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T1 Mousterian human fossils from El Castillo cave (Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain)
A1 Garralda, María Dolores
A1 Le Cabec, Adeline
A1 Maíllo Fernández, José Manuel
A1 Maureille, Bruno
A1 Gunz, Philipp
A1 Neira Campos, Ana Isabel
A1 Hublin, Jean Jacques
A1 Bernaldo de Quirós Guidotti, Federico
A2 Prehistoria
K1 Prehistoria
K1 Enamel thickness distribution
K1 Femur head
K1 Hand phalanx
K1 Macro and micromorphology
K1 Neanderthal
K1 Tooth
K1 5504.05 Prehistoria
AB [EN] El Castillo cave is a well-known site because of its Paleolithic archaeology and parietal rock art. This paper is focused on the human remains found by V. Cabrera in the Mousterian Unit XX assigned to MIS 4 and early MIS 3. The fossils consist of one upper left second premolar (ULP4), one incomplete proximal hand phalanx, and one partial femoral head. The tooth and the phalanx were assigned to adults, whereas the femoral head belonged to an immature individual due to the absence of fusion traces to the metaphyseal surface. The external morphology and metrical characterization of the Castillo-1466 (ULP4) tooth crown was quantified and compared to the variability of other Neanderthal dental remains and a sample of modern human populations. We also quantified its 3D enamel thickness distribution, its roots morphology, as well as the presence of chipping, and their possible relation to masticatory or paramasticatory activities. Castillo-1466 shows crown dimensions compatible with middle-sized Neanderthal teeth, but with a remarkably thicker enamel than other Neanderthal premolars, such as Marillac 13. The femoral head and the hand phalanx fragment are compared to published values for Neanderthals, although both partial fossils lack diagnostic features precluding any clear taxonomic diagnostic. Therefore, their attribution to Neanderthals is assumed based on the dating of the layers in which they were discovered. El Castillo cave Mousterian fossils represent another contribution to the knowledge of the Middle Paleolithic populations of Northern Spain, where different sites along the Cantabrian mountains yielded several human remains assigned to MIS 4 and early MIS 3.
PB Istituto Italiano di Antropologia
SN 1827-4765
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/21384
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/21384
NO María Dolores Garralda, Adeline Le Cabec, Maíllo-Fernández, J.-M., Maureille, B., Gunz, P., Neira, A., Hublin, J.-J., & Federico Bernaldo de Quirós. (2023). Mousterian human fossils from El Castillo cave (Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain). Journal of Anthropological Sciences, 101, 123-142. https://doi.org/10.4436/JASS.10021
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD Jul 11, 2024