Common name | Predmosti 3 |
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Species | Human |
Age | 26,000 years |
Place discovered | Prerov, Olomouc, Czech Republic |
Date discovered | 1982 |
Předmostí 3 was an Upper Paleolithic Homo sapiens from the Czech Republic, geologically dated to the Late Pleistocene. [1]
It was found in Předmostí, Moravia, and dated to 26,000 B.P. [2] and has a cranial capacity of 1580 cubic centimetres (Holloway 2000;Holloway et al 2004) [3]
The specimen was destroyed in 1945 in the Second World War as retreating German troops set fire to Mikulov Castle where the remains were stored. [1]
In a morphometric analysis of cranio-facial traits compared to modern humans, Předmostí 3 was found to correlate to a 73% similarity.[ clarification needed] [4]
Upper Paleolithic skulls are at least as flat-faced as modern ones, except for Predmosti 3 [5]
The skull belongs to a morphological Upper Palaeolithic group that also includes Grotte des Enfants 4, Barma Grande 5, Pavlov 1 and Sunghir 1. [6] Predmosti 3 had a retromolar space, which is absent from most modern humans. [7] Předmostí 3's hand is similar to that of the Middle Paleolithic Skhul IV. [8]
Common name | Predmosti 3 |
---|---|
Species | Human |
Age | 26,000 years |
Place discovered | Prerov, Olomouc, Czech Republic |
Date discovered | 1982 |
Předmostí 3 was an Upper Paleolithic Homo sapiens from the Czech Republic, geologically dated to the Late Pleistocene. [1]
It was found in Předmostí, Moravia, and dated to 26,000 B.P. [2] and has a cranial capacity of 1580 cubic centimetres (Holloway 2000;Holloway et al 2004) [3]
The specimen was destroyed in 1945 in the Second World War as retreating German troops set fire to Mikulov Castle where the remains were stored. [1]
In a morphometric analysis of cranio-facial traits compared to modern humans, Předmostí 3 was found to correlate to a 73% similarity.[ clarification needed] [4]
Upper Paleolithic skulls are at least as flat-faced as modern ones, except for Predmosti 3 [5]
The skull belongs to a morphological Upper Palaeolithic group that also includes Grotte des Enfants 4, Barma Grande 5, Pavlov 1 and Sunghir 1. [6] Predmosti 3 had a retromolar space, which is absent from most modern humans. [7] Předmostí 3's hand is similar to that of the Middle Paleolithic Skhul IV. [8]