A juvenile human frontal bone from the French Upper Palaeolithic site of Lacave
Significance and problems of interpretation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fred H Smith (Northern Illinois University, corresponding author), Julia B Gaines (Binghamton University), Nancy Krusko (Beloit College), Nancy A Krusko |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 237-243 |
| Publication date | 1999-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199907/08)9:4<237::aid-oa477>3.0.co;2-l |
| OpenAlex | W1968931968 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
In 1902, a portion of a juvenile human frontal bone was excavated by Armand Viré from the cave of Lacave in the Dordogne valley of southwestern France. The specimen is clearly from an Upper Palaeolithic context, although problems in interpreting the stratigraphy and postdepositional history in the cave render it essentially impossible to determine whether it is from a Magdalenian or Solutrean context. The morphology of the specimen is modern, as would be expected considering its relatively late Upper Palaeolithic context. Examination of aspects of brow ridge and frontal sinus development, as well as metopic suture obliteration, allows estimation of a developmental age of approximately 7–8 years for the specimen. Sex is indeterminate, and there is no pathology present. Apart from serving as an example of the problems of interpreting fragmentary skeletal remains from early 20th century excavations, the Lacave frontal represents one of the relatively few subadult cranial specimens known from the European Upper Palaeolithic. As such it is a valuable addition to the fossil record of early modern humans from Europe. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Archaeology · Biology · Cave · Context (archaeology · Geography · Human bone · Juvenile · Magdalenian · Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology · Stratigraphy
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |