A human mandible from the loess in the vicinity of Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

Abstract

Human remains of Pleistocene age are rare in Central Balkan, although there is ample evidence of the region being inhabited in the Palaeolithic. Recent re-evaluation and cataloguing of osteological material at the Institute of Regional Geology and Palaeontology (Faculty of Mining and Geology) in Belgrade, has brought to light an undescribed human mandible. The specimen was found by Professor Laskarev loess deposits in Belgrade vicinity. In view of the rarity of human remains from the period in the region, a detailed description, together with taxonomic determination is offered.