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Evidence supporting an intentional Neandertal burial at La Chapelle-aux-Saints
- Source :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, National Academy of Sciences, 2014, 111 (1), pp.81-86. ⟨10.1073/pnas.1316780110⟩, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014, 111 (1), pp.81-86. ⟨10.1073/pnas.1316780110⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2014.
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Abstract
- The bouffia Bonneval at La Chapelle-aux-Saints is well known for the discovery of the first secure Neandertal burial in the early 20th century. However, the intentionality of the burial remains an issue of some debate. Here, we present the results of a 12-y fieldwork project, along with a taphonomic analysis of the human remains, designed to assess the funerary context of the La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neandertal. We have established the anthropogenic nature of the burial pit and underlined the taphonomic evidence of a rapid burial of the body. These multiple lines of evidence support the hypothesis of an intentional burial. Finally, the discovery of skeletal elements belonging to the original La Chapelle aux Saints 1 individual, two additional young individuals, and a second adult in the bouffia Bonneval highlights a more complex site-formation history than previously proposed.
- Subjects :
- 010506 paleontology
Taphonomy
Burial
[SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Context (language use)
01 natural sciences
Bone and Bones
Middle Paleolithic
Animals
Humans
0601 history and archaeology
Symbolic behavior
History, Ancient
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Neanderthals
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Multidisciplinary
060102 archaeology
Fossils
Paleontology
06 humanities and the arts
Archaeology
Geography
Intentionality
France
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00278424 and 10916490
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, National Academy of Sciences, 2014, 111 (1), pp.81-86. ⟨10.1073/pnas.1316780110⟩, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014, 111 (1), pp.81-86. ⟨10.1073/pnas.1316780110⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d9d2723e27e9ef06b248994e84718ad7