New postcranial remains from the Roc de Marsal Neandertal child

Abstract

This paper presents the identification and study of three new human fossil remains belonging to the Neandertal child Roc de Marsal, found in the eponymous cave site, located near Campagne-de-Bugue, Dordogne, France. These three new fragments correspond to a right clavicle shaft fragment, a shaft fragment of the right radius and the dorsal part of a shaft fragment of hand (likely proximal) phalanx. These elements further complete the state of preservation of the skeleton. This work underlines the necessity to review “old collections”. We propose the hypothesis that additional taphonomic studies could, in some cases, allow discussion of certain skeletal representation.