Human remains from the Moravian Gravettian

Morphology and taphonomy of additional elements from Dolní Vĕstonice II and Pavlov I

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ID4683604
AuthorsE Trinkaus (0000-0002-5175-1651, Washington University in St. Louis, corresponding author), J A Svoboda, Jiřı́svoboda (0000-0003-4256-9708, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, Brno), Piotr Wojtal (0000-0002-0393-1105, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals), Miriam Nývltová Fišáková (0000-0001-8467-4712, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, Brno), J Wilczyński (0000-0002-9786-0693, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals)
Year2010
Volume20
Issue6
Pages645-669
Publication date2010-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.1088
OpenAlexW2102765337
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited34

Zooarchaeological analysis of the earlier Mid Upper Paleolithic (MUP) (Pavlovian) assemblages from Dolní Vĕstonice II and Pavlov I, southern Moravia, have yielded 11 additional remains from Dolní Vĕstonice II (five of which may be associated) and 20 remains from Pavlov I (16 of which come from a pair of hands, Pavlov 31). These remains are those of early modern humans, albeit with a few generally archaic features. At least two of them represent very tall individuals, among the tallest known for the Upper Paleolithic. These remains also raise the question, previously posed, as to the nature of differential treatment of the dead among MUP humans, given the presence of ritual burials, isolated bones and (with Pavlov 31) selected associated anatomy. Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Taphonomy · Upper Paleolithic · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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