Heidelberg jaw: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Mauer jaw

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map of early human species

Map of Africa, Europe, and Asia showing fossil sites of Homo heidelbergensis (marked with yellow triangles) and Homo sapiens, including Cro-Magnon (marked with green circles). The map highlights key archaeological locations across these continents, with an inset providing additional detail for fossil sites in Western Europe.

Chart displaying the ages and locations of major Homo sapiens and related fossil finds across Africa, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, with colored bars representing the time spans of each archaeological site over the past 600,000 years.

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