archaic Homo

American  

[ahr-key-ik hoh-moh] / ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk ˈhoʊ moʊ /

noun

1. collectively, the very robust, regionally differentiated human populations that lived in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa from 35,000 to 200,000 years ago.

2. any physically robust, premodern form of the genus Homo, comprising species that were anatomically intermediate forms and regional variants between H. erectus and modern H. sapiens : fossil evidence suggests that certain archaic Homo populations may have direct ancestral lines to modern humans.

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Etymology

Origin of archaic Homo

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

They could have also belonged to a hybrid who was a mix of Neanderthal and archaic Homo, says paleoanthropologist Israel Hershkovitz of Tel Aviv University, which would add another member to the diverse cast of hominins that ranged across Eurasia and Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, some 790,000 to 130,000 years ago.

From Science Magazine

Neanderthals and archaic Homo sapiens probably also had a hard time talking behind each other’s backs—a much maligned ability which is in fact essential for cooperation in large numbers.

From Literature

Similar patterns probably dominated the social lives of early humans, including archaic Homo sapiens.

From Literature

We don’t know yet if it’s a modern human, an archaic Homo or a Neanderthal, because it will take at least 18 months to expose the bones.

From Nature

They called it “archaic Homo sapiens.”

From New York Times