Early Modern Humans at the Moravian Gate : The Mladec Caves and Their Remains

The Upper Paleolithic fossils of the Mladec caves, South Moravia, excavated at the end of the 19th century, hold a key position in the current discussion on modern human emergence within Europe and the fate of the Neanderthals. Although undoubtedly early modern humans - recently radio carbon dated to 31.000 years BP - their morphological variability and the presence of archaic features are indicative to some degree of regional Neanderthal ancestry. The beautifully illustrated monograph addresses - for the first time - the complete assemblage of the finds, including the human cranial, post cranial, teeth and jaw fragments of several individuals (most of them stored at the Natural History Museum Vienna) as well as the faunal remains and the archaeological objects. Leading scientists present their results, obtained with innovative techniques such as DNA analysis, 3D-morphometry and isotope analysis, which are of great importance for further discussions on both human evolution and archaeological issues. This beautifully illustrated monograph addresses - for the first time - the complete assemblage of the Mladec caves finds, including the human cranial, post cranial, teeth and jaw fragments of several individuals as well as faunal remains and archaeological objects. Leading scientists present their results, obtained with innovative techniques such as DNA analysis, 3D-morphometry and isotope analysis, which are of great importance for further discussions on both human evolution and archaeological issues. Early Modern Humans at the Moravian Gate.pdf......Page 0 front-matter.pdf......Page 2 1.pdf......Page 15 2.pdf......Page 31 3.pdf......Page 40 4.pdf......Page 54 5.pdf......Page 88 6.pdf......Page 112 7.pdf......Page 162 8.pdf......Page 172 9.pdf......Page 198 10.pdf......Page 286 11.pdf......Page 354 12.pdf......Page 370 13.pdf......Page 397 14.pdf......Page 458 15.pdf......Page 464 16.pdf......Page 483 17.pdf......Page 500 18.pdf......Page 513 back-matter.pdf......Page 523 Deals with the assemblage of the Mladec caves finds. This illustrated book includes the human cranial, post cranial, teeth and jaw fragments of several individuals as well as faunal remains and archaeological objects. Here, the scientists present their results, obtained with techniques such as DNA analysis, 3D-morphometry and isotope analysis When Szombathy began studies in the Moravian karsts, prehistory was far from being its own discipline at the Vienna University.