RT Journal Article
T1 Non-masticatory uses of anterior teeth of Sima de los Huesos individuals(Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
A1 Lozano Ruiz, Marina
A1 Bermúdez de Castro, José María
A1 Carbonell i Roura, Eudald
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
AB In this study we examine the labial and occlusal surfaces of incisors and canines of hominins recoveredfrom the Sima de los Huesos (SH), middle Pleistocene site, in order to establish the possible extramasticatoryuse of anterior teeth.We have compared the microwear of these fossils with microwear fromthe anterior teeth of Australian Aborigines, a population characterized by ethnographic evidence of theuse of their teeth as a third hand. These two samples of teeth were microscopically analyzed usingScanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Our results support the ‘‘cultural’’ origin of microwear observed onfossil teeth: we conclude that the SH hominins used their anterior teeth as a ‘‘third hand’’ for para- orextra-masticatory activities.
PB Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam
SN 0047-2484
YR 2008
FD 2008
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49559
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49559
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 12 abr 2025