Human remains from Blombos Cave, South Africa: (1997-1998 excavations).

Abstract:

:The Middle Stone Age (MSA) layers at Blombos Cave contain abundant bifacial Still Bay points, formal and ad hoc bone artefacts, and an intentionally incised bone piece. These artefacts add weight to arguments that some aspects of modern human behavior developed earlier in sub-Saharan Africa than elsewhere. Four human teeth were recovered from the MSA strata at Blombos during the 1997-1998 excavations. Two are heavily worn deciduous teeth, and two are incomplete permanent premolar crowns. The Blombos di(1)is comparatively large in relation to modern African homologues, falling within the lower part of the observed Neandertal range. The dm(1)and P(3)are comparable to modern teeth and smaller than most Neandertal crowns. The premolars preserve horizontal circum-cervical striae that suggest palliative toothpick use. The di(1)evinces labial scratches that resemble neither the "cutmarks" that have been observed on Neandertal incisors, nor the striae that have been recorded on modern human teeth.

journal_name

J Hum Evol

authors

Grine FE,Henshilwood CS,Sealy JC

doi

10.1006/jhev.1999.0379

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-06-01 00:00:00

pages

755-65

issue

6

eissn

0047-2484

issn

1095-8606

pii

S0047-2484(99)90379-2

journal_volume

38

pub_type

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