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ARCHAEOLOGY ETHNOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF EURASIA
Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages 55-65Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aeae.2013.07.005
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Human evolution; Neanderthals; Mousterians; Gorny Altai; dental traits
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- Russian Foundation [11-06-12009]
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Two Middle Paleolithic cave sites in the Altai - Okladnikov and Chagyrskaya - have yielded dental remains (mostly isolated teeth) of individuals of various ages. A newly discovered mandibular fragment with teeth from Chagyrskaya Cave reveals a Neanderthal trait combination: anterior fossa and epicristid (midtrigonid crest) on molars, metaconid and crest on premolars. The totality of dental traits support the conclusion previously drawn on the basis of postcranial characters: Altai Neanderthals appear to be intermediate between other Eurasian Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans.
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