Beschreibung

This volume presents the cutting-edge research of leading scientists, re-examining the major debates in Neanderthal research with the use of innovative methods and exciting new theoretical approaches. Coverage includes the re-evaluation of Neanderthal anatomy, inferred adaptations and habitual activities, developmental patterns, phylogenetic relationships, and the Neanderthal extinction; new methods include computer tomography, 3D geometric morphometrics, ancient DNA and bioenergetics. The book offers fresh insight into both Neanderthals and modern humans.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Neanderthals Revisited
K. Harvati and T. Harrison

2. The Distinctiveness and Systematic Context of Homo neanderthalensis
I. Tattersall and J. H. Schwartz

3. Saccopastore 1: The Earliest Neanderthal? A new Look at an Old Cranium
E. Bruner and G. Manzi

4. Inquiries into Neanderthal Cranio-facial Development and Evolution: Accretion vs organismal models
Rosas, M. Bastir, C. Martínez-Maza, A. García-Tabernero, and C. Lalueza-Fox

5. Neanderthals and Modern Humans Chimps and Bonobo
M. S. Ponce de León and C. P.E. Zollikofer

6. Cranial Growth models: Heterochrony, heterotopy, and the kinematics of Ontogeny
C. P.E. Zollikofer and M. S. Ponce de León

7. Bioenergetic Perspectives on Neanderthal Thermoregulatory and Activity Budgets
S. E. Churchill

8. How different were Neanderthals Habitual Activities? A Comparative Analysis with Diverse Groups of Recent Humans
O. M. Pearson, R. M. Cordero, and A. M. Busby

9. Neanderthal Hands in their Proper Perspective
W. A. Niewoehner

10. Did Neanderthals make the Châtelperronian Assemblage from La Grotte du Renne (Arcy-Sur-Cure, France)?
S. E. Bailey and J.-J. Hublin

11. The Fate of European Neanderthals: Results and Perspectives from Ancient DNA Analyses
D. Serre and S. Pääbo

12. Selection on Mitochondrial DNA and the Neanderthal Problem
J. Hawks
13. Reliability of Cranial Morphology in Reconstructing Neanderthal Phylogeny
K. Harvati and T. D. Weaver

14. Non-metric Variation in Recent Humans as a Model for Understanding Neanderthal-Early Modern Human Differences: Just How 'Unique' are Neanderthal Unique Traits
J. C.M. Ahern

15. Earliest Upper Paleolithic crania from Mladec, Czech Republic, and the Question of Neanderthal-Modern Continuity: Metrical Evidence from the Fronto-Facial Region
G. Braüer, H. Broeg, and C. Stringer

16. Neanderthals and Modern Humans: An Example of a Mammalian Syngameon
T. W. Holliday

17. Speciation by distance and temporal overlap: A New Approach to Understanding Neanderthal Evolution
J.-L. Voisin

18. The Neanderthal-H. sapiens Interface in Eurasia
C. B. Stringer

Klappentext

Recent years have witnessed exciting and important scientific breakthroughs in the study of Neanderthals and their place in human evolution which have transformed our appreciation of this group s paleobiology and evolution. This volume presents cutting-edge research by leading scientists re-examining the major debates in Neanderthal research with the use of innovative state-of-the art methods and exciting new theoretical approaches.

Topics addressed include the re-evaluation of Neanderthal anatomy, inferred adaptations and habitual activities, developmental patterns, phylogenetic relationships, and the Neanderthal extinction; new methods include computer tomography, 3D geometric morphometrics, ancient DNA and bioenergetics. The diverse contributions offer fresh insights and advances in Neanderthal and modern human origins research.

This is a Volume in The Max-Planck-Institute Subseries in Human Evolution coordinated by Jean-Jacques Hublin, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Evolution, Leipzig, Germany