Overview
An informal grouping of Late Pleistocene/early Holocene humans from Maludong (Red Deer Cave) and Longlin Cave in southern China. They display an unusual mixture of archaic and modern features including flat faces, broad noses, jutting jaws, large molars, and prominent brow ridges. Not formally assigned to any species. They may represent a late-surviving archaic population, a hybrid population, or an unusual modern human variant.
Key Fossils
Maludong crania, Longlin cranium
Brain Anatomy
No Cranial Data Available
No cranial remains or endocasts have been recovered for this species, so brain morphology cannot be directly assessed.
Tools & Technology
No Tool Associations
No stone tools have been directly associated with this species in the archaeological record.
Diet
Hunted red deer; consumed deer as primary protein source