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

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

There follows a long interval of human development which is only conjectural until the discovery of the bones of the Heidelberg man, found at the south of the River Neckar.

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

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

It is only fair to say that many scientists of the evolutionary school, do not believe the Heidelberg man an ancestor of our race.

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

Dr. Osborn says that the Heidelberg man "shows no trace of being intermediate between man and the anthropoid ape."

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