Early Modern Human from Tianyuan Cave, China

Contents

Preface ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Tianyuandong: The Cave, Its Context, and Its Contents 4 3 Preservation of the Tianyuan 1 Human Fossil Remains 16 4 Comparative Materials and Methods 28 5 The Tianyuan 1 Dentition 41 6 The Tianyuan 1 Mandible 54 7 Body Size and Body Proportions of Tianyuan 1 74 8 The Tianyuan 1 Axial Remains 88 9 The Tianyuan 1 Upper Limb Remains 96 10 The Tianyuan 1 Lower Limb Remains 132 11 Sex and Age-at-Death of Tianyuan 1 167 12 Paleopathology of the Tianyuan 1 Partial Skeleton 171 13 Paleoanthropological Implications of the Tianyuan 1 Human Remains 190 Appendix 1 Taphonomy of the Human Remains from Tianyuandong 205 Appendix 2 Isotopic Analysis of Tianyuan 1 and Associated Faunal Remains 211 References 217 Index 241 Contents ...