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Paleobiology and comparative morphology of a late Neandertal sample from El Sidrón, Asturias, Spain

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Rosas, Antonio, Martínez-Maza, Cayetana, Bastir, Markus, García-Tabernero, Antonio, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Huguet, Rosa, Ortiz, José Eugenio, Julià, Ramón +10 more·2006·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
DOI 10.1073/pnas.0609662104PMC PMC1748215
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Fossil evidence from the Iberian Peninsula is essential for understanding Neandertal evolution and history. Since 2000, a new sample ≈43,000 years old has been systematically recovered at the El Sidrón cave site (Asturias, Spain). Human remains almost exclusively compose the bone assemblage. All of the skeletal parts are preserved, and there is a moderate occurrence of Middle Paleolithic stone tools. A minimum number of eight individuals are represented, and ancient mtDNA has been extracted from dental and osteological remains. Paleobiology of the El Sidrón archaic humans fits the pattern found in other Neandertal samples: a high incidence of dental hypoplasia and interproximal grooves, yet no traumatic lesions are present. Moreover, unambiguous evidence of human-induced modifications has been found on the human remains. Morphologically, the El Sidrón humans show a large number of Neandertal lineage-derived features even though certain traits place the sample at the limits of Neandertal variation. Integrating the El Sidrón human mandibles into the larger Neandertal sample reveals a north–south geographic patterning, with southern Neandertals showing broader faces with increased lower facial heights. The large El Sidrón sample therefore augments the European evolutionary lineage fossil record and supports ecogeographical variability across Neandertal populations.

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  • Varied practices of consumption identified among Neanderthal populations at Moula-Guercy, Cueva del Sidrón, Cueva del Boquete de Zafarraya, Padrelles, and Troisième caverne of Goyet are broadly interpreted as nutritional.

    “For example, while varied practices of consumption have been identified amongst Neanderthal populations from Moula-Guercy (France)14, Cueva del Sidrón (Spain)15, Cueva del Boquete de Zafarraya (Spain)16, Padrelles (France)1718, and Troisième caverne of Goyet (Belgium)11, all are broadly interpreted as nutritional.”

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Rosas, A., Martínez-Maza, C., Bastir, M., García-Tabernero, A., Lalueza-Fox, C., Huguet, R., Ortiz, J. E., Julià, R., Soler, V., de Torres, T., Martínez, E., Cañaveras, J. C., Sánchez-Moral, S., Cuezva, S., Lario, J., Santamaría, D., de la Rasilla, M., & Fortea, J.
Affiliations
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
  • Departamento de Paleobiología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Calle José Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain;
  • Departament de Biologia Animal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avenida Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
  • Universitat Rovira i Virgili (ES)
  • Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Calle Ríos Rosas 21, 28003 Madrid, Spain;
  • Instituto de Productos Naturales, CSIC, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain;
  • Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
  • University of Alicante (ES)
  • Departamento de Geología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Calle José Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain;
  • Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (ES)
  • Departamento de Historia, Universidad de Oviedo, Calle Teniente Alfonso Martínez s/n, 33011 Oviedo, Spain;
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Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences
Published
2006-12-19
Volume
103
Issue
51
Pages
19266-19271
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
DOI
10.1073/pnas.0609662104
PMC
PMC1748215
OpenAlex
W2068839363
Semantic Scholar
7c1a9c1ccba9371f38fb9fcc0547837db72181b4
Cited by
223
References
65
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FWCI
50.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion)
  • Buleria (Universidad de León) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Keywords
Neanderthals, paleobiology, comparative morphology, dental hypoplasia, mandible morphology, regional variation, Iberian Peninsula
MeSH terms
Anatomy, Comparative, Animals, Anthropometry, Bone and Bones, Carbon Radioisotopes, DNA, Biological Evolution, Fossils, Geography, Humans, Paleopathology, Spain, Tooth, Hominidae

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