caa a22 4500 445300027 CHVBK 20180317142554.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20101201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11430-010-4099-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11430-010-4099-4 Revisiting the origin of modern humans in China and its implications for global human evolution [Elektronische Daten] [Xing Gao, XiaoLing Zhang, DongYa Yang, Chen Shen, XinZhi Wu] The debates over the origin of modern humans have long been centered on two competing theories: the "Out-of-Africa” (single-place origin) theory and the "Multi-regional Evolution” theory. China is an extremely important region where many ancient human fossils were collected along with numerous associated faunal remains and artefacts. These cultural remains, unearthed from different areas in the country and covering a long time span, will help clarify the controversy. The study of cultural materials in China is expected to shed important light on biological evolutionary patterns and social and technical developments of those early humans as well as their environmental conditions. Based on the analysis of Chinese fossils and associated materials, in conjunction with some genetic studies, this paper aims at evaluating each of the two theories in order to stimulate more discussions. Our study suggests that the evolutionary model of "Continuity with Hybridization" is most relevant in reflecting the current understanding of human evolutionary history in China. Furthermore, we propose that the concept of regional diversity of evolutionary models should be seriously considered to illustrate different evolutionary modes applied to different parts of the world. Science China Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010 origin of modern humans nationallicence China nationallicence human fossils nationallicence molecular biology nationallicence palaeolithic archaeology nationallicence Gao Xing Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut Zhang XiaoLing Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut Yang DongYa Laboratory of Human Evolution, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut Shen Chen Laboratory of Human Evolution, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut Wu XinZhi Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut Science China Earth Sciences SP Science China Press 53/12(2010-12-01), 1927-1940 1674-7313 53:12<1927 2010 53 11430 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-010-4099-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-010-4099-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gao Xing Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhang XiaoLing Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yang DongYa Laboratory of Human Evolution, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shen Chen Laboratory of Human Evolution, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wu XinZhi Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100044, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science China Earth Sciences SP Science China Press 53/12(2010-12-01), 1927-1940 1674-7313 53:12<1927 2010 53 11430 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer