RT Journal Article
T1 Updated study of adult and subadult pectoral girdle bones from Sima de los Huesos site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain). Anatomical and age estimation keys
A1 García González, Rebeca
A1 Rodríguez, Laura
A1 Salazar Fernández, Azahara
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Carretero, José Miguel
AB Here we present an updated inventory and study of pectoral girdle remains recovered from the Sima de los Huesos (SH) site. Here, we describe the key morphological traits of adults and, for the first time, subadult specimens. Because morphological traits can change with age, we also discuss some shortcomings related to age estimation in postcranial fossil specimens. Adult clavicles from the SH are long with a low robusticity index and marked curvatures in the superior view. Among these traits, only extreme clavicular length seems to characterize subadult individuals. Neandertals share all these traits. In the case of the scapula, the SH specimens share a relatively long and narrow glenoid fossa with Neandertals. This trait is also present in subadult individuals. Additionally, most specimens from SH, adults, and subadults showed a dorsal axillary sulcus on the scapular lateral border, a trait also present in most adult and subadult Neandertals. These traits in adult and subadult specimens supports substantial genetic control for many of them in both human species.
PB Wiley
SN 1932-8486
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72956
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72956
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
NO Junta de Castilla y León
NO Fundación Atapuerca
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025