Title The people of Sunghir : burials, bodies, and behavior in the earlier upper paleolithic / Erik Trinkaus [and three others]

Published New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2014 ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations, tables Series Human Evolution Series Human evolution series. Contents Cover; The People of Sunghir; HUMAN EVOLUTION SERIES; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; The People of Sunghir; 1Assessing the Paleobiology of the Sunghir People; 2The Site of Sunghir: Contents and Chronology; Introduction; The Site of Sunghir; Radiocarbon Dating of the Site and the Burials; Summary; 3The Mortuary Behavior at Sunghir; Introduction; The Isolated Sunghir 5 Cranium; Grave 1 and Sunghir 1; Grave 2 and Sunghir 2 and 3; Grave 2bis plus Sunghir 6 and/or Sunghir 7; Sunghir 8; Time Investment in the Sunghir Burials; Burial Versus Everyday Clothing The Mid Upper Paleolithic Mortuary ContextAdditional Considerations; Sunghir and its Human Remains; 4 The Sunghir Human Skeletal Remains; Introduction; The Skeletal Inventory of Sunghir 1; The Skeletal Inventory of Sunghir 2; The Skeletal Inventory of Sunghir 3; The Sunghir 4 Femoral Diaphysis; The Sunghir 5 Cranium; The Sunghir 6 Hemi-Mandible; Sunghir 7 to 9; An Isolated Human Patella; 5Comparative Materials and Methods for the Sunghir Human Remains; Comparative Samples; Data Sources; Comparative Methods; A Note on Accuracy and Precision; 6The Ages-at-Death and Sexes of the Sunghir Humans IntroductionThe Ages-at-Death; The Sexes of the Sunghir Individuals; Summary and Considerations; 7 The Neurocrania from Sunghir 1, 2, 3, and 5; Introduction; The Sunghir Neurocrania; Neurocranial Size and Overall Proportions; Sutural Patterns; Neurocranial Contours; The Nuchal Plane and Adjacent Structures; The Temporal Region; Summary; 8The Human Facial Skeletons from Sunghir; Introduction; The Sunghir Facial Skeletons; Prognathism; The Orbital Region; The Nasal Region; Masticatory Morphology; Miscellaneous Variations; Summary; 9The Sunghir Dental and Alveolar Remains; Introduction The Sunghir 1 Dentoalveolar RemainsThe Sunghir 2 and 3 Dentoalveolar Remains; The Sunghir 5 Alveolar Remains; The Sunghir 6 Alveolar Remains; Dental Metrics; Dental Occlusal Discrete Morphology (Shara E. Bailey and Alexander A. Zubov); Variations in Number; Summary; 10The Axial Skeletons of Sunghir 1, 2, and 3; Introduction; The Cervical Vertebral Column; The Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebrae; The Sacra; The Costal Skeletons; Summary; 11The Body Sizes and Proportions of the Sunghir People; Introduction; Body Mass Estimation; Body Proportions; Stature Estimation; Summary 12The Shoulders and Arms of Sunghir 1 to 3Introduction; Issues of Asymmetry; The Shoulder; Diaphyseal Hypertrophy; Cubital Aspects; Forearm Pronation/Supination; Summary; 13The Sunghir Human Hands; Introduction; Carpals and the Carpal Tunnel; Hand Length Proportions; The Pollex; Ulnar Carpometacarpal Configurations; Manual Hypertrophy; Summary; 14 The Pelves of Sunghir 1, 2, and 3; Introduction; The Sunghir Pelvic Remains; The Pubic Region; The Ischia; The Ilia; Summary; 15The Leg Remains from Sunghir 1 to 4; Introduction; Sunghir 1 to 4 Length Considerations Summary In this latest volume in the Human Evolution Series, Erik Trinkaus and his co-authors synthesize the research and findings concerning the human remains found at the Sunghir archaeological site. It has long been apparent to those in the field of paleoanthropology that the human fossil remains from the site of Sunghir are an important part of the human paleoanthropological record, and that these fossil remains have the potential to provide substantial data and inferences concerning human biology and behavior, both during the earlier Upper Paleolithic and concerning the early phases of human occu Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Prehistoric peoples -- Russia (Federation) -- Vladimirskai︠a︡ oblastʹ Human remains (Archaeology) -- Russia (Federation) -- Vladimirskai︠a︡ oblastʹ Tombs -- Russia (Federation) -- Vladimir Region (Vladimirskai︠a︡ oblast') Paleolithic period -- Russia (Federation) -- Vladimirskai︠a︡ oblastʹ Excavations (Archaeology) -- Russia (Federation) -- Vladimirskai︠a︡ oblastʹ HISTORY -- Europe -- Eastern. HISTORY -- Europe -- Former Soviet Republics. HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union. Antiquities Excavations (Archaeology) Human remains (Archaeology) Paleolithic period Prehistoric peoples Tombs SUBJECT Sungir Site (Russia) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002264 Vladimir Region (Vladimirskai︠a︡ oblast', Russia) -- Antiquities Subject Russia (Federation) -- Sungir Site Russia (Federation) -- Vladimir Region (Vladimirskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) Russia (Federation) -- Vladimirskai︠a︡ oblastʹ Form Electronic book Author Trinkaus, Erik, author ISBN 9780199381067 0199381062 0199381054 9780199381050

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