M Modesto-Mata
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 58130 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | M Modesto-Mata |
| NOMBRES | M |
| APELLIDO | Modesto-Mata |
| FIRMA | MODESTO-MATA M |
| AFILIACIONES | Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5963-1320 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 27 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 190 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
The first human fossil from the Ruidera site (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
We report a new Middle Pleistocene paleoanthropological locality located in southern Iberian Peninsula, Ruidera, and describe a newly discovered partial parietal bone (RVH-1). The fossil was chronologically constrained through a combination of uranium-series and optically stimulated luminescence dating methods. In particular, the human fossil-bearing breccia may be tentatively dated to between 224 ± 14 ka and 160 ± 10 ka, although an older age ca…
Bone refits and spatial analyses of units A5-A6 of Fumane cave contribute to reconstructing the dynamics of Neanderthal use of space
Uniform, circular, and shallow enamel pitting in hominins
This study explores a particular form of enamel pitting originally identified in Paranthropus robustus. We call this uniform, circular, and shallow (UCS) pitting to distinguish it from more irregular and nonuniform defects often associated with enamel hypoplasia. We pose the hypothesis that UCS pitting is unique to the genus Paranthropus. We test this by investigating hominin dental remains from the ca. 3.4 Ma to ca. 1.1 Ma fossiliferous sequence…
Taxonomic assignments for the 3.4 Ma to 1.1 Ma hominin postcanine teeth from the Usno Formation and the Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Sediments of the Usno Formation and the Shungura Formation date from ca. 3.75 Ma to 1.09 Ma, during which time the genus Homo appeared, Australopithecus disappeared, and the eastern African robust hominins did both. We performed an in-depth analysis of size, shape, and morphology of 108 Omo permanent postcanine dental specimens. First, we compared linear dimensions against a comparative dataset of 809 teeth from 359 specimens representing 10 homi…
Inter- and intrapopulation variability of dental tissue proportions of European and African modern human populations’ permanent canines
International audience
Sexual dimorphism of deciduous canine dental tissues dimensions of modern human populations
The dental tissue proportions of human permanent canines are one of only a few sexually dimorphic features that are present in childhood, and therefore offer the opportunity to estimate the sex of immature individuals. This work aims to evaluate for the first time the degree of sexual dimorphism in the three-dimensional (3D) measurements of deciduous canine dental tissues, to assess their potential in sexual assessment. Computed microtomographic …
A 3D morphometric approach to endocast integration in Pan troglodytes and Homo sapiens
Neuroanatomical integration studies aim to analyse the interaction of the different brain regions. The skull and brain morphology of Hominidae presents a series of integration patterns and, one of the keys to understand the evolutionary mechanisms of our genus is to identify and quantify if these integration patterns are shared or species-specific. Delving into studies about neuroanatomical integration is crucial because of the complex interactio…
The Ratón Pérez collection
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this report is to present the large deciduous tooth collection of identified children that is housed at the National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH) in Burgos, Spain. METHODS: Yearly, members of the Dental Anthropology Group of the CENIEH are in charge of collecting the teeth and registering all the relevant information from the donors at the time of collection. In compliance with Spanish Law 14/2007 of July 3, …
Comparative dental study between Homo antecessor and Chinese Homo erectus
A descriptive and comparative study of two Early Pleistocene immature scapulae from the TD6.2 level of the Gran Dolina cave site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
Ectopic maxillary third molar in Early Pleistocene Homo antecessor from Atapuerca‐Gran Dolina site (Burgos, Spain)
Objectives Here we describe the case of an ectopic maxillary third molar (M 3 ), preventing the eruption of the M 2 , in the individual H3 of the hominin hypodigm of level TD6.2 of the Early Pleistocene site of Gran Dolina (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain). Materials and Methods The fossil remains from the TD6.2 level of the Gran Dolina site (about 170 specimens) are assigned to Homo antecessor . Different geochronological methods place these hominins…
A broader perspective on estimating dental age for the Xujiayao juvenile, a late Middle Pleistocene archaic hominin from East Asia
Inner morphological and metric characterization of the molar remains from the Montmaurin-La Niche mandible
Sexual dimorphism of the enamel and dentine dimensions of the permanent canines of the Middle Pleistocene hominins from Sima de los Huesos (Burgos, Spain)
New permanent teeth from Gran Dolina-TD6 (Sierra de Atapuerca). The bearing of Homo antecessor on the evolutionary scenario of Early and Middle Pleistocene Europe
Histología dental de los homininos de la sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, España) y patrón de estrategia de vida
The role of the brain in the somatic development, as well as in the establishment of the different variables of the life history pattern in vertebrates has been largely debated. Moreover, during the last thirty years, dental development has been used as a good proxy to infer different aspects of the life history in hominins, primarily due to the correlation that exists between age at first molar eruption and brain size in the order Primates. We r…
Refitting bones to reconstruct the diversity in Middle Palaeolithic human occupations
Contribution of dental tissues to sex determination in modern human populations
OBJECTIVES: Accurate sex estimation is an essential step for the reconstruction of the biological profile of human remains. Earlier studies have shown that elements of the human permanent dentition are sexually dimorphic. The aims of this study are to determine the degree of sexual dimorphism in the dental tissue volumes and surface areas of mandibular canines and to explore its potential for reliable sex determination. METHOD: The teeth included…
Modern humans sex estimation through dental tissue patterns of maxillary canines
OBJECTIVES: Dental tissue proportions of human permanent canines is one of only a few sexually dimorphic features that is present in childhood and maintained in adults, offering the opportunity for this to be used in sex determination. This study assesses dental tissue volumes and surface areas of maxillary permanent canines in a sample of known sex to provide new data and to explore the potential of these variables as reliable sexual estimators.…
Perikymata numbers and enamel extension rates in the incisors of three archaeological modern human populations from two caves located in Spain
New data on the sexual dimorphism of the hand stencils in El Castillo Cave (Cantabria, Spain)
Early Pleistocene hominin deciduous teeth from the Homo antecessor Gran Dolina‐TD6 bearing level (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
This study expands the list of plesiomorphic features of H. antecessor, and provides some information on the evolutionary status of this species. However, the identification of some advanced traits evinces a step towards the derived morphology of European Pleistocene teeth. The study of the deciduous dentition confirms the mosaic pattern of H. antecessor morphology revealed in previous studies of this hominin sample
New methodology to reconstruct in 2‐D the cuspal enamel of modern human lower molars
OBJECTIVES: In the last years different methodologies have been developed to reconstruct worn teeth. In this article, we propose a new 2-D methodology to reconstruct the worn enamel of lower molars. Our main goals are to reconstruct molars with a high level of accuracy when measuring relevant histological variables and to validate the methodology calculating the errors associated with the measurements. METHODS: This methodology is based on polyno…
Virtual reconstruction of the Early Pleistocene mandible ATD 6‐96 from Gran Dolina‐ TD 6‐2 (Sierra De Atapuerca, Spain)
H. antecessor is derived regarding the shape of the mandibular alveolar arcade within the genus Homo and points to an early divergence from contemporaneous African populations. Our results also ratify the affinities of H. antecessor with Neanderthals, although the precise relationship with this lineage needs further research
Level TE9c of Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
Homo antecessor
Early pleistocene human humeri from the gran dolina‐TD6 site (sierra de atapuerca, spain)
In this report, we present a morphometric comparative study of two Early Pleistocene humeri recovered from the TD6 level of the Gran Dolina cave site in Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Spain. ATD6‐121 belongs to a child between 4 and 6 years old, whereas ATD6‐148 corresponds to an adult. ATD6‐148 exhibits the typical pattern of the genus Homo, but it also shows a large olecranon fossa and very thin medial and lateral pillars (also present in ATD6‐1…
Level TE9c of Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
Refitting bones to reconstruct the diversity in Middle Palaeolithic human occupations
Contribution of dental tissues to sex determination in modern human populations
OBJECTIVES: Accurate sex estimation is an essential step for the reconstruction of the biological profile of human remains. Earlier studies have shown that elements of the human permanent dentition are sexually dimorphic. The aims of this study are to determine the degree of sexual dimorphism in the dental tissue volumes and surface areas of mandibular canines and to explore its potential for reliable sex determination. METHOD: The teeth included…
Early Pleistocene hominin deciduous teeth from the Homo antecessor Gran Dolina‐TD6 bearing level (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
This study expands the list of plesiomorphic features of H. antecessor, and provides some information on the evolutionary status of this species. However, the identification of some advanced traits evinces a step towards the derived morphology of European Pleistocene teeth. The study of the deciduous dentition confirms the mosaic pattern of H. antecessor morphology revealed in previous studies of this hominin sample
Inner morphological and metric characterization of the molar remains from the Montmaurin-La Niche mandible
Modern humans sex estimation through dental tissue patterns of maxillary canines
OBJECTIVES: Dental tissue proportions of human permanent canines is one of only a few sexually dimorphic features that is present in childhood and maintained in adults, offering the opportunity for this to be used in sex determination. This study assesses dental tissue volumes and surface areas of maxillary permanent canines in a sample of known sex to provide new data and to explore the potential of these variables as reliable sexual estimators.…
Virtual reconstruction of the Early Pleistocene mandible ATD 6‐96 from Gran Dolina‐ TD 6‐2 (Sierra De Atapuerca, Spain)
H. antecessor is derived regarding the shape of the mandibular alveolar arcade within the genus Homo and points to an early divergence from contemporaneous African populations. Our results also ratify the affinities of H. antecessor with Neanderthals, although the precise relationship with this lineage needs further research
New data on the sexual dimorphism of the hand stencils in El Castillo Cave (Cantabria, Spain)
New methodology to reconstruct in 2‐D the cuspal enamel of modern human lower molars
OBJECTIVES: In the last years different methodologies have been developed to reconstruct worn teeth. In this article, we propose a new 2-D methodology to reconstruct the worn enamel of lower molars. Our main goals are to reconstruct molars with a high level of accuracy when measuring relevant histological variables and to validate the methodology calculating the errors associated with the measurements. METHODS: This methodology is based on polyno…
Comparative dental study between Homo antecessor and Chinese Homo erectus
Sexual dimorphism of the enamel and dentine dimensions of the permanent canines of the Middle Pleistocene hominins from Sima de los Huesos (Burgos, Spain)
Taxonomic assignments for the 3.4 Ma to 1.1 Ma hominin postcanine teeth from the Usno Formation and the Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Sediments of the Usno Formation and the Shungura Formation date from ca. 3.75 Ma to 1.09 Ma, during which time the genus Homo appeared, Australopithecus disappeared, and the eastern African robust hominins did both. We performed an in-depth analysis of size, shape, and morphology of 108 Omo permanent postcanine dental specimens. First, we compared linear dimensions against a comparative dataset of 809 teeth from 359 specimens representing 10 homi…
Inter- and intrapopulation variability of dental tissue proportions of European and African modern human populations’ permanent canines
International audience
Sexual dimorphism of deciduous canine dental tissues dimensions of modern human populations
The dental tissue proportions of human permanent canines are one of only a few sexually dimorphic features that are present in childhood, and therefore offer the opportunity to estimate the sex of immature individuals. This work aims to evaluate for the first time the degree of sexual dimorphism in the three-dimensional (3D) measurements of deciduous canine dental tissues, to assess their potential in sexual assessment. Computed microtomographic …
Ectopic maxillary third molar in Early Pleistocene Homo antecessor from Atapuerca‐Gran Dolina site (Burgos, Spain)
Objectives Here we describe the case of an ectopic maxillary third molar (M 3 ), preventing the eruption of the M 2 , in the individual H3 of the hominin hypodigm of level TD6.2 of the Early Pleistocene site of Gran Dolina (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain). Materials and Methods The fossil remains from the TD6.2 level of the Gran Dolina site (about 170 specimens) are assigned to Homo antecessor . Different geochronological methods place these hominins…
Histología dental de los homininos de la sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, España) y patrón de estrategia de vida
The role of the brain in the somatic development, as well as in the establishment of the different variables of the life history pattern in vertebrates has been largely debated. Moreover, during the last thirty years, dental development has been used as a good proxy to infer different aspects of the life history in hominins, primarily due to the correlation that exists between age at first molar eruption and brain size in the order Primates. We r…
Early pleistocene human humeri from the gran dolina‐TD6 site (sierra de atapuerca, spain)
In this report, we present a morphometric comparative study of two Early Pleistocene humeri recovered from the TD6 level of the Gran Dolina cave site in Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Spain. ATD6‐121 belongs to a child between 4 and 6 years old, whereas ATD6‐148 corresponds to an adult. ATD6‐148 exhibits the typical pattern of the genus Homo, but it also shows a large olecranon fossa and very thin medial and lateral pillars (also present in ATD6‐1…
Level TE9c of Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
Homo antecessor
Virtual reconstruction of the Early Pleistocene mandible ATD 6‐96 from Gran Dolina‐ TD 6‐2 (Sierra De Atapuerca, Spain)
H. antecessor is derived regarding the shape of the mandibular alveolar arcade within the genus Homo and points to an early divergence from contemporaneous African populations. Our results also ratify the affinities of H. antecessor with Neanderthals, although the precise relationship with this lineage needs further research
Perikymata numbers and enamel extension rates in the incisors of three archaeological modern human populations from two caves located in Spain
New data on the sexual dimorphism of the hand stencils in El Castillo Cave (Cantabria, Spain)
Early Pleistocene hominin deciduous teeth from the Homo antecessor Gran Dolina‐TD6 bearing level (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
This study expands the list of plesiomorphic features of H. antecessor, and provides some information on the evolutionary status of this species. However, the identification of some advanced traits evinces a step towards the derived morphology of European Pleistocene teeth. The study of the deciduous dentition confirms the mosaic pattern of H. antecessor morphology revealed in previous studies of this hominin sample
New methodology to reconstruct in 2‐D the cuspal enamel of modern human lower molars
OBJECTIVES: In the last years different methodologies have been developed to reconstruct worn teeth. In this article, we propose a new 2-D methodology to reconstruct the worn enamel of lower molars. Our main goals are to reconstruct molars with a high level of accuracy when measuring relevant histological variables and to validate the methodology calculating the errors associated with the measurements. METHODS: This methodology is based on polyno…
Contribution of dental tissues to sex determination in modern human populations
OBJECTIVES: Accurate sex estimation is an essential step for the reconstruction of the biological profile of human remains. Earlier studies have shown that elements of the human permanent dentition are sexually dimorphic. The aims of this study are to determine the degree of sexual dimorphism in the dental tissue volumes and surface areas of mandibular canines and to explore its potential for reliable sex determination. METHOD: The teeth included…
Modern humans sex estimation through dental tissue patterns of maxillary canines
OBJECTIVES: Dental tissue proportions of human permanent canines is one of only a few sexually dimorphic features that is present in childhood and maintained in adults, offering the opportunity for this to be used in sex determination. This study assesses dental tissue volumes and surface areas of maxillary permanent canines in a sample of known sex to provide new data and to explore the potential of these variables as reliable sexual estimators.…
New permanent teeth from Gran Dolina-TD6 (Sierra de Atapuerca). The bearing of Homo antecessor on the evolutionary scenario of Early and Middle Pleistocene Europe
Histología dental de los homininos de la sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, España) y patrón de estrategia de vida
The role of the brain in the somatic development, as well as in the establishment of the different variables of the life history pattern in vertebrates has been largely debated. Moreover, during the last thirty years, dental development has been used as a good proxy to infer different aspects of the life history in hominins, primarily due to the correlation that exists between age at first molar eruption and brain size in the order Primates. We r…
Refitting bones to reconstruct the diversity in Middle Palaeolithic human occupations
A descriptive and comparative study of two Early Pleistocene immature scapulae from the TD6.2 level of the Gran Dolina cave site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
Ectopic maxillary third molar in Early Pleistocene Homo antecessor from Atapuerca‐Gran Dolina site (Burgos, Spain)
Objectives Here we describe the case of an ectopic maxillary third molar (M 3 ), preventing the eruption of the M 2 , in the individual H3 of the hominin hypodigm of level TD6.2 of the Early Pleistocene site of Gran Dolina (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain). Materials and Methods The fossil remains from the TD6.2 level of the Gran Dolina site (about 170 specimens) are assigned to Homo antecessor . Different geochronological methods place these hominins…
A broader perspective on estimating dental age for the Xujiayao juvenile, a late Middle Pleistocene archaic hominin from East Asia
Inner morphological and metric characterization of the molar remains from the Montmaurin-La Niche mandible
Sexual dimorphism of the enamel and dentine dimensions of the permanent canines of the Middle Pleistocene hominins from Sima de los Huesos (Burgos, Spain)
The Ratón Pérez collection
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this report is to present the large deciduous tooth collection of identified children that is housed at the National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH) in Burgos, Spain. METHODS: Yearly, members of the Dental Anthropology Group of the CENIEH are in charge of collecting the teeth and registering all the relevant information from the donors at the time of collection. In compliance with Spanish Law 14/2007 of July 3, …
Comparative dental study between Homo antecessor and Chinese Homo erectus
A 3D morphometric approach to endocast integration in Pan troglodytes and Homo sapiens
Neuroanatomical integration studies aim to analyse the interaction of the different brain regions. The skull and brain morphology of Hominidae presents a series of integration patterns and, one of the keys to understand the evolutionary mechanisms of our genus is to identify and quantify if these integration patterns are shared or species-specific. Delving into studies about neuroanatomical integration is crucial because of the complex interactio…
Inter- and intrapopulation variability of dental tissue proportions of European and African modern human populations’ permanent canines
International audience
Sexual dimorphism of deciduous canine dental tissues dimensions of modern human populations
The dental tissue proportions of human permanent canines are one of only a few sexually dimorphic features that are present in childhood, and therefore offer the opportunity to estimate the sex of immature individuals. This work aims to evaluate for the first time the degree of sexual dimorphism in the three-dimensional (3D) measurements of deciduous canine dental tissues, to assess their potential in sexual assessment. Computed microtomographic …
Taxonomic assignments for the 3.4 Ma to 1.1 Ma hominin postcanine teeth from the Usno Formation and the Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Sediments of the Usno Formation and the Shungura Formation date from ca. 3.75 Ma to 1.09 Ma, during which time the genus Homo appeared, Australopithecus disappeared, and the eastern African robust hominins did both. We performed an in-depth analysis of size, shape, and morphology of 108 Omo permanent postcanine dental specimens. First, we compared linear dimensions against a comparative dataset of 809 teeth from 359 specimens representing 10 homi…
Bone refits and spatial analyses of units A5-A6 of Fumane cave contribute to reconstructing the dynamics of Neanderthal use of space
Biology (22 obras) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (21 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (21 obras) · Geography (16 obras) · Evolutionary biology (15 obras) · Archaeology (14 obras) · Paleontology (14 obras) · Zoology (13 obras) · Pleistocene (12 obras) · Medicine (10 obras)