The Late Neandertal permanent lower left third premolar from Walou Cave (Trooz, Belgium) and its context
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Department of Human Evolution Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Deutscher Platz 6 Leipzig 04103 Germany, AWEM 1 rue de l'Aumonier Liège 4000 Belgium, Department of Anthropology The George Washington University, Science and Engineering Hall 800 22nd St. NW Suite 6000 Washington DC 20052, Direction de l'Archéologie 1 rue des Brigades d'Irlande Namur 5100 Belgium |
| ANO | 2017 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | American Journal of Physical Anthropology |
| ISSN | 0002-9483 |
| E-ISSN | 1096-8644 |
| EDITORA | Berghahn Journals (United Kingdom) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.23252 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
ObjectivesWe describe a hominin permanent lower left third premolar unearthed in 1997 at Walou Cave (Belgium), found in direct association with a Mousterian lithic industry, in a layer directly dated to 40–38,000 years BP.Materials and methodsThe taxonomical attribution of the tooth is addressed through comparative morphometric analyses, and stable isotope analyses aimed at determining the diet of the individual.ResultsThe Walou P3 plots within the Neandertal range of variation and is significantly different from recent modern humans in all morphometric assessments. The isotope data showed that like other Neandertals, the Walou individual acquired its dietary proteins primarily from terrestrial food sources.DiscussionWe discuss the implications of the existence of a clearly Neandertal premolar dating to the period of the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in the Meuse river basin.