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Homo heidelbergensis: References & Edit History

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Primary Contributors

  • Henry McHenry
    Professor of anthropology, University of California, Davis.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Palomar College - Homo heidelbergensis. Sep 14, 2026
Added map. Jun 04, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Radiometric dating of the type-site for Homo heidelbergensis at Mauer, Germany. Jul 05, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Homo heidelbergensis (PDF). Mar 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Homo heidelbergensis. Feb 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Virginia Commonwealth University - Scholars Compass - Homo heidelbergensis: The Tool to Our Success. Jul 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Natural History Museum - Dating the Broken Hill skull: Homo heidelbergensis was younger than we thought. Apr 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Open Library Publishing Platform - The History of Our Tribe: Hominini - Homo heidelbergensis. Apr 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Palomar College - Homo heidelbergensis. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Homo heidelbergensis. Dec 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Milne Library - The History of Our Tribe: Hominini - Homo heidelbergensis. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Homo heidelbergensis. Feb 10, 2023
Add new Web site: The Australian Museum - Homo heidelbergensis. Dec 30, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Homo Heidelbergensis. Sep 28, 2022
Added a photograph of a skull of Homo heidelbergensis. Jun 19, 2020
Changed "300,000" to "200,000"; changed "modern man" to "modern human beings"; and changed "Africa between 300,000 and 200,000 years ago" to "Africa prior to 300,000 years ago." Jan 08, 2019
Add new Web site: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Homo Heidelbergensis. Jul 18, 2011
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - The First Europeans. Jul 18, 2011
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Homo Heidelbergensis. Jul 18, 2011
Article thoroughly revised. Jun 29, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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