What is Homo heidelbergensis?
Q: What is Homo heidelbergensis?
A: Homo heidelbergensis is the name given to a number of human fossil remains that are older than fossils of Neanderthals.
Q: What does the abbreviation H. heidelbergensis stand for?
A: H. heidelbergensis stands for Homo heidelbergensis.
Q: Are scientists sure whether the remains attributed to Homo heidelbergensis belong to a distinct species?
A: No, scientists are not sure whether these remains are from a distinct species.
Q: Can the fragments attributed to Homo heidelbergensis be dated exactly?
A: No, most fragments cannot be dated exactly.
Q: What were the fragments referred to as in older texts?
A: In the older texts, they were simply called archaic humans or "early Homo sapiens."
Q: Which other species of Homo have well-defined remains been found?
A: There have been well-defined remains of Homo erectus found in Africa from very early in human history, and there have also been well-defined remains of Homo neanderthalensis found in Europe from later in history.
Q: Do some scholars use the terms "archaic humans," "early Homo sapiens," or Homo heidelbergensis to describe remains that seem to come from between these two periods in history?
A: Yes, some scholars use the terms "archaic humans," "early Homo sapiens," or Homo heidelbergensis to describe remains that seem to come from between these two periods in history.
