The Florisbad Skull is an important human fossil of the early Middle Stone Age, representing either late Homo heidelbergensis or early Homo sapiens. It was discovered in 1932 by T. F. Dreyer at the Florisbad site, Free State Province, South Africa.

Nov 2, 2020 · The 260,000-year-old Florisbad skull. Credit: Smithsonian Institution. The fossil found in South Africa in 1932 suggests a spatial relationship between face and cranial vault very similar to that of Homo sapiens, although the frontal lobes are particularly broad, like in H. neanderthalensis.

Dec 31, 2020 · The Florisbad fossil cranium was found in South Africa in 1932. Different authors proposed a taxonomic affinity with early Homo sapiens, Neandertals or late Homo heidelbergensis. Here, we review its neurocranial morphology, to supply an updated perspective on its paleoneurological features.

Dec 31, 2020 · The Florisbad fossil cranium was found in South Africa in 1932. Different authors proposed a taxonomic affinity with early Homo sapiens, Neandertals or late Homo heidelbergensis.

Summary - The Florisbad fossil cranium was found in South Africa in 1932. Different authors proposed a taxonomic affinity with early Homo sapiens, Neandertals or late Homo heidelbergensis. Here, we review its neurocranial morphology, to supply an updated perspective on its paleoneurological features.

The Florisbad cranium is the latest specimen to join the growing sample of Pleistocene hominin remains with non-fatal and non-trivial pathological disorders adding to understanding of early human ecology and lifestyle.

Sep 21, 2015 · Florisbad is an early Middle Stone Age spring site in the Free State of South Africa with a long sequence of deposits extending back to ~279 ka. In 1932, it yielded the partial cranium of an early Homo sapiens, subsequently dated to ~259 ka.

Oct 30, 2020 · "The Florisbad cranium might be key to investigating the origin of our species. It could be from a very early population of Homo sapiens or an extinct group belonging to another independent,...

SINCE its discovery by Prof. T. F. Dreyer 1 in 1932, the Florisbad skull has been discussed by the leading anthropologists 2 of South Africa. No one in Europe, so far as I know, has had an...

The archaic Homo sapiens cranium discovered in 1932 and the Florisian Land Mammal Age fauna retrieved from the springs are argued to derive from the earliest deposits, estimated to be ca. 100,000–200,000 years old. In an Upper Pleistocene layer beyond the range of Carbon-14 dating, a Middle Stone Age occupation floor has been excavated.