Evolució humana a Euràsia. Els fòssils que Darwin no conegué

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  • María Martinón-Torres CENIEH (National Research Center on Human Evolution)

Keywords:

Neanderthal, Denisovan, paleogenomics, paleoproteomics, Out of Africa.

Abstract

During the last decade, we have witnessed a significant increase in the number of human fossils whose analysis has forced us to redesign the evolutionary landscape of the genus Homo. The findings have complicated and enriched our interpretation of the "human bush" by highlighting i) the great morphological variability of the fossil record during the Pleistocene and ii) a greater prominence of the Asian continent in the reconstruction of our origin. This article presents a general review of the human fossils found or reanalyzed in the last decade and whose analysis has caused a change in the current paradigm in human evolution. Our analysis forces us to reconsider many of the basic assumptions of models such as Out of Africa 1 and Out of Africa 2, especially those that explain human evolution and hominin dispersal as unidirectional, linear and demographically simple processes. Our review emphasizes the role that Asia plays in the reconstruction of our origin during the Pleistocene, including fundamental stages for the emergence of our own species.

Keywords: Neanderthal, Denisovan, paleogenomics, paleoproteomics, Out of Africa.

Author Biography

María Martinón-Torres, CENIEH (National Research Center on Human Evolution)



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