Age of Maba hominin site in southern China: Evidence from U-series dating of Southern Branch Cave

Shen, Guanjun; Tu, Hua; Dong-fang, Xiao; Qiu, Licheng; Feng, Yuexing; Zhao, Jian‐xin

doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2014.06.004

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“…Compared with some archaic Homo sapiens sites in China, such as Chaoxian (310~360 ka) (Shen et al, 2010), Dali (258~327 ka) (Yin et al, 2011;Wu and Athreya, 2013;Sun et al, accepted) and perhaps Maba (no younger than 278 ± 4 ka) (Shen et al, 2014;Xiao et al, 2014), which were dated with updated techniques or protocols, a potential overlap could be observed (Figure 4). This suggests the possibility of an earlier interface between H. erectus and archaic H. sapiens in China, mentioned repeatedly based on chronological studies on several Chinese sites (Chen and Yuan, 1991;Shen et al, 2010Shen et al, , 2014. High-resolution U-series dating of speleothem calcites and combined ESR/U-series dating of fossil tooth directly coupled with other sediment and stone artifacts dating methods, such as OSL and 26 Al/ 10 Be burial dating, will provide more evidence to resolve the question of the coexistence of these two Homo species.…”

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“…Coupled ESR and U-series dating was applied on nine teeth from two localities of Grün et al, 1997;Shen et al, 2001Shen et al, , 2009, HX -Hexian (Grün et al, 1998), TS -Tangshan (Zhao et al, 2001), BLD -Bailongdong (Liu et al, in press), CX -Chaoxian (Shen et al, 2010), DL -Dali (Yin et al, 2011;Sun et al, accepted), MB -Maba (Shen et al, 2014), XJY -Xujiayao (Tu et al, 2015), PXDD -Panxian Dadong (Jones et al, 2004;Zhang et al, in press))…”

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Coupled ESR and U-series dating of fossil teeth from Yiyuan hominin site, northern China

Han

Sun

Bahain

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Quaternary International

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Coupled ESR and U-series analyses of mammalian fossil teeth were carried out on two localities of Yiyuan hominin site (Locality 1 and 3) in northern China. The U-migration history of the fossil samples could be reconstructed by the combination of the two techniques, and overcome the limitation of stand-alone ESR and U-series age estimation. We obtained a combined ESR/U-series age (AU model) range from ~ 420 to 320 ka from nine teeth recovered from the two localities, which pinpoints the

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Coupled ESR and U-series dating of fossil teeth from Yiyuan hominin site, northern China

Han

Sun

Bahain

et al. 2016

Quaternary International

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“…Yet, there is presently no direct evidence for their occupation of Asia anywhere east of the Altai Mountains [ 8 , 17 ]. While some East Asian Middle Pleistocene remains like those from Maba in South China might show affinities to Neanderthals [ 20 ], they are probably too old to be related to the “classic” Neanderthals [ 21 ]. Yet, other interpretations of the morphology of Chinese Middle Pleistocene fossils such as from Dali have proposed a role for gene flow between archaic hominins and AMH in the emergence of recent East Asian populations [ 22 ].…”

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A Hominin Femur with Archaic Affinities from the Late Pleistocene of Southwest China

Curnoe

Liu

et al. 2015

PLoS ONE

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The number of Late Pleistocene hominin species and the timing of their extinction are issues receiving renewed attention following genomic evidence for interbreeding between the ancestors of some living humans and archaic taxa. Yet, major gaps in the fossil record and uncertainties surrounding the age of key fossils have meant that these questions remain poorly understood. Here we describe and compare a highly unusual femur from Late Pleistocene sediments at Maludong (Yunnan), Southwest China, recovered along with cranial remains that exhibit a mixture of anatomically modern human and archaic traits. Our studies show that the Maludong femur has affinities to archaic hominins, especially Lower Pleistocene femora. However, the scarcity of later Middle and Late Pleistocene archaic remains in East Asia makes an assessment of systematically relevant character states difficult, warranting caution in assigning the specimen to a species at this time. The Maludong fossil probably samples an archaic population that survived until around 14,000 years ago in the biogeographically complex region of Southwest China.

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“…Locality abbreviations: YCK , Yenchingkou ; KLS ; Koloshan ; WM , Wuming ; DX , Daxin ; HJ , Hejiang ; GX , Ganxian ; PXDD , Panxian Dadong ; WY , Wuyun ; MB , Maba ; HST , Hoshantung ; HG , Hsingan . The fauna lists and ages follow Colbert and Hooijer (1953) for YCK ; Kahlke (1961) for KLS , HST , and HG ; Rink et al (2008) for WM and DX ; Zhang et al (2014) for HJ ; Wang et al (2014) for GX ; Han and Xu (1985) , Bekken et al (2004) , and Schepartz et al (2005) for PXDD ; Chen et al (2002) , Rink et al (2008) , and Wang et al (2014) for WY ; Han and Xu (1985) , Wu et al (2011) , and Shen et al (2014) for MB . The subspecies-level identifications are not taken into account.…”

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The Middle Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from Khok Sung (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand): biochronological and paleobiogeographical implications

Suraprasit¹,

Jaeger²,

Chaimanee³

et al. 2016

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The fluviatile terrace deposits of Khok Sung, Nakhon Ratchasima province, have yielded more than one thousand fossils, making this the richest Pleistocene vertebrate fauna of Thailand. The excellent preservation of the specimens allows precise characterization of the faunal composition. The mammalian fauna consists of fifteen species in thirteen genera, including a primate, a canid, a hyaenid, proboscideans, rhinoceroses, a suid, cervids, and bovids. Most species correspond to living taxa but globally (Stegodon cf. orientalis) and locally (Crocuta crocuta ultima, Rhinoceros unicornis, Sus barbatus, and Axis axis) extinct taxa were also present. The identification of Axis axis in Khok Sung, a chital currently restricted to the Indian Subcontinent, represents the first record of the species in Southeast Asia. Three reptilian taxa: Crocodylus cf. siamensis, Python sp., and Varanus sp., are also identified. Faunal correlations with other Southeast Asian sites suggest a late Middle to early Late Pleistocene age for the Khok Sung assemblage. However, the Khok Sung mammalian fauna is most similar to that of Thum Wiman Nakin, dated to older than 169 ka. The Khok Sung large mammal assemblage mostly comprises mainland Southeast Asian taxa that migrated to Java during the latest Middle Pleistocene, supporting the hypothesis that Thailand was a biogeographic pathway for the Sino-Malayan migration event from South China to Java.

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Age of Maba hominin site in southern China: Evidence from U-series dating of Southern Branch Cave

Cited by 28 publications

References 30 publications

Coupled ESR and U-series dating of fossil teeth from Yiyuan hominin site, northern China

Coupled ESR and U-series dating of fossil teeth from Yiyuan hominin site, northern China

A Hominin Femur with Archaic Affinities from the Late Pleistocene of Southwest China

The Middle Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from Khok Sung (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand): biochronological and paleobiogeographical implications

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