Next Friday, February 5 2010 (2:30PM, in AD 200), the UC Denver Anthropology Department is hosting a colloquium by Dr. Mica Glantz on Neandertal paleobiogeography in Central Asia (here'a link to a 2007 interview on her work on John Hawks' blog). Details below.
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Neandertal paleobiogeography in Central Asia: Testing the validity of the Neandertal range
Prof. Mica Glantz
Department of Anthropology
Colorado State University
Abstract:
The present study is primarily concerned with outlining the possible biogeographical limits of the Neandertal range. Until recently, the site of Teshik-Tash Cave in Uzbekistan was considered the eastern outpost of European Neandertals. In 2007, the mtDNA sequence of one Okladnikov Cave hominin was found to be similar to that of the Teshik- Tash child. Okladnikov Cave in southern Siberia is roughly 15 degrees to the north and east of Teshik-Tash. The working hypothesis is that the geographical region due east of Okladnikov and Teshik-Tash Caves expresses biogeographical factors that significantly differ from the region due west of these Neandertal sites. If this hypothesis is upheld, then these factors may define the limits of the Neandertal range. Results indicate that the biogeography of the region and the existing archaeological and hominin fossil records contain no clear evidence of a delimitation of Neandertal territory and that of East Asian archaics.
When: Friday February 5, 2010 – 2:30PM
Where: Administration Building, Rm. 200, University of Colorado Denver
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3 comments:
I couldn't quite get the link to the interview, but I'm going to pass this information on. If I can get a link, I'll post this on my own blog re Neandertals, naturally.
Anne G
Anne -
thanks for spreading the word about this. Try this link if the one in the post gives you trouble (it works fine on my machine).
"Results indicate that the biogeography of the region and the existing archaeological and hominin fossil records contain no clear evidence of a delimitation of Neandertal territory and that of East Asian archaics".
I wonder if the 'no clear evidence of a delimitation' means that they bred together, so forming a cline of variation across central Asia, or if they were distinct species? Any examples of contemporary populations from further east?
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