The Terminal Pleistocene Human Skull From Yahuai Cave: Craniofacial Morphological Variation and Complex Population History in Southern East Asia

doi:10.1002/ajpa.70114

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	The Terminal Pleistocene Human Skull From Yahuai Cave: Craniofacial Morphological Variation and Complex Population History in Southern East Asia
	He, Letian 1; Xie, Guangmao 2,3; Wu, Xiujie 1; Lin, Qiang 3; Lu, Jieying 4; von Craman-Taubadel, Noreen 5
	2025-09-01
发表期刊	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ISSN	2692-7691
卷号	188 期号:1 页码:18
通讯作者	He, Letian(heletian@ivpp.ac.cn) ; von Craman-Taubadel, Noreen(noreenvo@buffalo.edu)
摘要	Objective: The terminal Pleistocene is a crucial stage in the formation and differentiation of modern populations. Recent studies show that the population during this period had significant morphological variability and regional divergence. The objective of this study was to investigate the Yahuai-1 (YH1) from the Yahuai Cave site in southern China to understand human morphological diversity and population dynamics during the terminal Pleistocene in Southern East Asia. Materials and methods: The YH1, which dated back to 16.0k years ago, was the main material of this study. The analytical approach involved a comprehensive comparison of both metric and non-metric craniomandibular traits of YH1. The comparison samples included those from the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene, as well as recent-modern specimens from Asia and Oceania. Results: The YH1 cranium exhibits large overall size, substantial cranial capacity, and more developed craniomandibular superstructures. Multivariate analysis of craniometric traits reveals that YH1 is morphologically congruent with Maritime Southeast Asians, Polynesians, and Micronesians among recent and modern groups. Among ancient specimens, YH1 clusters more closely with Late Pleistocene fossils. The combined results of two multivariate analyses reveal YH1's craniofacial mosaicism, characterized by a larger, primitive facial skeleton juxtaposed with a derived neurocranial vault. Conclusion: (1) YH1 exhibits mosaic craniofacial traits, serving as an evolutionary transition between Late Pleistocene hominins and Holocene populations. (2) Around 16.0k years ago, the north-south differentiation in East Asian craniofacial morphology had not yet been completed. (3) YH1 may have contributed to the Austronesian-speaking populations' origin.
关键词	differentiation of modern human morphological diversity South China terminal Pleistocene-Early Holocene transition
DOI	10.1002/ajpa.70114
关键词[WOS]	HUMAN SKELETON ; HOMO ; EVOLUTION ; NORTHERN ; AFFINITIES ; PATTERNS
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Major Program of National Social Science Foundation of China[22ZD246]
项目资助者	Major Program of National Social Science Foundation of China
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Evolutionary Biology
WOS类目	Anthropology ; Evolutionary Biology
WOS记录号	WOS:001583272100006
出版者	WILEY
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24969
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	He, Letian; von Craman-Taubadel, Noreen
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Xiamen Univ, Sch Hist & Cultural Heritage, Xiamen, Peoples R China 3.Guangxi Inst Cultural Rel Protect & Archaeol, Nanning, Peoples R China 4.Cultural Rel Management Off Longan Cty, Nanning, Peoples R China 5.Univ Buffalo, Dept Anthropol, Buffalo Human Evolutionary Morphol Lab, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	He, Letian,Xie, Guangmao,Wu, Xiujie,et al. The Terminal Pleistocene Human Skull From Yahuai Cave: Craniofacial Morphological Variation and Complex Population History in Southern East Asia[J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY,2025,188(1):18.
APA	He, Letian,Xie, Guangmao,Wu, Xiujie,Lin, Qiang,Lu, Jieying,&von Craman-Taubadel, Noreen.(2025).The Terminal Pleistocene Human Skull From Yahuai Cave: Craniofacial Morphological Variation and Complex Population History in Southern East Asia.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY,188(1),18.
MLA	He, Letian,et al."The Terminal Pleistocene Human Skull From Yahuai Cave: Craniofacial Morphological Variation and Complex Population History in Southern East Asia".AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 188.1(2025):18.