Les restes humains néandertaliens immatures de la couche 4A de la grotte Scladina (Andenne, Belgique)

Abstract

Nine Neandertal remains, including a mandible, a maxillary fragment and various teeth, have been discovered in recent years on Level 4A of the Scladina cave. They belong to a child around 10 years old or slightly older. The mandible presents a series of plesiomorphic traits but shows only very few derived characters ‘typical’ of adult Neandertals. The diet of this child appears to be strongly carnivorous.