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upper age limit boundary
approx. average age
lower age limit boundary
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Barkai R. Gopher A. Lauritzen S. E. & Frumkin A. (2003). Uranium series dates from Qesem Cave Israel and the end of the Lower Palaeolithic. Nature 423(6943) 977-979.
Hershkovitz I. Smith P. Sarig R. Quam R. Rodr??guez L. Garc??a R. et al. (2011). Middle pleistocene dental remains from Qesem Cave (Israel). American Journal of Physical Anthropology(Article first published online: 23 DEC 2010).
heidelbergensis;
Homo heidelbergensis
mode2 mode3 mode2 mode3 fire
RoshHa'ayin near Tel Aviv
Qesem cave web page
Table from Hershkovitz I. Smith P. Sarig R. Quam R. Rodr??guez L. Garc??a R. et al. (2011). Middle pleistocene dental remains from Qesem Cave (Israel). American Journal of Physical Anthropology(Article first published online: 23 DEC 2010)
Tooth Excavation square Depth (cm) Stratigraphic provenience Sediment characteristics Lithic industry Chronology
Upper I2 O-8c 170–175 Upper part of upper sequence Cemented brown Amudian <300 kya
Lower di2 M-13d 360–365 Middle part of upper Sequence Soft brown Amudian <300 kya
Upper M3 M-13d 360–370 Middle part of upper sequence Soft brown Amudian <300 kya
Upper CG-9b 520–525 Upper part of lower sequence Hard brown Yabrudian >300 kya  
Lower dm2 I-12a 560–565 Upper part of lower sequence Gray Amudian Probably >300 ka
Lower C G-22 685–690 Middle part of lower sequence Gray with bedded gravels Amudian with Spheroids >300 ka probably 300–400 ka
Lower P3 G-22 705–710 Middle part of lower sequence Gray with bedded gravels Amudian with Spheroids >300 ka probably 300–400 ka
Lower P4 G-22 685–690 Middle part of lower sequence Gray with bedded gravels Amudian with Spheroids >300 ka probably 300–400 ka

Molar tooth claimed to be Homo sapiens
Hominid molar claimed to be Homo sapiens in a press release but there is no peer reviewed publication to corroborate this.
auroch (Bos) horse (Equus) wild pig (Sus) tortoise (Testudo) and red deer (Cervus)
Hershkovitz I. Smith P. Sarig R. Quam R. Rodr??guez L. Garc??a R. et al. (2011). Middle pleistocene dental remains from Qesem Cave (Israel). American Journal of Physical Anthropology(Article first published online: 23 DEC 2010). fulltext