The peopling of Europe during the Middle Pleistocene is a debated topic among paleoanthropologists. Some authors suggest the coexistence of multiple human lineages in this period, while others propose a single evolving lineage from Homo heidelbergensis to Homo neanderthalensis. The recent reassessment of the stratigraphy at the Sedia del Diavolo (SdD) site (Latium, Italy), now dated to the beginning of marine isotope stage (MIS) 8, calls for a revision of the human fossils from the site. In this paper, we present the morphometric, biomechanical and palaeopathological study of the second right metatarsal SdD2, to both re-evaluate its taxonomical affinities and possibly determine the levels of physical activity experienced by the individual during lifetime. Results demonstrate the persistence of archaic features in SdD2 suggesting new insights into the technology and hunting strategies adopted by Homo between MIS 9 and MIS 8.

The Middle Pleistocene human metatarsal from Sedia del Diavolo (Rome, Italy) / Riga, A.; Profico, A.; Mori, T.; Frittitta, R.; Nava, A.; Mancini, L.; Dreossi, D.; Radovcic, D.; Rice, H.; Bondioli, L.; Marchi, D.. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 14:(2024). [10.1038/s41598-024-55045-1]

The Middle Pleistocene human metatarsal from Sedia del Diavolo (Rome, Italy)

Profico A.
Secondo
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Nava A.;Bondioli L.
Penultimo
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2024

Abstract

The peopling of Europe during the Middle Pleistocene is a debated topic among paleoanthropologists. Some authors suggest the coexistence of multiple human lineages in this period, while others propose a single evolving lineage from Homo heidelbergensis to Homo neanderthalensis. The recent reassessment of the stratigraphy at the Sedia del Diavolo (SdD) site (Latium, Italy), now dated to the beginning of marine isotope stage (MIS) 8, calls for a revision of the human fossils from the site. In this paper, we present the morphometric, biomechanical and palaeopathological study of the second right metatarsal SdD2, to both re-evaluate its taxonomical affinities and possibly determine the levels of physical activity experienced by the individual during lifetime. Results demonstrate the persistence of archaic features in SdD2 suggesting new insights into the technology and hunting strategies adopted by Homo between MIS 9 and MIS 8.
2024
Homo heidelbergensis; human fossils; bone morphometry; biomechanics
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The Middle Pleistocene human metatarsal from Sedia del Diavolo (Rome, Italy) / Riga, A.; Profico, A.; Mori, T.; Frittitta, R.; Nava, A.; Mancini, L.; Dreossi, D.; Radovcic, D.; Rice, H.; Bondioli, L.; Marchi, D.. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 14:(2024). [10.1038/s41598-024-55045-1]
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