Overview

The Upper Paleolithic fossils of the Mladec caves, South Moravia, excavated at the end of the 19th century, hold a key position in the current discussion on modern human emergence within Europe and the fate of the Neanderthals. Although undoubtedly early modern humans - recently radio carbon dated to 31.000 years BP - their morphological variability and the presence of archaic features are indicative to some degree of regional Neanderthal ancestry. The beautifully illustrated monograph addresses - for the first time - the complete assemblage of the finds, including the human cranial, post cranial, teeth and jaw fragments of several individuals (most of them stored at the Natural History Museum Vienna) as well as the faunal remains and the archaeological objects. Leading scientists present their results, obtained with innovative techniques such as DNA analysis, 3D-morphometry and isotope analysis, which are of great importance for further discussions on both human evolution and archaeological issues.

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Author:   Maria Teschler-Nicola
Publisher:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Edition:   2006
Weight:   1.335kg
ISBN:  

9783211998755

ISBN 10:   3211998756
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   02 January 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Szombathy’s Excavations in the Mlade? Cave and the First Presentations of the Results.- In Search of Prototypes — Historical Soft-tissue Reconstructions of Mlade? 1.- The Structure of the Cave, Stratigraphy, and Depositional Context.- The Upper Paleolithic Finds from the Mlade? Cave.- Taphonomic Aspects of the Human Remains from the Mlade? Cave.- Large Mammal Remains from the Mlade? Caves and their Contribution to Site Formation Processes.- 14C Dating of Early Upper Palaeolithic Human and Faunal Remains from Mlade?.- Inventory and Photo-documentation of the Mlade? Hominid Remains.- Aurignacian Male Crania, Jaws and Teeth from the Mlade? Caves, Moravia, Czech Republic.- Aurignacian Female Crania and Teeth from the Mlade? Caves, Moravia, Czech Republic.- Electronic Segmentation Methods Reveal the Preservation Status and Otherwise Unobservable Features of the Mlade? 1 Cranium.- The Mlade? 3 Infant.- The Human Postcranial Remains from Mlade?.- Lost, Destroyed or Misidentified Postcranial Specimens from Mlade?.- External Geometry of Mlade? Neurocrania Compared with Anatomically Modern Humans and Neandertals.- Pathological Alterations and Traumas in the Human Skeletal Remains from Mlade?.- No Evidence of Neandertal mtDNA Contribution to Early Modern Humans.- Non-destructive Determination of 87Sr/86Sr Isotope Ratios in Early Upper Paleolithic Human Teeth from the Mlade? Caves — Preliminary Results.

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