In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 98, No. 20 ( 2001-09-25), p. 11097-11102
Abstract:
The discovery of later Middle Pleistocene human remains from the
Bau de l'Aubesier, France reinforces an evolutionary model of the gradual accumulation of Neandertal-derived facial and dental features
during the Middle Pleistocene of the northwestern Old World. The pronounced maxillary incisor beveling of Aubesier 4 helps to extend the
antiquity of nondietary use of the anterior dentition. The interproximal “toothpick” groove on the Aubesier 10 molar
increases the sample for these lesions. The pathological loss of the mandibular dentition of Aubesier 11 indicates advanced antemortem
masticatory impairment, at a level previously undocumented before the Late Pleistocene. These remains support a view of later Middle
Pleistocene humans able to support debilitated individuals despite the considerable use of their bodies to accomplish routine activities.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0027-8424
,
1091-6490
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.181353998
Language:
English
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date:
2001
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209104-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1461794-8
SSG:
11
SSG:
12
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