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Approximate age:615,500 years old=average of minimum (0.563 Ma) and maximum (0.668 Ma)
Date based on: U series See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Bischoff, J. L., Williams, R. W., Rosenbauer, R. J., Aramburu, A., Arsuaga, J. L., GarcÌa, N., et al. (2007). High-resolution U-series dates from the Sima de los Huesos hominids yields: implications for the evolution of the early Neanderthal lineage. Journal of Archaeological Science, 34(5), 763-770.
Hominids: Homo heidelbergensis
Archaeology:Acheulean
Important specimens: multiple hominin crania, one hand axe
Notes:
Location: Atapuerca, Spain
Map location/coordinates reference: Atapuerca area well-known
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