On the origin of modern humans in China

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	On the origin of modern humans in China
	Wu, XZ; Wu, XZ (reprint author), Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China.
	2004
发表期刊	QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN	1040-6182
卷号	117 页码:131-140
文章类型	Article
摘要	The Multiregional Evolution Hypothesis (MEH) and the Recent Out of Africa Hypothesis (ROAH) are two main hypotheses bearing on the origin of modern humans. In China, there are many common morphological features among Pleistocene human fossil skulls. These features and the morphological mosaic between Homo sapiens erectus and Homo sapiens sapiens of China indicate the continuity of human evolution in this region. There are a few skulls possessing one or two features that suggest gene flow from the West to China. Based on the evidence of continuity and gene flow, a new hypothesis, Continuity with Hybridization, was proposed in 1998 for characterizing human evolution in China. This hypothesis is also supported by the Paleolithic archaeological record of China. There are serious problems with the ROAH. For example, the dates of the last common ancestor of anatomically modern humans obtained, determined by different investigators using molecular clock estimates, vary considerably. Further, the important assumptions of the ROAH-a constant mutation rate and no loss of gene variants during human evolution-cannot be verified. The results of recent studies on ancient DNA could be interpreted in different ways, and could also be interpreted as supporting the MEH. Also, the Paleolithic artifacts from the Near East and China do not support the ROAH. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.; The Multiregional Evolution Hypothesis (MEH) and the Recent Out of Africa Hypothesis (ROAH) are two main hypotheses bearing on the origin of modern humans. In China, there are many common morphological features among Pleistocene human fossil skulls. These features and the morphological mosaic between Homo sapiens erectus and Homo sapiens sapiens of China indicate the continuity of human evolution in this region. There are a few skulls possessing one or two features that suggest gene flow from the West to China. Based on the evidence of continuity and gene flow, a new hypothesis, Continuity with Hybridization, was proposed in 1998 for characterizing human evolution in China. This hypothesis is also supported by the Paleolithic archaeological record of China. There are serious problems with the ROAH. For example, the dates of the last common ancestor of anatomically modern humans obtained, determined by different investigators using molecular clock estimates, vary considerably. Further, the important assumptions of the ROAH-a constant mutation rate and no loss of gene variants during human evolution-cannot be verified. The results of recent studies on ancient DNA could be interpreted in different ways, and could also be interpreted as supporting the MEH. Also, the Paleolithic artifacts from the Near East and China do not support the ROAH. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.
WOS标题词	Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences
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关键词[WOS]	CHROMOSOME EVIDENCE ; MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA ; HUMAN-EVOLUTION ; ASIA
收录类别	ISTP ; SCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography ; Geology
WOS类目	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:000221857400015
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/3693
专题	中科院古脊椎所（2000年以后）古人类及旧石器研究室
通讯作者	Wu, XZ (reprint author), Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China.
作者单位	Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wu, XZ,Wu, XZ . On the origin of modern humans in China[J]. QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL,2004,117:131-140.
APA	Wu, XZ,&Wu, XZ .(2004).On the origin of modern humans in China.QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL,117,131-140.
MLA	Wu, XZ,et al."On the origin of modern humans in China".QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL 117(2004):131-140.

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