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Archaeological, Paleontological and Genomic Perspectives on Late European Neandertals at Vindija Cave, Croatia

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Continuity and Discontinuity in the Peopling of Europe

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The Late Pleistocene sediments of Vindija Cave, NW Croatia, yield paleontological and archaeological finds that have an important role in understanding the patterns of late Neandertal/early modern human interaction and succession. The youngest securely dated Neandertal remains in Europe, found in association with an archaeological assemblage exhibiting a mixture of Middle and Upper Paleolithic elements, come from the G complex of this site. Assessments of both old and new data, as well as the results of newer analyses on the finds from Vindija are discussed in the light of the new revision of chronostratigraphic sequences of several important European sites. Further, the new genomic data obtained from the Vindija sample is included in a discussion on the problems, results and patterns of Late Pleistocene hominin evolution and possible population interaction patterns between Neandertals and early modern humans in Europe.

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The authors would like to thank several institutions and individuals for their support of various types of analyses on the Vindija material over the years. To the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (project no. 196-1962766-2740 and 130-0000000-0871), the Fulbright Foundation, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the University of Wyoming we extend our gratitude for their financial support. We are also grateful to Dr. Silvana Condemi for the invitation to contribute to this volume. We are also greatly indebted to our many colleagues who have discussed the Vindija material and its implications with us on numerous occasions. Of course, any errors in facts or interpretation remain our responsibility.

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    Ivor Janković

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    Ivor Karavanić

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    Dejana Brajković & Jadranka Mauch Lenardić

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Janković, I., Karavanić, I., Ahern, J.C.M., Brajković, D., Lenardić, J.M., Smith, F.H. (2011). Archaeological, Paleontological and Genomic Perspectives on Late European Neandertals at Vindija Cave, Croatia. In: Condemi, S., Weniger, GC. (eds) Continuity and Discontinuity in the Peopling of Europe. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0492-3_23

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