Table 1 Comparative summary of the fossil H. sapiens chosen for this study

From: Fossil ribcages of Homo sapiens provide new insights into modern human evolution

ID

Dating (ky BP)

Location

Climate

Ancestry

Specific physical activity

Nazlet Khater 2

38 ± 6

North Africa

Warm

Sub-Saharan

Mining

Dolní Věstonice 13

30 ± 1

Central Europe

Cold

Western and Eastern European

Ohalo II

23 ± 0.5

Levant

Temperate

Levantine

Foraging

Ötzi

5.3

Central Europe

Temperate - High mountain

Anatolian

Trashumance