Extended Data Fig. 1: The depositional setting of the Apidima 1 and Apidima 2 specimens.
From: Apidima Cave fossils provide earliest evidence of Homo sapiens in Eurasia
a, The interior of Apidima Cave A, with the ‘skull breccia’ (red box) before its removal from the cave, shown wedged between the cave walls and near the ceiling. A cross-section of the Apidima 1 cranium can be seen in the bottom left corner of the red box. Note the bedded appearance of the breccia remnant (black dashed line) consisting of different clast sizes and distribution similar to those seen in the talus cone outside the cave in c. b, Cast of the ‘skull breccia’ in the early stages of preparation and cleaning. Apidima 1 is seen on the left, Apidima 2 on the right. c, View of the Apidima site from the sea. Images courtesy and copyright of the Museum of Anthropology, Medical School, National Kapodistrian University of Athens.
