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(Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social) (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología) (Instituto de Evolución en África) (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Història i Història de l'Art) (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) (Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona) (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Paleoantropología - CSIC)
| Date: | 2023 |
| Abstract: | This study presents an exceptional collection of 54 Late Pleistocene human remains that correspond to at least three Neanderthal individuals from Simanya Gran, the main gallery of Cova Simanya, located in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula. The collection comprised 53 unpublished remains that were unearthed during the 1970s and an additional tooth discovered during 2021 excavations. The specimens represent an adult with a small stature, a periadolescent aged approximately 11. 5 years, and an immature individual aged approximately 7. 7 years, thus offering a more complete demographic perspective. The collection encompasses diverse anatomical parts including upper and lower dentition, mandible, vertebrae, and limb bones from both the upper and lower extremities. Attempts to extract aDNA were unsuccessful. Renewed archaeological investigations at Cova Simanya have facilitated the reevaluation of the original stratigraphic context of these remains, leading to the discovery of the additional tooth, aligning with the periadolescent individual. This assemblage is currently the most extensive Neanderthal collection from the northeastern Mediterranean Iberia, offering invaluable insights into the morphology and evolutionary trajectory of Late Pleistocene hominins. Hence, Simanya Neanderthals will enhance our understanding of Neanderthal demographics and evolution, paving the way for an in-depth examination of the morphological diversity and evolutionary context of Iberian Neanderthals. |
| Grants: | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2021-122356NB-I00 Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2020-113960GB-I00 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2021-124590NB-I00 Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2019-103987GB-C31 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2021-126004NB-100 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2021/SGR-01237 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2021/SGR-00337 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2021/SGR-00177 European Commission 803147 European Commission 864203 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CEX2019-000945-M |
| Note: | Altres ajuts: Generalitat de Catalunya projecte ARQ001SOL-172-2022 |
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| Language: | Anglès |
| Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
| Subject: | Late Pleistocene ; Middle Paleolithic archeology ; Human remains ; Neanderthal ; Cova Simanya ; Paleoanthropology ; Paleolithic archaeology ; Iberian Peninsula |
| Published in: | Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol. 11 (September 2023) , art. 1230707, ISSN 2296-6463 |
