Human Remains From the Early Pleistocene in Czechoslovakia

摘要: FIG. 1. Exposure at PIrezletice, near Prague, 1967; the base, about 4.0 m. below surface, is dark layer 6. DETAILED INVESTIGATION since 1965 by Central Geological Survey in Prague of fauna from Pirezletice has brought to light not only a number primitive stone tools and stratigraphically identifiable species mammals Early Pleistocene, but also extremely important human skeletal remains. The earliest remains Europe have previously been represented lower mandible found sandpit Mauer, southeast Heidelberg, Germany, 1907 (Schoetensack 1908) occipital portion an. adult skull (Homo II) four isolated fragments deciduous teeth I), discovered Hungarian archaeologists paleontologists travertines Vertesszollos, 50 km. west Budapest (Kretzoi Vertes 1965; Thoma 1966, Stq9licka 1968). While finds Mauer Vertesszollos are probably same ageUpper Biharian-(the latter being somewhat younger), their taxonomic relations still obscure. Pre-Neanderthal cultures various types attested more or less implements collected through Europe, Asia Africa. Such were both thus documented accompanying Tools recently association with Pleistocene Stranska' Skala, Brno (Musil 1965). For most part, however, occur sediments on surface river terraces without other paleontological material (Zebera 1962, site, between town Brand's Labe, was during operations small