Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to report and interpret a feature on the anterolateral surface of the proximal femurs of the Krapina hominid collection that we briefly described in 2006 (Periodicum Biologorum, 108, 319-329). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We recorded the presence or absence of the feature in all the proximal femurs of the Krapina collection (six specimens recordable) and in 622 modern human adult femurs. RESULTS:The feature consists in a series of crests delimitating three raised or depressed areas. This feature has been found in three out of four adult Neandertal femurs observable. The two observable subadult Neandertal femurs do not show this character. None of the modern femurs displayed the feature. CONCLUSION:We interpret this feature as a muscular imprint, probably representing the m. vastus intermedius origin and discuss a possible interpretation. We did not find any other references for such imprint in the existing literature regarding the Neandertal femurs.
journal_name
Am J Phys Anthropoljournal_title
American journal of physical anthropologyauthors
Belcastro MG,Mariotti Vdoi
10.1002/ajpa.23140subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-03-01 00:00:00pages
583-588issue
3eissn
0002-9483issn
1096-8644journal_volume
162pub_type
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