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Approximate age:133,000 years old=average of minimum (0.116 Ma) and maximum (0.15 Ma)
Date based on: U-series See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Tiemei, C., & Yinyun, Z. (1991). Palaeolithic chronology and possible coexistence of Homo erectus and Homo sapiens in China. World archaeology, 23(2), 147-154.
Hominids: Homo erectus (advanced erectus)
Archaeology:Oldowan/undiagnostic
Important specimens: cranium
Notes: Dates on calcite and bone corroborate each other. Maba cranium is difficult to classify. It is much larger-brained (~1400cc) than classic Homo erectus and has none of the derived features of Neanderthals. It is classified here as advanced Homo erectus, but could be referred Homo heidelbergensis depending on the nature of the transition from Homo erectus to more advanced Homo in eastern Eurasia. Archaeology reference: Zhenguo, H., & Weiqiang, Z. (2002). The relative stability of prehistorical geographic environment in China's tropics on the basis of archaeology. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 12(4), 460-466.
Location: (Mapa), Lion Rock (狮子山), Maba Man Relic Park, Shidushan Hill, Shaokuan Municipality (Chuchiang District), Kwantung Province, Guangdong, China
Map location/coordinates reference: Map point is centered on the courtyard adjacent to the Maba Man Relic Park, just north of Lion Rock (狮子山), which overlies the cave in which the cranium was recovered.
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