A Neanderthal infant from the Barakai Cave, Western Caucasus

M. Faerman; U. Zilberman; P. Smith; V. Kharitonov; V. Batsevitz

doi:10.1006/jhev.1994.1056

A Neanderthal infant from the Barakai Cave, Western Caucasus

M. Faerman, U. Zilberman, P. Smith, V. Kharitonov, V. Batsevitz

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Abstract

The mandible of the infant found in Mousterian context in the Barakai Cave, Western Caucasus, displays a suite of distinctively Neanderthal characteristics, expressed in the size and shape of the mandible and teeth, absence of chin and taurodontic teeth with extremely thin enamel. The stage of dental development suggests an age of 3 years relative to standards for modern children. When compared to Neanderthal mandibles of children of similar dental age the Barakai mandible is relatively large and robust.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	405-415
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Human Evolution
Volume	27
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/jhev.1994.1056
State	Published - 1 Jan 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Barakai
Mandible
Neanderthal
Teeth

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Anthropology

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