RT Journal Article
T1 New Neandertal remains from Cova Negra (Valencia, Spain)
A1 Arsuaga, Juan Luis
A1 Villaverde Bonilla, Valentín
A1 Quam, R.
A1 Martínez Mendizábal, Ignacio
A1 Carretero, José Miguel
A1 Lorenzo Merino, Carlos
A1 Gracia Téllez, Ana
AB New Neandertal fossils from the Mousterian site of Cova Negra in the Valencia region of Spain are described, and a comprehensive study ofthe entire human fossil sample is provided. The new specimens significantly augment the sample of human remains from this site and make CovaNegra one of the richest human paleontological sites on the Iberian Peninsula. The new specimens include cranial and postcranial elements fromimmature individuals and provide an opportunity to study the ontogenetic appearance of adult Neandertal characteristics in this Pleistocene population.Children younger than 10 years of age constitute four of the seven minimum number of individuals in the sample, and this relativeabundance of children at Cova Negra is similar that in to other Neandertal sites in Europe and southwest Asia. The recognition of diagnosticNeandertal features in several of the specimens, as well as their western European context and late Pleistocene age, suggests that all the humanremains from Cova Negra represent Neandertals. The archaeological evidence from Cova Negra indicates sporadic, short-term occupations ofthe site, suggesting a high degree of mobility among Neandertals.
PB Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam
SN 0047-2484
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51214
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51214
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 may 2024