3D virtual reconstruction of the Kebara 2 Neandertal thorax

Asier Gómez-Olivencia; Alon Barash; Daniel García-Martínez; Mikel Arlegi; Patricia Kramer; Markus Bastir; Ella Been

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06803-z

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

3D virtual reconstruction of the Kebara 2 Neandertal thorax

Asier Gómez-Olivencia,
Alon Barash,
Daniel García-Martínez,
Mikel Arlegi,
Patricia Kramer,
Markus Bastir,
Ella Been

Affiliations

Asier Gómez-Olivencia: Dept. Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU)
Alon Barash: Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University
Daniel García-Martínez: Paleoanthropology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC)
Mikel Arlegi: Dept. Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU)
Patricia Kramer: Departments of Anthropology and Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington
Markus Bastir: Paleoanthropology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC)
Ella Been: Department of Sports Therapy, Faculty of Health Professions, Ono Academic College

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06803-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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How different Neandertal morphology was from that of modern humans has been a subject of long debate. Here, the authors develop a 3D virtual reconstruction of the thorax of an adult male Neandertal, showing similar size to modern humans, yet with greater respiratory capacity due to its different shape.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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