The Upper Paleolithic man from Markina Gora: Morphology vs. genetics?
- Authors: Moiseev V.G.1, Khartanovich V.I.1, Zubova A.V.2
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Affiliations:
- Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
- Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch
- Issue: Vol 87, No 2 (2017)
- Pages: 165-171
- Section: From the Researcher’s Notebook
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1019-3316/article/view/178910
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1019331617010099
- ID: 178910
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Abstract
The latest results of anthropological studies of bone remains from the earliest Upper Paleolithic burial discovered on Russian territory, the Markina Gora site (Kostenki 14), are described. Multivariate statistical methods and parallel studies of the buried skull structure and dentition established that their morphological characteristics undoubtedly belonged to the Caucasian complex. In combination with paleogenetic data, the findings contradict the earlier hypothesis of the southern origin of the Kostenki 14 individual and its similarity to the population of the Australo-Melanesian region.
About the authors
V. G. Moiseev
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
Author for correspondence.
Email: vmoiseyev@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
V. I. Khartanovich
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
Email: vmoiseyev@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
A. V. Zubova
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch
Email: vmoiseyev@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk