Human remains from the Moravian Gravettian: morphology and taphonomy of additional elements from Dolní V-stonice II and Pavlov I

Zooarchaeological analysis of the earlier Mid Upper Paleolithic (MUP) (Pavlovian) assemblages from Dolni Vestonice II and Pavlov I, southern Moravia, have yielded 11 additional remains from Dolni. Vestonice II (five of which may be associated) and 20 remains from Pavlov I (16 of which come from a pa...

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Published in:International journal of osteoarchaeology 2010-11, Vol.20 (6), p.645
Main Authors: Trinkaus, E, Svoboda, J A, Wojtal, P, Fisákova, M Nývltová, Wilczynski, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Funerals
Hands
Human remains
Morphology
Paleontology
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Summary:Zooarchaeological analysis of the earlier Mid Upper Paleolithic (MUP) (Pavlovian) assemblages from Dolni Vestonice II and Pavlov I, southern Moravia, have yielded 11 additional remains from Dolni. Vestonice II (five of which may be associated) and 20 remains from Pavlov I (16 of which come from a pair of hands, Pavlov 31). These remains are those of early modern humans, albeit with a few generally archaic features. At least two of them represent very tall individuals, among the tallest known for the Upper Paleolithic. These remains also raise the question, previously posed, as to the nature of differential treatment of the dead among MUP humans, given the presence of ritual burials, isolated bones and (with Pavlov 31) selected associated anatomy. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1047-482X
1099-1212