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Neanderthal hands in their proper perspective

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Neanderthals Revisited: New Approaches and Perspectives

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Neanderthal hand remains are usually compared to those of recent humans because recent human samples are readily available. These comparisons demonstrate that Neanderthal hand morphologies are at or beyond the range of recent human samples for traits such as: expanded distal tuberosities, rugose musculotendinous attachment sites, dorsopalmarly flat metacarpal 1 bases, relatively short thumb proximal phalanges, more parasagittally oriented capitate metacarpal 2 facets, reduced metacarpal 3 styloid processes, radioulnarly flat metacarpal 5 bases, and large, projecting carpal tubercles. Functional interpretations suggest that Neanderthal hands are adapted primarily for power during manipulation.

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Niewoehner, W.A. (2006). Neanderthal hands in their proper perspective. In: Hublin, JJ., Harvati, K., Harrison, T. (eds) Neanderthals Revisited: New Approaches and Perspectives. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5121-0_9

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