Âge au décès de l’enfant néandertalien de l’Hortus

The determination of age at death of Neanderthal children is at the centre of discussion on the type of growth which characterised these fossil humans. Based on analysis of incremental lines on the surface of the dental enamel (perikymata), we have determined the age at death of the child from Hortu...

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Main Author: Fernando Ramirez Rozzi
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Language:English
Published: Société d'Anthropologie de Paris 2005-06-01
Series:Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/911
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description The determination of age at death of Neanderthal children is at the centre of discussion on the type of growth which characterised these fossil humans. Based on analysis of incremental lines on the surface of the dental enamel (perikymata), we have determined the age at death of the child from Hortus. An age at death between 6.5 and 7.9 years was attributed to Hortus II-III. This age is lower than that attributed previously, which was based on the stages of dental development. Although the number of incremental lines is similar to that in modern humans, it is obvious that characterisation of the growth should be based on the study of a large sample in order to understand this feature at the level of population.
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spelling doaj-art-c48a9a7510aa44d6898bed46128106cc2025-01-30T11:28:02ZengSociété d'Anthropologie de ParisBulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris1777-54692005-06-01172475510.4000/bmsap.911Âge au décès de l’enfant néandertalien de l’HortusFernando Ramirez RozziThe determination of age at death of Neanderthal children is at the centre of discussion on the type of growth which characterised these fossil humans. Based on analysis of incremental lines on the surface of the dental enamel (perikymata), we have determined the age at death of the child from Hortus. An age at death between 6.5 and 7.9 years was attributed to Hortus II-III. This age is lower than that attributed previously, which was based on the stages of dental development. Although the number of incremental lines is similar to that in modern humans, it is obvious that characterisation of the growth should be based on the study of a large sample in order to understand this feature at the level of population.https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/911dental developmentenamelincremental linesperikymata
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Âge au décès de l’enfant néandertalien de l’Hortus
Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris
dental development
enamel
incremental lines
perikymata
title Âge au décès de l’enfant néandertalien de l’Hortus
title_full Âge au décès de l’enfant néandertalien de l’Hortus
title_fullStr Âge au décès de l’enfant néandertalien de l’Hortus
title_full_unstemmed Âge au décès de l’enfant néandertalien de l’Hortus
title_short Âge au décès de l’enfant néandertalien de l’Hortus
title_sort age au deces de l enfant neandertalien de l hortus
topic dental development
enamel
incremental lines
perikymata
url https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/911
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