Heidelberg man

[ hahyd-l-burg man ]

noun

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

Heidelberg man

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Heidelberg man¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Word History and Origins

Origin of Heidelberg man¹

C20: referring to the site where remains were found, at Mauer, near Heidelberg, Germany (1907)

Example Sentences

Of the other fossilized remains of extinct varieties of the human family, the most important are those known respectively as Heidelberg man and Neanderthal man.

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The Piltdown man may represent the very remote, but direct, ancestor of modern man; but the Heidelberg man and the Ape-man were probably divergent 'sports' whose descendants never became men of the modern type.

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

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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.

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Also standing somewhat by itself is the Heidelberg man.

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