Hip bones imply early
humans lived large
Two nearly complete pelvic fossils
from more than 200,000 years ago support the theory that human ancestors
had much bulkier bodies than people living today.
References:
Arsuaga, J.-L., et al. 1999. A complete human pelvis from
the Middle Pleistocene of Spain. Nature 399(May 20):255.
Rosenberg, K.R. 1999. Body size, body proportions and encephalization
in the Jinniushan specimen. Meeting of the American Association of
Physical Anthropologists. April. Columbus, Ohio.
Further Readings:
Bower, B. 1997. Brawn of humanity. Science News 151(May 24):322.
______. 1993. Neandertals take big step back in time. Science
News 143(April 10):228.
Sources:
Juan-Luis Arsuaga
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Departamento de Paleontología
Instituto de Geología Económica
Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas
28040 Madrid
Spain
Karen R. Rosenberg
University of Delaware
Department of Anthropology
Newark, DE 19716
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 21, May 22, 1999, p. 327.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
