Article ; Online: A virtual assessment of the proposed suprainiac fossa on the early modern European calvaria from Cioclovina, Romania.
American journal of physical anthropology
2019 Volume 169, Issue 3, Page(s) 567–574
Abstract: Objectives: The calvaria from Cioclovina (Romania) has been argued to possess some traits commonly ascribed to individuals belonging to the Neanderthal lineage, including a suprainiac fossa. However, its supranuchal morphology has only been evaluated ... ...
Abstract | Objectives: The calvaria from Cioclovina (Romania) has been argued to possess some traits commonly ascribed to individuals belonging to the Neanderthal lineage, including a suprainiac fossa. However, its supranuchal morphology has only been evaluated with a qualitative analysis of the ectocranial surface. We evaluate whether the morphology of the supranuchal area of this specimen is homologous to the Neanderthal condition. Materials and methods: We described in detail the external morphology, and, using computed tomography, investigated the internal morphology of the Cioclovina supranuchal area. We took measurements of the internal structures and calculated their relative contributions to total cranial vault thickness, which were compared to published data and evaluated with a principal component analysis (PCA). Results: The Cioclovina supranuchal region is characterized by superficial resorption present on the outer layer of the external table. Neither the diploic layer nor the external table decrease in relative thickness in the area above inion. In the PCA, Cioclovina falls within the convex hulls of recent modern Homo sapiens. Discussion: Our results show that the morphology of the Cioclovina supranuchal region does not correspond to the external and internal morphology of the typical Neanderthal suprainiac fossa. It cannot be characterized as a depression but rather as an area presenting superficial bone turnover. Together with earlier results, there is little phenotypic evidence that Cioclovina has high levels of Neanderthal ancestry. Our study demonstrates the usefulness of this quantitative method in assessing proposed Neanderthal-like suprainiac depressions in Upper Paleolithic and other fossil specimens. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Anthropology, Physical ; Fossils ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Neanderthals/anatomy & histology ; Occipital Bone/anatomy & histology ; Occipital Bone/diagnostic imaging ; Romania ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2019-04-25 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Historical Article ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 219376-0 |
ISSN | 1096-8644 ; 0002-9483 |
ISSN (online) | 1096-8644 |
ISSN | 0002-9483 |
DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.23844 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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