Heidelberg man

American  

[hahyd-l-burg man] / ˈhaɪd lˌbɜrg ˌmæn /

noun

1. the fossil remains of the primitive human Homo heidelbergensis, as reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw. Heidelberg jaw.

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Heidelberg man British  

noun

1. a type of primitive man, Homo heidelbergensis, occurring in Europe in the middle Palaeolithic age, known only from a single fossil lower jaw

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Etymology

Origin of Heidelberg man

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Heidelberg man

There is no evidence of the connection of these races with the Java man or the Heidelberg man.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)

I am a Heidelberg man, since you feel sufficiently interested to inquire.

From Diane of the Green Van by Dalrymple, Leona

The claim that the pithecanthropus, the Heidelberg man, the Piltdown man, and the Neanderthal man, were the ancestors of man, collapses under the admissions of evolutionists themselves.

From The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments by Williams, William A. (William Asbury)

It matters little whether particular items are corroborated or disproved—e.g. whether the Heidelberg man came before or after the Neanderthalers—the general trend of evolution remains clear.

From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur

Among other things he was a Heidelberg man, having spent some dozen years of his life in Germany, where he established influential connections.

From Elusive Isabel by Kimball, Alonzo