Taphonomic inferences about Middle Pleistocene hominins: The human cranium of Gruta da Aroeira (Portugal)

The aim of this work is to describe the taphonomic signatures of the Aroeira 3 cranium, with a specific focus on cranial breakage, comparing the cranium with other Middle and Upper Pleistocene hominin fossils in order to approximate the cause of death and the biological agencies and geologic process...

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Main Author: Sanz, Montserrat (author)
Other Authors: Sala, Nohemi (author), Daura, Joan (author), Pantoja-Pérez, Ana (author), Santos, Elena (author), Zilhão, João (author), Arsuaga, Juan Luis (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Aroeira
Cranium
Forensic anthropology
Middle Pleistocene
Taphonomy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/36572
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/36572

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http://hdl.handle.net/10451/36572

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