RT Journal Article
T1 Taphonomic skeletal disturbances in the Sima de los Huesos postcranial remains
A1 Sala Burgos, Nohemi
A1 Martínez, Ignacio
A1 Lorenzo, Carlos
A1 García, Rebeca
A1 Carretero, José Miguel
A1 Rodríguez, Laura
A1 Gómez Olivencia, Asier
A1 Aranburu, Arantza
A1 García García, Nuria
A1 Quam, Rolf
A1 Gracia Téllez, Ana
A1 Ortega, María Cruz
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
AB The postcranial skeleton of fossil hominins is crucial for reconstructing the processes that occurred between the time of death and the recovery of the bones. Thousands of postcranial skeletal fragments from at least 29 hominin individuals have been recovered from the Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene site in Spain. This study's primary objective is to address the main taphonomic features of the postcranial remains from the Sima de los Huesos sample, including antemortem, perimortem, and postmortem skeletal disturbances. We present an updated assessment of the bone surface modification analysis, the fracture pattern analysis, and the skeletal part representation to facilitate interpretation of the biostratinomic and fossil-diagenetic processes in this large paleoanthropological collection. We conclude that carnivores (probably bears) had limited access to the hominin bones and complete bodies were probably placed in the site.
PB Wiley Periodicals
SN 0003-276X
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72369
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72369
LA eng
NO Junta de Castilla y León
NO Atapuerca Foundation
NO European Research Council
NO Ministerio de  Ciencia e Innovacion
NO Fondo Social Europeo
NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 abr 2025