Taungs

Japanese: Taungs
Taungs

…Taungs, also called Taungs, is a place in South Africa, but it is known worldwide as the name of the ruins in the limestone area nearby where the first ape-man fossils were discovered. The ape-man fossil from Taung is the skull of an infant, often called the Taung Baby, and is sometimes simply called Taung.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Taungs" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…タウングズTaungsともいわれ,南アフリカ共和国内の一地名であるが,その近くの石灰岩地帯にある遺跡で猿人の最初の化石が発見されたことから,その遺跡名として世界的に知られる。タウング出土の猿人化石は,よく〈タウング・ベービー〉と呼ばれている幼児の頭骨で,この頭骨を単にタウングと呼ぶこともある。…

※「Taungs」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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