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Evidence for Neandertal jewelry: modified white-tailed eagle claws at Krapina by Radovčić, Davorka, Sršen, Ankica Oros, Radovčić, Jakov, Frayer, David W

“…We describe eight, mostly complete white-tailed eagle (Haliaëtus [Haliaeetus] albicilla) talons from the Krapina Neandertal site in present-day Croatia, dating…”
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Hand to mouth in a neandertal: right-handedness in Regourdou 1 by Volpato, Virginie, Macchiarelli, Roberto, Guatelli-Steinberg, Debbie, Fiore, Ivana, Bondioli, Luca, Frayer, David W

“…We describe and analyze a Neandertal postcranial skeleton and dentition, which together show unambiguous signs of right-handedness. Asymmetries between the…”
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The late Early Pleistocene human dental remains from Uadi Aalad and Mulhuli-Amo (Buia), Eritrean Danakil: Macromorphology and microstructure by Zanolli, Clément, Bondioli, Luca, Coppa, Alfredo, Dean, Christopher M., Bayle, Priscilla, Candilio, Francesca, Capuani, Silvia, Dreossi, Diego, Fiore, Ivana, Frayer, David W., Libsekal, Yosief, Mancini, Lucia, Rook, Lorenzo, Medin Tekle, Tsegai, Tuniz, Claudio, Macchiarelli, Roberto

“…Fieldwork performed during the last 15 years in various Early Pleistocene East African sites has significantly enlarged the fossil record of Homo erectus sensu…”
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Tooth grooves, occlusal striations, dental calculus, and evidence for fiber processing in an Italian eneolithic/bronze age cemetery by Sperduti, Alessandra, Giuliani, Maria Rita, Guida, Giuseppe, Petrone, Pier Paolo, Rossi, Paola Francesca, Vaccaro, Serena, Frayer, David W., Bondioli, Luca

“…Objectives We conducted a systematic macroscopic and microscopic examination of occlusal and para‐occlusal wear in a large dental sample (n = 3,014) from 217…”
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Vergisson 4: a left‐handed Neandertal by Condemi, Silvana, Monge, Janet, Quertelet, Sylvain, Frayer, David W., Combier, Jean

“…Objectives Handedness is an important marker for lateralization of humans in the modern and fossil record. For the most part, Neandertals and their ancestors…”
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Fibrous dysplasia in a 120,000+ year old Neandertal from Krapina, Croatia by Monge, Janet, Kricun, Morrie, Radovčić, Jakov, Radovčić, Davorka, Mann, Alan, Frayer, David W

“…We describe the first definitive case of a fibrous dysplastic neoplasm in a Neandertal rib (120.71) from the site of Krapina in present-day Croatia. The tumor…”
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More than 500,000 years of right-handedness in Europe by Frayer, David W., Lozano, Marina, Bermúdez de Castro, José M., Carbonell, Eudald, Arsuaga, Juan Luis, Radovčić, Jakov, Fiore, Ivana, Bondioli, Luca

“…Considerable research supports the high frequency of right-handedness in living Homo sapiens, with worldwide rates of approximately nine right- for every one…”
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Modern Human Ancestry at the Peripheries: A Test of the Replacement Theory by Wolpoff, Milford H., Hawks, John, Frayer, David W., Hunley, Keith

“…The replacement theory of modern human origins stipulates that populations outside of Africa were replaced by a new African species of modern humans. Here we…”
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Tooth fractures in the Krapina Neandertals by Belcastro, Maria Giovanna, Mariotti, Valentina, Riga, Alessandro, Bonfiglioli, Benedetta, Frayer, David W.

“…Dental fractures can be produced during life or post-mortem. Ante-mortem chipping may be indicative of different uses of the dentition in masticatory and…”
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Dental cementum virtual histology of Neanderthal teeth from Krapina (Croatia, 130-120 kyr): an informed estimate of age, sex and adult stressors by Cerrito, Paola, Nava, Alessia, Radovčić, Davorka, Borić, Dušan, Cerrito, Leonardo, Basdeo, Tricia, Ruggiero, Guido, Frayer, David W, Kao, Alexander P, Bondioli, Luca, Mancini, Lucia, Bromage, Timothy G

“…The evolution of modern human reproductive scheduling is an aspect of our life history that remains vastly uncomprehended. The present work aims to address…”
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Growth of Neanderthal infants from Krapina (120-130 ka), Croatia by Mahoney, Patrick, McFarlane, Gina, Smith, B Holly, Miszkiewicz, Justyna J, Cerrito, Paola, Liversidge, Helen, Mancini, Lucia, Dreossi, Diego, Veneziano, Alessio, Bernardini, Federico, Cristiani, Emanuela, Behie, Alison, Coppa, Alfredo, Bondioli, Luca, Frayer, David W, Radovčić, Davorka, Nava, Alessia

“…Modern humans have a slow and extended period of childhood growth, but to what extent this ontogenetic pathway was present in Neanderthals is debated. Dental…”
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Surface analysis of an eagle talon from Krapina by Radovčić, Davorka, Birarda, Giovanni, Sršen, Ankica Oros, Vaccari, Lisa, Radovčić, Jakov, Frayer, David W.

“…The Krapina white-tailed eagle talons represent a kind of jewelry worn by Krapina Neandertals some 130,000 years ago. New inspection of one Krapina talon…”
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OH-65: The earliest evidence for right-handedness in the fossil record by Frayer, David W., Clarke, Ronald J., Fiore, Ivana, Blumenschine, Robert J., Pérez-Pérez, Alejandro, Martinez, Laura M., Estebaranz, Ferran, Holloway, Ralph, Bondioli, Luca

“…Labial striations on the anterior teeth have been documented in numerous European pre-Neandertal and Neandertal fossils and serve as evidence for handedness…”
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Brief communication: Investigation of the semicircular canal variation in the Krapina Neandertals by Hill, Cheryl A., Radovčić, Jakov, Frayer, David W.

“…ABSTRACT Previous studies comparing bony labyrinth morphology in geographically‐dispersed samples of Neandertals and modern Homo sapiens (H. sapiens) showed…”
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The endocast of the one-million-year-old human cranium from Buia (UA 31), Danakil Eritrea by Bruner, Emiliano, Bondioli, Luca, Coppa, Alfredo, Frayer, David W., Holloway, Ralph L., Libsekal, Yosief, Medin, Tsegai, Rook, Lorenzo, Macchiarelli, Roberto

“…ABSTRACT Objectives The Homo erectus‐like cranium from Buia (UA 31) was found in the Eritrean Danakil depression and dated to 1 million years. Its outer…”
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Right‐handed fossil humans by Lozano, Marina, Estalrrich, Almudena, Bondioli, Luca, Fiore, Ivana, Bermúdez de Castro, José‐Maria, Arsuaga, Juan Luis, Carbonell, Eudald, Rosas, Antonio, Frayer, David W.

“…Fossil hominids often processed material held between their upper and lower teeth. Pulling with one hand and cutting with the other, they occasionally left…”
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Cochlear labyrinth volume in Krapina Neandertals by Beals, Michaela E., Frayer, David W., Radovčić, Jakov, Hill, Cheryl A.

“…Research with extant primate taxa suggests that cochlear labyrinth volume is functionally related to the range of audible frequencies. Specifically, cochlear…”
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Right handed Neandertals: Vindija and beyond by Frayer, David W, Fiore, Ivana, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Radovcić, Jakov, Bondioli, Luca

“…Seven Vindija (Croatia) Neandertal teeth, dated about 32,000 years ago, were analyzed to determine patterning of scratches on the anterior teeth. Oblique…”
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Some parting words for Jan Jelínek (February 6, 1926–October 3, 2004) by Frayer, David W.

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A one-million-year-old human pubic symphysis by Bondioli, Luca, Coppa, Alfredo, Frayer, David W., Libsekal, Yosief, Rook, Lorenzo, Macchiarelli, Roberto

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