Evol Anthropol May 2012 PMID 22718477

The status of Homo heidelbergensis (Schoetensack 1908).

Chris Stringer

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The discussions highlight the publication's role in clarifying Homo heidelbergensis's position in human evolution, with participants referencing fossil findings from places like Broken Hill and Java, and debating dates that range from around 300,000 to 800,000 years ago, reflecting both enthusiasm and technical engagement driven by detailed fossil evidence and evolutionary implications.

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Most discussions acknowledge the importance of the publication and support its conclusions about Homo heidelbergensis's classification and evolutionary significance.

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The discussions influence ongoing debates in paleoanthropology, emphasizing the significance of accurate species classification and evolutionary understanding.

Abstract in brief

  • Homo heidelbergensis is a key species in understanding human evolution, with debates about whether it is the common ancestor of both Neanderthals and modern humans or just a European form that led to Neanderthals.
  • Recent genetic studies showing hybridization between modern humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans have complicated how scientists classify these groups, raising questions about whether they are separate species.
  • Clarifying what Homo heidelbergensis actually is is essential for understanding the origins of modern humans and the evolutionary relationships among these ancient hominins.]

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Roberto Sáez
@robertosaezm · X

#FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (recent, Indonesia), H neanderthalensis (replica, La Ferrassie, France). Photo from @ChrisStringer65 (2012) 'The Status of Homo heidelbergensis (Schoetensack 1908)' https://t.co/1q794wg48R

Jun 14, 2019 · 38 likes · 13 shares · 12,474 followers View post →
Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

[although actually not the first time see e.g. The status of Homo heidelbergensis (Schoetensack 1908) 2012 https://t.co/NL9zFp2F29 ] https://t.co/yuqbOQSh6q

Dec 6, 2020 · 8 likes · 1 share · 29,803 followers View post →
MU-Peter Shimon
@mu-peter.bsky.social · Bluesky

Jul 13, 2023 · 5 likes · 3 shares View post →
أ.د / زينب المطيري
@ZainabAlmutairi · X

#أدلة_التطور #EvolutionEvidences #أشباه_الانسان #Hominina •الانسان سلف الانسان الحديث والنيندرتال ودينيسوفان Homo sapiens heidelbergensis https://t.co/2p6Fq9AQpc

Jun 6, 2021 · 1 like · 2 shares · 4,216 followers View post →
JP
@juandia07842974 · X

@Void_pilled @amirt415 @xspotsdamark @KemetoKushite No idiot, 800k is not the upper limit that was given to the Neanderthals, they are the most recent studies, the 300k come from studies of more than a decade https://t.co/jlAxhdZqa7 science advances, over time it has only been shown that they are older https://t.co/fj1XBYWd6P

Nov 6, 2024 · 1 like · 335 followers View post →
Dr Ben Schoville
@bschovil · X

@NorthOfKuruman @Tswalu Yes, most likely H. erectus or H. Heidelbergensis/rhodesiensis! https://t.co/lzFaXCSKTY

Jun 29, 2024 · 1 like · 319 followers View post →

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@OrionsBelt60 · X

@MelaninisOP_1 @Justaburne59615 This is an academic source which says the Homo Sepian and the Homo Neanderthalensis both share the same common ancestor of the Heidelbergensis https://t.co/rOx32eZKPM

Jun 27, 2025 · 31 followers View post →
Elijah Barnes
@Indolent_EB · X

@wholeDairyMan @EmanuelDra72858 @grok @sullengall @GarbageHuman24 To help with the deep dive: The status of Homo heidelbergensis (Schoetensack 1908) https://t.co/drYx0aFUoE Late Pleistocene climate drivers of early human migration https://t.co/U7uRbtf4PN Human migration: Climate and the peopling of the world https://t.co/ECoR0MLUzR

May 5, 2025 · 73 followers View post →
JP
@juandia07842974 · X

@kaido544 @KemiteGaming @graytown68100 @nianello6 @MelaninExtracts @Mikey234 @Vic18246223 @kemetnubiakamp @KeMeT_roots @AdherbalduRif @Calamondins1 @U740_2 @KingEzana77 @BlackPa10086717 @WellnessCheck12 @Fv07wX9IdQEjEwU @hhhhhhbbhhbbbb @JBCrpted @Woosey7945 @U780_2 @crypto_drm @iamfozzy27 @DOmowale @MiroCyo Nor, the study gives an average of 625 K years old. Of the Neanderthal at the beginning they showed an average of 315 K but later studies have dated it up to 800 K. https://t.co/fj1XBYWKWn https://t.co/jlAxhdZXZF https://t.co/8xgD1lyPqb

Dec 27, 2024 · 335 followers View post →
Huntah | #1 Basilosaurus Enjoyer
@FakemonSohga · X

@smooth498234234 @pureMetatron https://t.co/hNgnChK7vY https://t.co/c8ctyZN989 https://t.co/irqy5aAev3

Nov 11, 2024 · 162 followers View post →
JP
@juandia07842974 · X

@Void_pilled @amirt415 @xspotsdamark @KemetoKushite No idiot, 800k is not the upper limit that was given to the Neanderthals, they are the most recent studies, the 300k come from studies of more than a decade https://t.co/jlAxhdZqa7 science advances, over time it has only been shown that they are older https://t.co/fj1XBYWd6P

Nov 6, 2024 · 1 like · 335 followers View post →
Dr Ben Schoville
@bschovil · X

@NorthOfKuruman @Tswalu Yes, most likely H. erectus or H. Heidelbergensis/rhodesiensis! https://t.co/lzFaXCSKTY

Jun 29, 2024 · 1 like · 319 followers View post →
MU-Peter Shimon
@mu-peter.bsky.social · Bluesky

Jul 13, 2023 · 5 likes · 3 shares View post →
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@ZainabAlmutairi · X

RT @ZainabAlmutairi: #أدلة_التطور #EvolutionEvidences #أشباه_الانسان #Hominina •الانسان سلف الانسان الحديث والنيندرتال ودينيسوفان Homo sapi…

Jun 7, 2021 · 2 shares · 4,216 followers View post →
أ.د / زينب المطيري
@ZainabAlmutairi · X

#أدلة_التطور #EvolutionEvidences #أشباه_الانسان #Hominina •الانسان سلف الانسان الحديث والنيندرتال ودينيسوفان Homo sapiens heidelbergensis https://t.co/2p6Fq9AQpc

Jun 6, 2021 · 1 like · 2 shares · 4,216 followers View post →
Frank Cox
@andantegorgonzo · X

RT @ChrisStringer65: [although actually not the first time see e.g. The status of Homo heidelbergensis (Schoetensack 1908) 2012 https://t.c…

Dec 6, 2020 · 1 share · 126 followers View post →
Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

[although actually not the first time see e.g. The status of Homo heidelbergensis (Schoetensack 1908) 2012 https://t.co/NL9zFp2F29 ] https://t.co/yuqbOQSh6q

Dec 6, 2020 · 8 likes · 1 share · 29,803 followers View post →
Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

@SallyR_ISLHE @thomasrohrer I regard Petralona as a Homo heidelbergensis. For example see this paper from 2012: https://t.co/al5aumcyrP https://t.co/OUftKex66t

Sep 29, 2020 · 29,803 followers View post →
Sepaleontologia
@Sepaleontologia · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 15, 2019 · 13 shares · 2,437 followers View post →
Antonio Gallardo
@ALGALLARDO · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 15, 2019 · 13 shares · 880 followers View post →
tornillodearquimedes
@tornilloarqui · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 15, 2019 · 13 shares · 6,500 followers View post →
Paige Madison
@FossilHistory · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 14, 2019 · 13 shares · 18,287 followers View post →
Simon Girdlestone
@Adauctus · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 14, 2019 · 13 shares · 167 followers View post →
Museo Geominero
@MuseoGeominero · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 14, 2019 · 13 shares · 6,704 followers View post →
Phikela
@blacksmith_mtho · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 14, 2019 · 13 shares · 1,090 followers View post →
Susana Sarmiento
@Susanasarm · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 14, 2019 · 13 shares · 2,620 followers View post →
Jose Javier c.g.
@jojarierucho · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 14, 2019 · 13 shares · 1,730 followers View post →
Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 14, 2019 · 13 shares · 29,803 followers View post →
PaleoAnthropology+
@Qafzeh · X

RT @robertosaezm: #FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (rece…

Jun 14, 2019 · 13 shares · 50,397 followers View post →
Roberto Sáez
@robertosaezm · X

#FossilFriday Homo crania! H erectus (replica, Sangiran, Java), H heidelbergensis? (Broken Hill, Zambia), H sapiens (recent, Indonesia), H neanderthalensis (replica, La Ferrassie, France). Photo from @ChrisStringer65 (2012) 'The Status of Homo heidelbergensis (Schoetensack 1908)' https://t.co/1q794wg48R

Jun 14, 2019 · 38 likes · 13 shares · 12,474 followers View post →
Carlos Gonçalves
@financeandKM · X

The Status of Homo heidelbergensis (Schoetensack 1908) https://t.co/g8zy51eWHU via @academia

May 17, 2019 · 1,416 followers View post →