RT Journal Article
T1 Craniosynostosis in the Middle Pleistocene human Cranium 14 from the Sima de los Huesos, Atapuerca, Spain
A1 Gracia Téllez, Ana
A1 Arsuaga, Juan Luis
A1 Martínez Mendizábal, Ignacio
A1 Lorenzo Merino, Carlos
A1 Carretero, José Miguel
A1 Bermúdez de Castro, José María
A1 Carbonell i Roura, Eudald
AB We report here a previously undescribed human Middle Pleistocene immature specimen, Cranium 14, recovered at the Sima de los Huesos (SH) site (Atapuerca, Spain), that constitutes the oldest evidence in human evolution of a very rare pathology in our own species, lambdoid single suture craniosynostosis (SSC). Both the ecto- and endo-cranial deformities observed in this specimen are severe. All of the evidence points out that this severity implies that the SSC occurred before birth, and that facial asymmetries, as well as motor/cognitive disorders, were likely to be associated with this condition. The analysis of the present etiological data of this specimen lead us to consider that Cranium 14 is a case of isolated SSC, probably of traumatic origin. The existence of this pathological individual among the SH sample represents also a fact to take into account when referring to sociobiological behavior in Middle Pleistocene humans.
PB National Academy of Sciences
SN 0027-8424
YR 2009
FD 2009-04-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42691
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42691
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologıía
NO Junta de Castilla y León and Fundación Atapuerca
DS Docta Complutense
RD 28 abr 2024