Susan Antón
Biographic Data
| ID | 79940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Antón |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Antón |
| SIGNATURE | ANTÓN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2253-6650 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 49 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 740 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 49 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 14 |
Making meaning from fragmentary fossils
JHE 50th anniversary
Introduction to the Forensic Anthropology Special Issue on Diversity and Inclusion
Dmanisi Hominins and Archaeology
Homo erectus
Homo ergaster
Increasing Diversity in Evolutionary Anthropological Sciences-the Ideas Program
Race and diversity in U.S. Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology studies the variation and evolution of living humans, non‐human primates, and extinct ancestors and for this reason the field should be in an ideal position to attract scientists from a variety of backgrounds who have different views and experiences. However, the origin and history of the discipline, anecdotal observations, self‐reports, and recent surveys suggest the field has significant barriers to attracting scholars o…
The Many Faces of Early Homo
Evolution of early Homo
Background Until recently, the evolution of the genus Homo has been interpreted in the context of the onset of African aridity and the expansion of open grasslands. Homo erectus was considered to be a bona fide member of the genus Homo , but opinions diverged on the generic status of earlier, more fragmentary fossils traditionally attributed to Homo habilis and Homo rudolfensis . Arguments about generic status of these taxa rested on inferred sim…
New fossils from Koobi Fora in northern Kenya confirm taxonomic diversity in early Homo
EarlyHomo
The origin of Homo is argued to entail niche differentiation resulting from increasing terrestriality and dietary breadth relative to the better known species of Australopithecus (A. afarensis, A. anamensis, A. africanus). I review the fossil evidence from ∼2.5 to 1.5 Ma in light of new finds and analyses that challenge previous inferences. Minimally, three cranial morphs of early Homo (including Homo erectus) exist in eastern Africa (1.9-1.4 Ma)…
Human Biology and the Origins ofHomo
New fossil discoveries relevant to the origin of Homo have overturned conventional wisdom about the nature of the australopiths and early Homo, and particularly Homo erectus (including Homo ergaster). They have eroded prior assumptions about the differences between these genera and complicated interpretations for the origin and evolution of Homo. This special issue surveys what is now known about the fossil evidence and the environmental context …
Origins and Evolution of GenusHomo
Recent fossil and archaeological finds have complicated our interpretation of the origin and early evolution of genus Homo. Using an integrated data set from the fossil record and contemporary human and nonhuman primate biology, we provide a fresh perspective on three important shifts in human evolutionary history: (1) the emergence of Homo, (2) the transition between non-erectus early Homo and Homo erectus, and (3) the appearance of regional var…
Modern human origins
The calvaria of Sangiran 38, Sendangbusik, Sangiran Dome, Java
Cross-sectional geometric analysis of a foot bone assemblage from Mangaia, Cook Islands
Framing the Question
The taxonomic status of KNM-ER 42700
Earliest Indonesian facial and dental remains from Sangiran, Java
Sangiran 27 represents the only facial skeleton of Homo erectus so far known, and is thought to have derived from the earliest Pleistocene sediments of the Sangiran Formation, Java. We here describe in detail this cranial specimen, and provide comparisons with broadly contemporaneous fossils of western Asia and Africa. Sangiran 27 is a highly mineralized partial cranium with a well-preserved postcanine maxillary dentition, and includes portions o…
Implications of new early Homo fossils from Ileret, east of Lake Turkana, Kenya
Defining Homo erectus
Identifying artificially deformed crania
In this paper we report on a new discriminant function for the identification of artificially deformed crania. Development of the function, based on a sample of deformed and undeformed crania from the Philippines, required visual classification of the sample into deformed and undeformed groups. Working from the observation that deformed crania display flattened frontal and occipital regions, the sample was seriated based on degree of flattening; …
The face of Olduvai Hominid 12
Results of recent investigations of the Oldowan and associated hominid remains at the DK site, Olduvai Gorge
Early Dispersals of Homo from Africa
The worldwide distribution of our species, Homo sapiens, has its roots in the early Pleistocene epoch. However, evidence has been sufficient only in the past decade to overcome the conventional wisdom that hominins had been restricted to Africa until about 800,000 years ago. Indeed, the idea that hominin dispersal was technologically mediated, and thus must correlate with changes in stone tool technology seen at the Olduwan/Acheulean transition, …
An ecomorphological model of the initial hominid dispersal from Africa
Origins and Evolution of GenusHomo
Recent fossil and archaeological finds have complicated our interpretation of the origin and early evolution of genus Homo. Using an integrated data set from the fossil record and contemporary human and nonhuman primate biology, we provide a fresh perspective on three important shifts in human evolutionary history: (1) the emergence of Homo, (2) the transition between non-erectus early Homo and Homo erectus, and (3) the appearance of regional var…
Evolutionary significance of cranial variation in Asian Homo erectus
Homo erectus inhabited a wide geographic area of Asia, ranging from 40° north latitude in China to 8° south latitude in island Southeast Asia. Yet variation within Asian H. erectus and its relation to ecological and temporal parameters have been little studied. I synthesize the revised radiometric chronologies for hominid sites in Asia and their relation to new oxygen isotope curves (proxies for climatic fluctuations and landbridge connections). …
Intentional cranial vault deformation and induced changes of the cranial base and face
Three morphologically distinct populations of Peruvian crania (n = 130) were metrically analysed to quantify changes resulting from intentional artificial vault deformation. Two of these samples are artificially deformed (anteroposterior [AP] and circumferential [C] types). Measurements taken from lateral radiographs demonstrated that alternative forms of the cranial base angle (N‐S‐Ba, planum angle, planum sphenoidale to plane of the clivus and …
EarlyHomo
The origin of Homo is argued to entail niche differentiation resulting from increasing terrestriality and dietary breadth relative to the better known species of Australopithecus (A. afarensis, A. anamensis, A. africanus). I review the fossil evidence from ∼2.5 to 1.5 Ma in light of new finds and analyses that challenge previous inferences. Minimally, three cranial morphs of early Homo (including Homo erectus) exist in eastern Africa (1.9-1.4 Ma)…
Artificial cranial deformation and fossil Australians revisited
Race and diversity in U.S. Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology studies the variation and evolution of living humans, non‐human primates, and extinct ancestors and for this reason the field should be in an ideal position to attract scientists from a variety of backgrounds who have different views and experiences. However, the origin and history of the discipline, anecdotal observations, self‐reports, and recent surveys suggest the field has significant barriers to attracting scholars o…
Earliest Indonesian facial and dental remains from Sangiran, Java
Sangiran 27 represents the only facial skeleton of Homo erectus so far known, and is thought to have derived from the earliest Pleistocene sediments of the Sangiran Formation, Java. We here describe in detail this cranial specimen, and provide comparisons with broadly contemporaneous fossils of western Asia and Africa. Sangiran 27 is a highly mineralized partial cranium with a well-preserved postcanine maxillary dentition, and includes portions o…
Cranial adaptation to a high attrition diet in Japanese macaques
The calvaria of Sangiran 38, Sendangbusik, Sangiran Dome, Java
Human Biology and the Origins ofHomo
New fossil discoveries relevant to the origin of Homo have overturned conventional wisdom about the nature of the australopiths and early Homo, and particularly Homo erectus (including Homo ergaster). They have eroded prior assumptions about the differences between these genera and complicated interpretations for the origin and evolution of Homo. This special issue surveys what is now known about the fossil evidence and the environmental context …
The face of Olduvai Hominid 12
Macaque Masseter Muscle
Identifying artificially deformed crania
In this paper we report on a new discriminant function for the identification of artificially deformed crania. Development of the function, based on a sample of deformed and undeformed crania from the Philippines, required visual classification of the sample into deformed and undeformed groups. Working from the observation that deformed crania display flattened frontal and occipital regions, the sample was seriated based on degree of flattening; …
Tendon-associated bone features of the masticatory system in Neandertals
Making meaning from fragmentary fossils
Macaque Pterygoid Muscles
Modern human origins
The taxonomic status of KNM-ER 42700
The occipital torus and developmental age of Sangiran-3
Ana Manuku
A deposit of dismembered and cooked human remains from Ana Manuku in the Cook Islands, Polynesia, provides evidence for ritual practices c. AD 1390-1470
Increasing Diversity in Evolutionary Anthropological Sciences-the Ideas Program
Introduction to the Forensic Anthropology Special Issue on Diversity and Inclusion
Mortuary patterns in burial caves on Mangaia, Cook Islands
The behavioural, cultural, and political implications of archaeological human remains in non-mortuary, possibly culinary, contexts requires that we understand the range of mortuary practices in a particular region. Although several rockshelter sites on Mangaia, Cook Islands have yielded burned, fragmentary human bones in earth ovens that seem to support archaeological models and ethnohistoric accounts of ritual sacrifice and cannibalism, the abse…
Intentional cranial vault deformation and induced changes of the cranial base and face
Three morphologically distinct populations of Peruvian crania (n = 130) were metrically analysed to quantify changes resulting from intentional artificial vault deformation. Two of these samples are artificially deformed (anteroposterior [AP] and circumferential [C] types). Measurements taken from lateral radiographs demonstrated that alternative forms of the cranial base angle (N‐S‐Ba, planum angle, planum sphenoidale to plane of the clivus and …
Latest Homo erectus of Java
Hominid fossils from Ngandong and Sambungmacan, Central Java, are considered the most morphologically advanced representatives of Homo erectus. Electron spin resonance (ESR) and mass spectrometric U-series dating of fossil bovid teeth collected from the hominid-bearing levels at these sites gave mean ages of 27 ± 2 to 53.3 ± 4 thousand years ago; the range in ages reflects uncertainties in uranium migration histories. These ages are 20,000 to 400…
Cranial adaptation to a high attrition diet in Japanese macaques
Tendon-associated bone features of the masticatory system in Neandertals
Endocranial hyperostosis in Sangiran 2, Gibraltar 1, and Shanidar 5
Sangiran hominid 2 (S-2), Gibraltar hominid 1 (G-1), and Shanidar hominid 5 (SH-5) exhibit previously undescribed bilateral, paramedian hyperostosis of the endocranial frontal squama that spares the frontal crest, sagittal sinus, and ectocranial surface. The hyperostosis is localized to the frontal (usually the middle third) and parietal and is consistent with a diagnosis of hyperostosis calvariae interna (HCI), inclusive of hyperostosis frontali…
Endocranial hyperostosis in Sangiran 2, Gibraltar 1, and Shanidar 5
Sangiran hominid 2 (S-2), Gibraltar hominid 1 (G-1), and Shanidar hominid 5 (SH-5) exhibit previously undescribed bilateral, paramedian hyperostosis of the endocranial frontal squama that spares the frontal crest, sagittal sinus, and ectocranial surface. The hyperostosis is localized to the frontal (usually the middle third) and parietal and is consistent with a diagnosis of hyperostosis calvaria interna (HCI), inclusive of hyperostosis frontalis…
The occipital torus and developmental age of Sangiran-3
Developmental age and taxonomic affinity of the Mojokerto child, Java, Indonesia
An increasing number of claims place hominids outside Africa and deep in Southeast Asia at about the same time that Homo erectus first appears in Africa. The most complete of the early specimens is the partial child's calvaria from Mojokerto (Perning I), Java, Indonesia. Discovered in 1936, the child has been assigned to Australopithecus and multiple species of Homo, including H. modjokertensis, and given developmental ages ranging from 1-8 years…
Bicoronal synostosis in a child from historic Omaha Cemetery 25DK10
Fragmentary cranial remains of a child from a commingled burial in a historic Omaha Cemetery (AD 1780-1800) exhibit bony fusion between the frontal, parietals, and sphenoid. The child's remains are consistent with a developmental age between newborn and 6 months postnatal. Radiological and morphological analyses confirm that this individual exhibits osteological signs pathognomic of bicoronal sutural synostosis, including deformation of the later…
Bicoronal synostosis in a child from historic Omaha Cemetery 25DK10
Fragmentary cranial remains of a child from a commingled burial in a historic Omaha Cemetery (AD 1780–1800) exhibit bony fusion between the frontal, parietals, and sphenoid. The child's remains are consistent with a developmental age between newborn and 6 months postnatal. Radiological and morphological analyses confirm that this individual exhibits osteological signs pathognomic of bicoronal sutural synostosis, including deformation of the later…
Macaque Masseter Muscle
Cranial growth in Homo erectus
Artificial cranial deformation and fossil Australians revisited
Prehistoric radio‐ulnar synostosis
Proximal radio-ulnar synostosis (RUS) may occur congenitally, either as an isolated condition or as part of a syndrome, or it may occur as a secondary complication of forearm trauma. We provide a key for the differential diagnosis of congenital versus traumatic RUS, and for differentiation between types of congenital RUS. Congenital cases (CRUS) include absence of fracture, radial head abnormalities, radial shaft bowing, and absence of a sigmoid …
Macaque Pterygoid Muscles
Ana Manuku
A deposit of dismembered and cooked human remains from Ana Manuku in the Cook Islands, Polynesia, provides evidence for ritual practices c. AD 1390-1470
Dmanisi and dispersal
Sambungmacan 3 and cranial variation in Asian Homo erectus
Sambungmacan 3 and cranial variation in Asian Homo erectus
Evolutionary significance of cranial variation in Asian Homo erectus
Homo erectus inhabited a wide geographic area of Asia, ranging from 40° north latitude in China to 8° south latitude in island Southeast Asia. Yet variation within Asian H. erectus and its relation to ecological and temporal parameters have been little studied. I synthesize the revised radiometric chronologies for hominid sites in Asia and their relation to new oxygen isotope curves (proxies for climatic fluctuations and landbridge connections). …
An ecomorphological model of the initial hominid dispersal from Africa
Growth and life history in Homo erectus
Introduction Evolution modifies the developmental pattern and thus understanding the evolution of development is critical to identifying how and when the presumed descendant morphological patterns, such as our own, originated. Likewise, understanding how and when these patterns changed ultimately assists in answering why they changed; that is, what evolutionary problems and solutions they reflect. Here we address two aspects of ontogeny in Homo e…
Mortuary patterns in burial caves on Mangaia, Cook Islands
The behavioural, cultural, and political implications of archaeological human remains in non-mortuary, possibly culinary, contexts requires that we understand the range of mortuary practices in a particular region. Although several rockshelter sites on Mangaia, Cook Islands have yielded burned, fragmentary human bones in earth ovens that seem to support archaeological models and ethnohistoric accounts of ritual sacrifice and cannibalism, the abse…
The face of Olduvai Hominid 12
Early Dispersals of Homo from Africa
The worldwide distribution of our species, Homo sapiens, has its roots in the early Pleistocene epoch. However, evidence has been sufficient only in the past decade to overcome the conventional wisdom that hominins had been restricted to Africa until about 800,000 years ago. Indeed, the idea that hominin dispersal was technologically mediated, and thus must correlate with changes in stone tool technology seen at the Olduwan/Acheulean transition, …
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (32 works) · Biology (31 works) · Geography (26 works) · Homo erectus (23 works) · Paleontology (22 works) · Archaeology (20 works) · Evolutionary biology (20 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (19 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (17 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (17 works)