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'''Buya''' is an [[archaeological site]] in [[Eritrea]]. The site was excavated between 1995 and 1997 by archaeologist [[Ernesto Abbate]] working for the [[University of Florence]] and an international team of [[Paleontology|paleontologists]]. They unearthed fragments of the skeleton of the ''[[Homo erectus]]'' [[fossil]] [[Madam Buya]]. This skeleton consisted of the fossil consisted of a nearly complete [[Skull|cranium]], two fragments of a [[pelvis]], and two [[Incisor|incisors]]. They were found inside ancient river and lake sediments located within the [[Danakil Depression]]. The fossils found at the site were one [[Myr|million years old]], and bared characteristics of both ''Homo erectus'' skeletons and ''[[Human|Homo sapiens]]'' skeletons. It has a [[oval]] [[neurocranium]], massive [[brow ridge]], and wide [[Zygomatic arch|cheekbones]]. These traits are all characteristics of a ''Homo erectus'' fossil. It also has a cranium which is widest high on the [[Cranial vault|vault]], which is a human trait. Prior to this discovery, the earliest known fossil with human traits was a 600,000 year old ''[[Homo heidelbergensis]]'' skeleton from [[Bolo, Ethiopia|Bodo, Ethiopia]]. According to a 1998 article by [[Archaeology.org]], a publication of the [[Archaeological Institute of America]], this discovery was likely to push "back the development of modern human morphology by some 300,000 years" and to "shed light on a time poory understood in the paleontological record."<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Skull from Eritrea |
'''Buya''' is an [[archaeological site]] in [[Eritrea]]. The site was excavated between 1995 and 1997 by archaeologist [[Ernesto Abbate]] working for the [[University of Florence]] and an international team of [[Paleontology|paleontologists]]. They unearthed fragments of the skeleton of the ''[[Homo erectus]]'' [[fossil]] [[Madam Buya]]. This skeleton consisted of the fossil consisted of a nearly complete [[Skull|cranium]], two fragments of a [[pelvis]], and two [[Incisor|incisors]]. They were found inside ancient river and lake sediments located within the [[Danakil Depression]]. The fossils found at the site were one [[Myr|million years old]], and bared characteristics of both ''Homo erectus'' skeletons and ''[[Human|Homo sapiens]]'' skeletons. It has a [[oval]] [[neurocranium]], massive [[brow ridge]], and wide [[Zygomatic arch|cheekbones]]. These traits are all characteristics of a ''Homo erectus'' fossil. It also has a cranium which is widest high on the [[Cranial vault|vault]], which is a human trait. Prior to this discovery, the earliest known fossil with human traits was a 600,000 year old ''[[Homo heidelbergensis]]'' skeleton from [[Bolo, Ethiopia|Bodo, Ethiopia]]. According to a 1998 article by [[Archaeology.org]], a publication of the [[Archaeological Institute of America]], this discovery was likely to push "back the development of modern human morphology by some 300,000 years" and to "shed light on a time poory understood in the paleontological record."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schuster |first=Angela |year=1998 |title=New Skull from Eritrea |url=https://archive.archaeology.org/9809/newsbriefs/eritrea.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820015518/https://archive.archaeology.org/9809/newsbriefs/eritrea.html |archive-date=August 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=archive.archaeology.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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Buya is an archaeological site in Eritrea. The site was excavated between 1995 and 1997 by archaeologist Ernesto Abbate working for the University of Florence and an international team of paleontologists. They unearthed fragments of the skeleton of the Homo erectus fossil Madam Buya. This skeleton consisted of the fossil consisted of a nearly complete cranium, two fragments of a pelvis, and two incisors. They were found inside ancient river and lake sediments located within the Danakil Depression. The fossils found at the site were one million years old, and bared characteristics of both Homo erectus skeletons and Homo sapiens skeletons. It has a oval neurocranium, massive brow ridge, and wide cheekbones. These traits are all characteristics of a Homo erectus fossil. It also has a cranium which is widest high on the vault, which is a human trait. Prior to this discovery, the earliest known fossil with human traits was a 600,000 year old Homo heidelbergensis skeleton from Bodo, Ethiopia. According to a 1998 article by Archaeology.org, a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America, this discovery was likely to push "back the development of modern human morphology by some 300,000 years" and to "shed light on a time poory understood in the paleontological record."[1]
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- ^ Schuster, Angela (1998). "New Skull from Eritrea". archive.archaeology.org. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-21.