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In his generally excellent initial report on the Niah cranium, D. Brothwell identified it as that of an immature individual, and hence did not attempt to sex it. He placed its affinities with the Tasmanians. With the availability of better aging criteria, involving the basilar suture closure, the eruption time for maxillary third molars, and tooth wear, both occlusal and interproximal, the age of the Niah cranium can best be judged as that of a young adult, 20 to 30 years of age, and the sex as female. Population affinities are still with the Tasmanians, but a heightened Negritoid component becomes evident. These revisions have implications for the first appearance of modern man in Southeast Asia and Australasia.
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