Evolution of the supraorbital region in Upper Pleistocene fossil hominids from South‐Central Europe

Smith, Fred H.; Ranyard, Gail C.

doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330530414

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“…This may reflect the evolutionary intermediacy of the Vindija hominids as posited by some authors (Smith and Ranyard, 1980;Wolpoff et al, 1981;Smith, 1982Smith, , 1984Smith, , 1994Frayer et al, 1993). Vi 284's modern features (e.g., supraorbital gracility, reduced postorbital constriction, and rounded, high vault) cannot be explained by subadult age at death.…”

Section: New Hominid Fossil Associations and Specimensmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…The pattern is moderate, being much less distinct than in Kr 27/28 and more like the subtlety of Kr 37.5's vermiculate pattern. Vi 284's pattern of vermiculate bone is commensurate with an adult age at death (Smith and Ranyard, 1980). Thus, Vi 284-230-255-256 is clearly an adult.…”

Section: New Hominid Fossil Associations and Specimensmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Projection laterally is near the Vindija mean, but is well below that seen in other Neandertals (Table 3). Projection at midorbit is only 0.3 mm greater than the central European early Upper Paleolithic modern Smith and Ranyard (1980). See text for descriptions.…”

Section: New Hominid Fossil Associations and Specimensmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Vindija Cave has contributed significantly to our understanding of the complexity of these events. The latest Mousterian-associated hominid fossils from the site exhibit a mosaic of Neandertal and early modern human anatomy which suggests at least some degree of regional evolutionary continuity in Europe (Smith and Ranyard, 1980;Wolpoff et al, 1981;Smith, 1984Smith, , 1994Frayer et al, 1993). Also significant is the fact that Neandertal fossils dating to less than 30 ka are associated with the earliest Upper Paleolithic artifacts from the site (Smith and Ahern, 1994;Karavanić, 1995;Karavanić and Smith, 1998).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…The newly associated partial vault, Vi 284-230-255-256, consists of four previously described specimens from level G 3 (Wolpoff et al, 1981). When articulated, these four fossils comprise the most complete cranial vault from Vindija, more complete than the Vi 261-277-278 frontal published by Malez and colleagues ; see also Smith and Ranyard, 1980;Wolpoff et al, 1981). In his examination of the Vindija faunal remains, T. D. White recognized numerous specimens as possibly hominid.…”

Section: New Hominid Fossil Associations and Specimensmentioning

confidence: 98%

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New discoveries and interpretations of hominid fossils and artifacts from Vindija Cave, Croatia

Ahern

Karavanić

Paunović

et al. 2004

Journal of Human Evolution

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Beginning with excavations during the 1970s, Vindija Cave (Croatia) has yielded significant Middle and Upper Paleolithic fossil and archaeological finds. We report on seven recently identified hominid fossils, a newly associated partial hominid cranial vault from level G 3 , nine possible bone retouchers, and a revised interpretation of the Mousterian artifact assemblage from the site. This new information reinforces our knowledge of the complex biocultural phenomena revealed in unit G and earlier deposits at Vindija. Six of the new hominid fossils derive from stratigraphic units G and I, while one lacks exact provenience. All specimens preserving diagnostic anatomy are from Neandertals. One of the postcranial remains, a radius fragment which exhibits Neandertal-like anatomy, comes from level G 1 and is congruent with the previously established association of Neandertals with an early Upper Paleolithic industry at the site. The partial cranial vault represents the most complete Neandertal from Vindija. The possible retouchers derive from unit G. Our analysis of these artifacts suggests that both percussion and pressure techniques may have been used by Neandertals in the final stage of tool production (retouching).This paper also presents a revision of the artifact analysis for late Mousterian level G 3 . We separated raw materials into two main groups due to the differing ways that the materials fracture and the differing morphology of the debitage. The use of raw material in level G 3 is different from earlier Middle Paleolithic levels at Vindija. This indicates that the G 3 late Neandertals were making choices regarding source material somewhat more like the Upper Paleolithic people at the site. When interpreted within a larger regional framework, the Vindija archaeological and hominid fossil remains demonstrate a complex, mosaic pattern of biocultural change in the Late Pleistocene of south-central Europe.

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Section: New Hominid Fossil Associations and Specimensmentioning

confidence: 82%

Section: New Hominid Fossil Associations and Specimensmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: New Hominid Fossil Associations and Specimensmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: New Hominid Fossil Associations and Specimensmentioning

confidence: 98%

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New discoveries and interpretations of hominid fossils and artifacts from Vindija Cave, Croatia

Ahern

Karavanić

Paunović

et al. 2004

Journal of Human Evolution

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Krapina 1: A juvenile Neandertal from the early late Pleistocene of Croatia

Minugh-Purvis

Radovčić

Smith

2000

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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The juvenile A Skull from Krapina, Croatia (Krapina 1) has been the subject of considerable debate since B. Skerlj first suggested that it might not be a Neandertal. Although widely known by its original designation, the Krapina A Skull was recatalogued, along with all of the Krapina hominids, in the 1980's (Radovcic, et al., [1988]. The Krapina Hominids: An Illustrated Catalog of Skeletal Collection. Zagreb; Mladost). It is now catalogued as Krapina 1 in the archives of the Hrvatski Prirodoslovni Muzej, Zagreb, Croatia. We present a detailed, morphometric analysis of this specimen, comparing it to other Krapina specimens, juvenile late Pleistocene hominids (including Neandertals), and subadult recent humans. This analysis demonstrates that Krapina 1 possesses morphological features that are primitive retentions; others that represent derived Neandertal specializations; and still others that are typical for all European late Pleistocene humans. Morphological features associated with the browridges are intermediate between Neandertal and early modern European form. Nevertheless, a thorough analysis of the morphology of this specimen, in ontogenetic and regional contexts, leads to the conclusion that it cannot be excluded from the Neandertal range of variation. We conclude that the most parsimonious explanation for this 130 ka specimen is that it should be regarded as a Neandertal.

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A juvenile human frontal bone from the French Upper Palaeolithic site of Lacave: significance and problems of interpretation

Smith

Gaines

Krusko

1999

Int. J. Osteoarchaeol.

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Evolution of the supraorbital region in Upper Pleistocene fossil hominids from South‐Central Europe

Cited by 94 publications

References 29 publications

New discoveries and interpretations of hominid fossils and artifacts from Vindija Cave, Croatia

New discoveries and interpretations of hominid fossils and artifacts from Vindija Cave, Croatia

Krapina 1: A juvenile Neandertal from the early late Pleistocene of Croatia

A juvenile human frontal bone from the French Upper Palaeolithic site of Lacave: significance and problems of interpretation

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