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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464407403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-19-756295-7; 0-19-938106-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Collana: Human Evolution Series
• Disciplina: 947/.01
• Soggetti: Prehistoric peoples - Russia (Federation) - Vladimirskai͡a oblast'; Human remains (Archaeology) - Russia (Federation) - Vladimirskai͡a oblast'; Tombs - Russia (Federation) - Vladimir Region (Vladimirskai͡a oblast'); Paleolithic period - Russia (Federation) - Vladimirskai͡a oblast'; Excavations (Archaeology) - Russia (Federation) - Vladimirskai͡a oblast'; Electronic books.; Sungir Site (Russia); Vladimir Region (Vladimirskai͡a oblast', Russia) Antiquities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2014.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Diaphyseal Morphology and Proportions
• Sommario/riassunto: This work discusses 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 behaviour, both during the earlier Upper Paleolithic and concerning the early phases of human occupation of high latitude continental Eurasia. This book combines the expertise of four paleoanthropologists to provide a comprehensive description and paleobiological analysis of the Sunghir human remains.