散，和形态多样性的早期现代人类在该地区。重点是年代和/或形态信息相对较好的标本，包括中国南方的智仁洞，中国北方的天元洞和上洞，蒙古东部的萨尔希特，日本冲绳的山下町洞I和Minatogawa裂缝。虽然其中一些标本的年代学和形态学状况仍存在不确定性，但这一小部分化石标本有可能对了解东亚早期人口历史做出重大贡献。现有的化石证据与最近的遗传证据的兼容性也进行了讨论。(C)2011 Elsevier Ltd和INQUA。All rights reserved.
Human skeletal remains of Late Pleistocene ages are known from both continental and insular regions of East Asia. This paper critically reviews some of these, with the aim of clarifying what is known and what remain to be known about fossil evidence regarding the origins, dispersals, and morphological diversification of early modern humans in the area. The focus is on relatively well-dated and/or morphologically informative specimens, including those from Zhiren Cave in South China, Tianyuan Cave and Upper Cave in North China, Salkhit in East Mongolia, and Yamashita-cho Cave I and Minatogawa Fissure in Okinawa, Japan. Although uncertainties still remain in the chronology and morphological status of some of these specimens, this small sample of fossil specimens has the potential to significantly contribute to an understanding of the early population history in East Asia. Compatibility of the available fossil evidence with recent genetic evidence is also discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.