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SUBMITTER: Haeusler M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6421410 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Haeusler Martin M Trinkaus Erik E Fornai Cinzia C Müller Jonas J Bonneau Noémie N Boeni Thomas T Frater Nakita N
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20190225 11
Although the early postural reconstructions of the Neandertals as incompletely erect were rejected half a century ago, recent studies of Neandertal vertebral remains have inferred a hypolordotic, flat lower back and spinal imbalance for them, including the La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1 skeleton. These studies form part of a persistent trend to view the Neandertals as less "human" than ourselves despite growing evidence for little if any differences in basic functional anatomy and behavioral capabilit ...[more]