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Indonesian “Solo” (Ngandong) endocranial reconstructions: Some preliminary observations and comparisons with Neandertal and Homo erectus groups
Author(s) -
Holloway Ralph L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330530213
Subject(s) - crania , endocast , homo erectus , brain size , anatomy , geology , paleontology , biology , skull , medicine , pleistocene , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging
Latex rubber brain endocasts of Solo I, V, VI, X, and XI crania were prepared in order to determine accurate volumes by H 2 Odisplacement and morphological description. The new volumes are not markedly different from previous estimates that had been done by mensuration formulae. The mean volume is 1,151 ml. The endocast surfaces, while devoid of gyral and sulcal relief patterns, do show a preponderance of left‐occipital‐right‐frontal petalia patterns, suggesting right‐handedness. Metrical observations support the viewpoint that the Solo crania are more closely related to earlier Indonesia Homo erectus than to Neandertals.