New anthropological data from Cussac Cave (Gravettian, Dordogne, France): In situ and virtual analyses of Locus 3

Peignaux, Coralie; Kacki, Sacha; Guyomarc’h, Pierre; Schotsmans, Eline M.J.; Villotte, Sébastien

doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2019.02.004

New anthropological data from Cussac Cave (Gravettian, Dordogne, France): In situ and virtual analyses of Locus 3

Peignaux, Coralie; Kacki, Sacha; Guyomarc’h, Pierre; Schotsmans, Eline M.J.; Villotte, Sébastien

Authors

Coralie Peignaux

Sacha Kacki

Pierre Guyomarc’h

Eline M.J. Schotsmans

Sébastien Villotte

Abstract

Cussac Cave presents a unique combination of parietal art and several hundred parts of scattered human remains, dated to the Middle Gravettian (29–28,000 cal BP). The cave is protected as a National Heritage site. As a result, only noninvasive bioanthropological analyses are allowed, consisting of in situ observations and the study of 3D models obtained by photogrammetry. Here we present the first results of these analyses of the human remains from Locus 3. Only 65 of the 106 human skeletal fragments and bones could be firmly identified. Virtual analyses were carried out on 3D models of 16 skeletal elements so that osteometric data could be provided. Despite the limitations inherent in studying commingled remains and those specific to Cussac Cave, the search for virtual pair-matching, articular congruence, and osteometric sorting allowed the allocation of twelve bones to three individuals, one late adolescent and two adults.

Citation

Peignaux, C., Kacki, S., Guyomarc’h, P., Schotsmans, E. M., & Villotte, S. (2019). New anthropological data from Cussac Cave (Gravettian, Dordogne, France): In situ and virtual analyses of Locus 3. Comptes Rendus Palevol, 18(4), 455-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2019.02.004

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Feb 20, 2019
Online Publication Date	Apr 12, 2019
Publication Date	Jun 30, 2019
Deposit Date	Apr 25, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Jun 25, 2019
Journal	Comptes Rendus Palevol
Print ISSN	1631-0683
Publisher	Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	18
Issue	4
Pages	455-464
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2019.02.004

Files

Published Journal Article (2 Mb)
PDF

Publisher Licence URL
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Copyright Statement
© 2019 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4