ANTHR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Teshik-Tash 1, Deciduous Teeth, Krapina
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Due to the amount of material that we have, we can examine the growth and development of neanderthals. Spy, belgium: see sub-adult skeletons and found deciduous teeth (close to our own tooth development) Teshik tash, uzbekistan: 9 year old child. The old man from la chapelle aux saints, france = shows injured/elderly care. Had very few teeth and aveolar resorption 40,000 years ago. Deformed pelvis that he lived with for many years. Had massive amounts of arthritis in spine and other joints. Shanidar, iraq old man = shows injured/elderly care. Numerous injuries in eye socket, arm, foot. Prepared core technology for taking precognitivly designed flakes off. Anterior dentition shows extensive use = used as tools. They migrated during glacial and interglacial periods. Charred remains, but no hearths which means that it was no consistently. Most likely had to cover themselves for warmth. Caves and cave bears in germany and france.
