Recent studies have identified that individuals of Eurasian origins inherited somewhere between one and four percent of their DNA from Neanderthals. These findings have led to numerous postulations about how these genetic variants may have affected physical characteristics or the behavior of modern humans...
The third is, what these remains mean for the overarching questions of Neanderthal variability and the origin of modern humans? The fragmentary nature of ... TB Viola 被引量: 1发表: 2009年 The Initial Upper Paleolithic from Tolbor-16, Mongolia: Characteristics of the Lithic Assemblage and The...
Researchers from University of Zurich have shown that Neanderthals walked upright just like modern humans, thanks to a virtual reconstruction of the pelvis and spine of a very well-preserved skeleton of an elderly male Neanderthal unearthed in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France. Neanderthals walked uprigh...
The discovery spawned a number of hypotheses about the effects these genetic variants may have on the physical characteristics or behavior ofmodern humans, ranging from skin color to heightened allergies to fat metabolism... generating dozens of colorful headlines including "What your Neanderthal DNA i...
These characteristics ocan affect obstetrics in modern humans, especially the molding of the neonate's head during parturition: engineering studies have shown that denser neonate cranial bones undergo less deformation, and thicker (more robust) cranial bones would also be expected to deform less ...
In 1979, a Neanderthal skeleton was found at the base of a limestone cliff at Saint-Césaire in Charente-Maritime, France, associated with Châtelperronian artifacts, an EUP (Early Upper Palaeolithic) industry then attributed to modern humans. This finding had important repercussions because it in...
The oldest neanderthal skeleton dates back to about 430,000 years ago and was discovered in Spain. When modern humans spread into Europe as the ice age advanced, they likely acted as a catalyst for Neanderthals’ extinction. If you’re looking for more Neanderthal facts, make sure to check...
Molar microwear data suggest that these Neanderthals did not differ significantly from modern humans in terms of the fracture properties of the food they were consuming. The incisor microwear and macro striations provide evidence that these individuals may have been using their anterior teeth as tools...
“The most modern remains are particularly interesting as they lead the study of the subsistence strategies of the last Neanderthals of the Iberian Peninsula, at a time when coexistence with anatomically modern humans can be glimpsed.” The research, published in the American Journal of Biological ...
The two main defining characteristics of the stone tools from the Middle Paleolithic are a decrease in the frequency of large bifacial cutting tools (handaxes and cleavers) and the appearance of prepared-core technology, such as Levallois (Figure 1). Microwear and residue studies have suggested ...