Xiu‐jie Wu
Biographic Data
| ID | 139033 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xiu‐jie Wu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xiu‐jie |
| FAMILY NAME | Wu |
| SIGNATURE | WU X J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2893-9699 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 38 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 446 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 38 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
Geographic and sex differences in the 3D configuration of the human parietal bone
As a sizable component of the cranial vault, the parietal bone is essential for understanding the regional variation of cranial surface morphology. Predigital, traditional morphological studies have tended to underemphasize the role of parietal trait variation, particularly in identifying region-specific and/or sex-related differences in modern human populations. Consequently, the extent of morphological variation in the parietal bone among moder…
Facial approximation of a Late Pleistocene human fossil in the Yahuai Cave, southern China
The hominin teeth from the late Middle Pleistocene Hualongdong site, China
Three-dimensional geometric morphometric analysis of the bony labyrinth of Xujiayao 6
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Moving away from 'the Muddle in the Middle' toward solving the Chibanian puzzle
Morphological and morphometric analyses of a late Middle Pleistocene hominin mandible from Hualongdong, China
Comparative anatomy and diversity of the diploic venous system in the genus Homo
As a system highly involved in metabolism, the cranial vessels are directly related to the function of the brain, skull, and face. As such, they may present adaptative answers to various constraints all over human evolution. The enclosed space of the cranium lends an opportunity to trace the vessel imprints, especially the diploic venous system, of which the evolutionary trend and taxonomic significance are largely unexplored. However, inspecting…
Resolving the “muddle in the middle”: The case for Homo bodoensis sp. nov
Recent developments in the field of palaeoanthropology necessitate the suppression of two hominin taxa and the introduction of a new species of hominins to help resolve the current nebulous state of Middle Pleistocene (Chibanian) hominin taxonomy. In particular, the poorly defined and variably understood hominin taxa Homo heidelbergensis (both sensu stricto and sensu lato ) and Homo rhodesiensis need to be abandoned as they fail to reflect the fu…
Homo bodoensis and why it matters
In our original paper, we proposed a new species, Homo bodoensis , to replace the problematical taxa Homo heidelbergensis and Homo rhodesiensis , with the goal of streamlining communication about human evolution in the Chibanian. We received two independent responses. Given their substantial overlap, we provide one combined reply. In this response: (1) we are encouraged that the primary proposal in our paper, to discontinue the use of H. heidelbe…
Evolution of cranial capacity revisited: A view from the late Middle Pleistocene cranium from Xujiayao, China
Neurocranial abnormalities in the Middle Pleistocene Homo erectus fossils from Hexian, China
The Middle Pleistocene Homo erectus cranium from Hexian (Hexian 1, PA 830), in central eastern China, has been studied fairly extensively with respect to its evolutionary position. However, analysis of a series of neurocranial abnormalities identified on the Hexian fossil has never been attempted. Here, we present the first study of these abnormalities identified on the Hexian cranium, including (1) multiple breakages (including cracking) that fr…
Middle Pleistocene human femoral diaphyses from Hualongdong, Anhui Province, China
OBJECTIVES: The paleontological description and comparative analysis using discrete morphology, morphometrics (linear and geometric) and cross-sectional geometry of three femoral diaphyseal sections from the Middle Pleistocene site of Hualongdong, China. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The material consists of the original Hualongdong femoral fossils and available data on femoral diaphyses from Middle and Late Pleistocene archaic humans and Middle and ear…
Morphological description and evolutionary significance of 300 ka hominin facial bones from Hualongdong, China
A computerized facial approximation method for archaic humans based on dense facial soft tissue thickness depths
Facial approximation (FA) is a common tool used to recreate the possible facial appearance of a deceased person based on the relationship between soft tissue and the skull. Although this technique has been primarily applied to modern humans in the realm of forensic science and archaeology, only a few studies have attempted to produce FAs for archaic humans. This study presented a computerized FA approach for archaic humans based on the assumption…
New permanent teeth from Gran Dolina-TD6 (Sierra de Atapuerca). The bearing of Homo antecessor on the evolutionary scenario of Early and Middle Pleistocene Europe
Late Pleistocene archaic human crania from Xuchang, China
Morphological mosaics in early Asian humans Excavations in eastern Asia are yielding information on human evolution and migration. Li et al. analyzed two fossil human skulls from central China, dated to 100,000 to 130,000 years ago. The crania elucidate the pattern of human morphological evolution in eastern Eurasia. Some features are ancestral and similar to those of earlier eastern Eurasian humans, some are derived and shared with contemporaneo…
Early Pleistocene hominin deciduous teeth from the Homo antecessor Gran Dolina‐TD6 bearing level (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
This study expands the list of plesiomorphic features of H. antecessor, and provides some information on the evolutionary status of this species. However, the identification of some advanced traits evinces a step towards the derived morphology of European Pleistocene teeth. The study of the deciduous dentition confirms the mosaic pattern of H. antecessor morphology revealed in previous studies of this hominin sample
A mandible from the Middle Pleistocene Hexian site and its significance in relation to the variability of Asian Homo erectus
Mandibular and dental features indicate that the Hexian mandible and teeth differ from northern Chinese H. erectus and European Middle Pleistocene hominins, but show some affinities with the Early Pleistocene specimens from Africa (Homo ergaster) and Java (H. erectus), as well as the Middle-Late Pleistocene mandible from Penghu, Taiwan. Compared to contemporaneous continental Asian hominin populations, the Hexian fossils may represent the surviva…
Homo sapiensin the Eastern Asian Late Pleistocene
Recent fossil and genetic data poses new questions about the degree of variability of the Late Pleistocene fossils from China and the possible interaction of modern humans with other archaic hominins. This paper presents a general overview of the variability of the dental fossil record from some key Late Pleistocene localities in China. Our study reveals that despite having similar chronologies, not all the samples present the same suite of deriv…
Craniometric examination of Longxian and Qi Li Cun archaeological sites to assess population continuity in ancient northern China
The endocranial anatomy of maba 1
The endocast displays a general archaic morphology, although with some derived features associated with the spatial relationships with the face. A similar admixture was described for other Middle Pleistocene samples, like Sima de los Huesos. Future phylogenetic studies must re-evaluate the facial skeleton to consider whether its features can be considered as related to the Neandertal lineage. Alternatively, they should be interpreted as the resul…
Hominin teeth from the early L ate P leistocene site of X ujiayao, N orthern C hina
It is generally accepted that from the late Middle to the early Late Pleistocene (∼340–90 ka BP), Neanderthals were occupying Europe and Western Asia, whereas anatomically modern humans were present in the African continent. In contrast, the paucity of hominin fossil evidence from East Asia from this period impedes a complete evolutionary picture of the genus Homo , as well as assessment of the possible contribution of or interaction with Asian h…
Perikymata distribution in Homo with special reference to the Xujiayao juvenile
The present study further clarifies variation of perikymata distribution patterns within the genus Homo. The perikymata distribution of the Xujiayao juvenile tends to be more similar to that of modern humans than to either early Homo or Neandertals
A paleoneurological survey of Homo erectus endocranial metrics
Late Middle Pleistocene hominin teeth from Panxian Dadong, South China
Huanglong Cave: A Late Pleistocene human fossil site in Hubei Province, China
Hominin teeth from the early L ate P leistocene site of X ujiayao, N orthern C hina
It is generally accepted that from the late Middle to the early Late Pleistocene (∼340–90 ka BP), Neanderthals were occupying Europe and Western Asia, whereas anatomically modern humans were present in the African continent. In contrast, the paucity of hominin fossil evidence from East Asia from this period impedes a complete evolutionary picture of the genus Homo , as well as assessment of the possible contribution of or interaction with Asian h…
Late Middle Pleistocene hominin teeth from Panxian Dadong, South China
Homo sapiensin the Eastern Asian Late Pleistocene
Recent fossil and genetic data poses new questions about the degree of variability of the Late Pleistocene fossils from China and the possible interaction of modern humans with other archaic hominins. This paper presents a general overview of the variability of the dental fossil record from some key Late Pleistocene localities in China. Our study reveals that despite having similar chronologies, not all the samples present the same suite of deriv…
A mandible from the Middle Pleistocene Hexian site and its significance in relation to the variability of Asian Homo erectus
Mandibular and dental features indicate that the Hexian mandible and teeth differ from northern Chinese H. erectus and European Middle Pleistocene hominins, but show some affinities with the Early Pleistocene specimens from Africa (Homo ergaster) and Java (H. erectus), as well as the Middle-Late Pleistocene mandible from Penghu, Taiwan. Compared to contemporaneous continental Asian hominin populations, the Hexian fossils may represent the surviva…
Nasal floor variation among eastern Eurasian Pleistocene Homo
A bi-level nasal floor, although present in most Pleistocene and recent human samples, reaches its highest frequency among the western Eurasian Neandertals and has been considered a feature distinctive of them. Early modern humans, in contrast, tend to feature a level (or sloping) nasal floor. Sufficiently intact maxillae are rare among eastern Eurasian Pleistocene humans, but several fossils provide nasal floor configurations. The available east…
Endocranial cast of HexianHomo erectus from South China
In this paper, we present data on the morphological features and linear measurements for the Hexian Homo erectus and other comparative endocasts, in order to highlight variation during human brain evolution. The endocast of Hexian was reconstructed in 1982, and an endocranial volume of 1,025 ml was estimated. The geological age is about 412 ka, or roughly contemporaneous with the Zhoukoudian (ZKD) specimens. There are some differences between Hex…
The endocranial anatomy of maba 1
The endocast displays a general archaic morphology, although with some derived features associated with the spatial relationships with the face. A similar admixture was described for other Middle Pleistocene samples, like Sima de los Huesos. Future phylogenetic studies must re-evaluate the facial skeleton to consider whether its features can be considered as related to the Neandertal lineage. Alternatively, they should be interpreted as the resul…
Evolution of cranial capacity revisited: A view from the late Middle Pleistocene cranium from Xujiayao, China
Morphological and morphometric analysis of variation in the Zhoukoudian Homo erectus brain endocasts
A paleoneurological survey of Homo erectus endocranial metrics
Perikymata distribution in Homo with special reference to the Xujiayao juvenile
The present study further clarifies variation of perikymata distribution patterns within the genus Homo. The perikymata distribution of the Xujiayao juvenile tends to be more similar to that of modern humans than to either early Homo or Neandertals
Morphological description and evolutionary significance of 300 ka hominin facial bones from Hualongdong, China
Morphological and morphometric analyses of a late Middle Pleistocene hominin mandible from Hualongdong, China
Early Pleistocene hominin deciduous teeth from the Homo antecessor Gran Dolina‐TD6 bearing level (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
This study expands the list of plesiomorphic features of H. antecessor, and provides some information on the evolutionary status of this species. However, the identification of some advanced traits evinces a step towards the derived morphology of European Pleistocene teeth. The study of the deciduous dentition confirms the mosaic pattern of H. antecessor morphology revealed in previous studies of this hominin sample
A new brain endocast of Homo erectus from Hulu Cave, Nanjing, China
A new brain endocast of Homo erectus from Hulu Cave, Tangshan, Nanjing is described and compared with a broad sample of endocasts of H. erectus , Neanderthals, and recent modern humans. The Nanjing 1 endocast is reconstructed based on two portions of endocranial casts taken from the original fossil fragments. The fossil was discovered in 1993, near Nanjing, South China and is dated to ∼ 0.58–0.62 Ma. The cranial capacity is ∼ 876 cc, as determine…
Moving away from 'the Muddle in the Middle' toward solving the Chibanian puzzle
Middle Pleistocene human femoral diaphyses from Hualongdong, Anhui Province, China
OBJECTIVES: The paleontological description and comparative analysis using discrete morphology, morphometrics (linear and geometric) and cross-sectional geometry of three femoral diaphyseal sections from the Middle Pleistocene site of Hualongdong, China. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The material consists of the original Hualongdong femoral fossils and available data on femoral diaphyses from Middle and Late Pleistocene archaic humans and Middle and ear…
A computerized facial approximation method for archaic humans based on dense facial soft tissue thickness depths
Facial approximation (FA) is a common tool used to recreate the possible facial appearance of a deceased person based on the relationship between soft tissue and the skull. Although this technique has been primarily applied to modern humans in the realm of forensic science and archaeology, only a few studies have attempted to produce FAs for archaic humans. This study presented a computerized FA approach for archaic humans based on the assumption…
Comparaison de l'expression de certains caractères crâniens sur les hominidés chinois du Pléistocène récent et de l'Holocène (grotte supérieure de Zhoukoudian, sites de Longxian et de Yanqing)
A human parietal fossil found at the Shuidonggou site, Ningxia, China
The morphological features of the first human parietal fossil found at the Shuidonggou site of Ningxia, China are described and compared with other specimens. Our results show that most of the features of the Shuidonggou parietal resemble those of modern humans. On the other hand, this specimen was found in situ adjacent to the erosional surface of the late Pleistocene stratum and exhibits a certain degree of fossilization. There are two features…
Three-dimensional geometric morphometric analysis of the bony labyrinth of Xujiayao 6
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Facial approximation of a Late Pleistocene human fossil in the Yahuai Cave, southern China
A human parietal fossil found at the Shuidonggou site, Ningxia, China
The morphological features of the first human parietal fossil found at the Shuidonggou site of Ningxia, China are described and compared with other specimens. Our results show that most of the features of the Shuidonggou parietal resemble those of modern humans. On the other hand, this specimen was found in situ adjacent to the erosional surface of the late Pleistocene stratum and exhibits a certain degree of fossilization. There are two features…
Endocranial cast of HexianHomo erectus from South China
In this paper, we present data on the morphological features and linear measurements for the Hexian Homo erectus and other comparative endocasts, in order to highlight variation during human brain evolution. The endocast of Hexian was reconstructed in 1982, and an endocranial volume of 1,025 ml was estimated. The geological age is about 412 ka, or roughly contemporaneous with the Zhoukoudian (ZKD) specimens. There are some differences between Hex…
Comparaison de l'expression de certains caractères crâniens sur les hominidés chinois du Pléistocène récent et de l'Holocène (grotte supérieure de Zhoukoudian, sites de Longxian et de Yanqing)
Morphological and morphometric analysis of variation in the Zhoukoudian Homo erectus brain endocasts
Huanglong Cave: A Late Pleistocene human fossil site in Hubei Province, China
Human remains from Zhirendong, South China, and modern human emergence in East Asia
The 2007 discovery of fragmentary human remains (two molars and an anterior mandible) at Zhirendong (Zhiren Cave) in South China provides insight in the processes involved in the establishment of modern humans in eastern Eurasia. The human remains are securely dated by U-series on overlying flowstones and a rich associated faunal sample to the initial Late Pleistocene, >100 kya. As such, they are the oldest modern human fossils in East Asia and p…
Le bassin de l’homme du Pléistocène supérieur de Liujiang, Sud de la Chine: Taille du corps, forme du corps et encéphalisation
Central-East China – A Plio-Pleistocene Dispersal Corridor: The Current State of Evidence for Hominin Occupations
The Hominid Fossils from China Contemporaneous with the Neanderthals and Some Related Studies
Eating Rice from Bamboo Roots: The Social History of a Community of Handicraft Papermakers in Rural Sichuan, 1920–2000 (review)
A new brain endocast of Homo erectus from Hulu Cave, Nanjing, China
A new brain endocast of Homo erectus from Hulu Cave, Tangshan, Nanjing is described and compared with a broad sample of endocasts of H. erectus , Neanderthals, and recent modern humans. The Nanjing 1 endocast is reconstructed based on two portions of endocranial casts taken from the original fossil fragments. The fossil was discovered in 1993, near Nanjing, South China and is dated to ∼ 0.58–0.62 Ma. The cranial capacity is ∼ 876 cc, as determine…
Dentoalveolar paleopathology of the early modern humans from Zhirendong, South China
Nasal floor variation among eastern Eurasian Pleistocene Homo
A bi-level nasal floor, although present in most Pleistocene and recent human samples, reaches its highest frequency among the western Eurasian Neandertals and has been considered a feature distinctive of them. Early modern humans, in contrast, tend to feature a level (or sloping) nasal floor. Sufficiently intact maxillae are rare among eastern Eurasian Pleistocene humans, but several fossils provide nasal floor configurations. The available east…
Late Middle Pleistocene hominin teeth from Panxian Dadong, South China
A paleoneurological survey of Homo erectus endocranial metrics
Hominin teeth from the early L ate P leistocene site of X ujiayao, N orthern C hina
It is generally accepted that from the late Middle to the early Late Pleistocene (∼340–90 ka BP), Neanderthals were occupying Europe and Western Asia, whereas anatomically modern humans were present in the African continent. In contrast, the paucity of hominin fossil evidence from East Asia from this period impedes a complete evolutionary picture of the genus Homo , as well as assessment of the possible contribution of or interaction with Asian h…
Perikymata distribution in Homo with special reference to the Xujiayao juvenile
The present study further clarifies variation of perikymata distribution patterns within the genus Homo. The perikymata distribution of the Xujiayao juvenile tends to be more similar to that of modern humans than to either early Homo or Neandertals
Craniometric examination of Longxian and Qi Li Cun archaeological sites to assess population continuity in ancient northern China
The endocranial anatomy of maba 1
The endocast displays a general archaic morphology, although with some derived features associated with the spatial relationships with the face. A similar admixture was described for other Middle Pleistocene samples, like Sima de los Huesos. Future phylogenetic studies must re-evaluate the facial skeleton to consider whether its features can be considered as related to the Neandertal lineage. Alternatively, they should be interpreted as the resul…
Late Pleistocene archaic human crania from Xuchang, China
Morphological mosaics in early Asian humans Excavations in eastern Asia are yielding information on human evolution and migration. Li et al. analyzed two fossil human skulls from central China, dated to 100,000 to 130,000 years ago. The crania elucidate the pattern of human morphological evolution in eastern Eurasia. Some features are ancestral and similar to those of earlier eastern Eurasian humans, some are derived and shared with contemporaneo…
Early Pleistocene hominin deciduous teeth from the Homo antecessor Gran Dolina‐TD6 bearing level (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
This study expands the list of plesiomorphic features of H. antecessor, and provides some information on the evolutionary status of this species. However, the identification of some advanced traits evinces a step towards the derived morphology of European Pleistocene teeth. The study of the deciduous dentition confirms the mosaic pattern of H. antecessor morphology revealed in previous studies of this hominin sample
A mandible from the Middle Pleistocene Hexian site and its significance in relation to the variability of Asian Homo erectus
Mandibular and dental features indicate that the Hexian mandible and teeth differ from northern Chinese H. erectus and European Middle Pleistocene hominins, but show some affinities with the Early Pleistocene specimens from Africa (Homo ergaster) and Java (H. erectus), as well as the Middle-Late Pleistocene mandible from Penghu, Taiwan. Compared to contemporaneous continental Asian hominin populations, the Hexian fossils may represent the surviva…
Homo sapiensin the Eastern Asian Late Pleistocene
Recent fossil and genetic data poses new questions about the degree of variability of the Late Pleistocene fossils from China and the possible interaction of modern humans with other archaic hominins. This paper presents a general overview of the variability of the dental fossil record from some key Late Pleistocene localities in China. Our study reveals that despite having similar chronologies, not all the samples present the same suite of deriv…
New permanent teeth from Gran Dolina-TD6 (Sierra de Atapuerca). The bearing of Homo antecessor on the evolutionary scenario of Early and Middle Pleistocene Europe
Neurocranial abnormalities in the Middle Pleistocene Homo erectus fossils from Hexian, China
The Middle Pleistocene Homo erectus cranium from Hexian (Hexian 1, PA 830), in central eastern China, has been studied fairly extensively with respect to its evolutionary position. However, analysis of a series of neurocranial abnormalities identified on the Hexian fossil has never been attempted. Here, we present the first study of these abnormalities identified on the Hexian cranium, including (1) multiple breakages (including cracking) that fr…
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (32 works) · Biology (27 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (26 works) · Pleistocene (26 works) · Paleontology (24 works) · Geography (21 works) · Archaeology (18 works) · Paleontology (17 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (16 works) · Evolutionary biology (14 works)