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Evidence supporting an intentional Neandertal burial at La Chapelle-aux-Saints.


ABSTRACT: The bouffia Bonneval at La Chapelle-aux-Saints is well known for the discovery of the first secure Neandertal burial in the early 20th century. However, the intentionality of the burial remains an issue of some debate. Here, we present the results of a 12-y fieldwork project, along with a taphonomic analysis of the human remains, designed to assess the funerary context of the La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neandertal. We have established the anthropogenic nature of the burial pit and underlined the taphonomic evidence of a rapid burial of the body. These multiple lines of evidence support the hypothesis of an intentional burial. Finally, the discovery of skeletal elements belonging to the original La Chapelle aux Saints 1 individual, two additional young individuals, and a second adult in the bouffia Bonneval highlights a more complex site-formation history than previously proposed.

SUBMITTER: Rendu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3890882 | biostudies-other | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Evidence supporting an intentional Neandertal burial at La Chapelle-aux-Saints.

Rendu William W   Beauval Cédric C   Crevecoeur Isabelle I   Bayle Priscilla P   Balzeau Antoine A   Bismuth Thierry T   Bourguignon Laurence L   Delfour Géraldine G   Faivre Jean-Philippe JP   Lacrampe-Cuyaubère François F   Tavormina Carlotta C   Todisco Dominique D   Turq Alain A   Maureille Bruno B  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20131216 1


The bouffia Bonneval at La Chapelle-aux-Saints is well known for the discovery of the first secure Neandertal burial in the early 20th century. However, the intentionality of the burial remains an issue of some debate. Here, we present the results of a 12-y fieldwork project, along with a taphonomic analysis of the human remains, designed to assess the funerary context of the La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neandertal. We have established the anthropogenic nature of the burial pit and underlined the taph  ...[more]

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