Fig 1.
The West Mouth of the Niah Caves and its location within island Southeast Asia (Credits: photographs D. Curnoe; map adobe stock under an extended license).
Fig 2.
Human mandible E/B1 100" from the West Mouth of the Niah Caves.
A. Left fragment, lateral view. B. Left fragment, medial view. C. Left fragment, superior view. D. Right fragment, lateral view. E. Right fragment, medial view. F. Right, superior view. a = anterior, p = posterior.
Fig 3.
Human mandible D/N5 42–48" from the West Mouth of the Niah Caves.
A. Superior view. B. Inferior view. C. Left lateral view.
Table 1.
Summary results of direct U-series dating of human mandibles from the West Mouth of the Niah Cavesa.
Fig 4.
Uranium and U-series date profile for tracks 1 and 2 of human mandible E/B1 100" bone fragment from the West Mouth of the Niah Caves.
Errors on the individual dates are 2σ.
Table 2.
Comparison of discrete traits for human mandibles from the West Mouth of the Niah Cavesa,b.
Table 3.
Body dimensions and shape index at location of mental foramen (MF) of human mandibles from the West Mouth of Niah Cavesa.
Table 4.
Symphysis dimensions and shape index of Niah Caves of human mandible D/N5 42–48" from the West Mouth of Niah Cavesa.
Table 5.
Dental crown width for human mandible D/N5 42–48" from the West Mouth of the Niah Cavesa.