Upper Paleolithic human remains from the Gruta do Caldeirão, Tomar, Portugal
Journal:
REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE Arqueologia
Number:
2
Volume:
4
Year:
2001
Pages:
5-16
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Abstract:
The Upper Paleolithic human remains from the Solutrean and Solutrean to Magdalenian levels of the Gruta do Caldeirão, Tomar (Portugal) are described paleontologically. The remains, which include maxillary and mandibular pieces, associated and isolated teeth, and small postcranial elements, derive from a series of individuals between childhood and early adulthood. The teeth are relatively large, similar to those of earlier Upper Paleolithic Europeans, and the postcranial elements derive from a relatively small and gracile individual. All are notable for their lack of pathological alterations.
