title: Bone remodelling in Neanderthal mandibles from the El Sidrón site (Asturias, Spain).
abstract: Skull morphology results from the bone remodelling mechanism that underlies the specific bone growth dynamics. Histological study of the bone surface from Neanderthal mandible specimens of El Sidrón (Spain) provides information about the distribution of the remodelling fields (bone remodelling patterns or BRP) indicative of the bone growth directions. In comparison with other primate species, BRP shows that Neanderthal mandibles from the El Sidrón (Spain) sample present a specific BRP. The interpretation of this map allows inferences concerning the growth directions that explain specific morphological traits of the Neanderthal mandible, such as its quadrangular shape and the posterior location of the mental foramen.
authors.affiliation: ISTeP, UPMC University Paris 6, UMR 7193, 75005 Paris, France. martinezmaza.cayetana@gmail.com
authors.forename: Cayetana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinez-Maza
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosas
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García-Vargas
authors.forename: Almudena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estalrrich
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Rasilla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D059125:Neanderthals / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010163:Paleontology; D013030:Spain