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Life history and ancestry of the late Upper Palaeolithic infant from Grotta delle Mura, Italy.
Nature communications - 20 Sept 2024
Higgins Owen Alexander, Modi Alessandra, Cannariato Costanza, Diroma Maria Angela, Lugli Federico, Ricci Stefano, Zaro Valentina, Vai Stefania, Vazzana Antonino, Romandini Matteo, Yu He, Boschin Francesco, Magnone Luigi, Rossini Matteo, Di Domenico Giovanni, Baruffaldi Fabio, Oxilia Gregorio, Bortolini Eugenio, Dellù Elena, Moroni Adriana, Ronchitelli Annamaria, Talamo Sahra, Müller Wolfgang, Calattini Mauro, Nava Alessia, Posth Cosimo, Lari Martina, Bondioli Luca, Benazzi Stefano, Caramelli David
Abstract excerpt
The biological aspects of infancy within late Upper Palaeolithic populations and the role of southern refugia at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum are not yet fully understood. This study presents a multidisciplinary, high temporal resolution investigation of an Upper Palaeolithic infant from Grotta delle Mura (Apulia, southern Italy) combining palaeogenomics, dental palaeohistology, spatially-resolved...
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