Komparativna analiza gornjih udova Homo naledi-ja - uvid u evolucijsku povijest, biomehaniku i ponašanje

master's thesis

• Title (english): Comparative analysis of the upper limbs of Homo naledi - insights into evolutionary history, biomechanics and behavior
• Author: Ema Kosnica
• Mentor: Davorka Radovčić (mentor)
• Committee member: Darko Polšek (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Zrinka Premužić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Davorka Radovčić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-18, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Ethnology and Anthropology; Anthropology

Abstract

Homo naledi, vrsta otkrivena 2013. godine u južnoj Africi predstavlja značajan dodatak fosilnom korpusu za proučavanje evolucije čovjeka. Neobične anatomske karakteristike vrste omogućavaju usporedbe s brojnim drugim homininima, a ovaj se rad fokusira na pregled literature o anatomskim analizama gornjih udova vrste Homo naledi. Spoj ancestralnih karakteristika najčešće zabilježenih u ramenom obruču te izvedenih karakteristika koje su najbrojnije u kostima šake, pokazuje da je vrsta Homo naledi, koja je živjela prije 236 000 do 335 000 godina, imala sve predispozicije da gornje udove koristi za arborealno kretanje, ali i za preciznu manipulaciju objektima. Anatomska analiza fosilnih ostataka gornjih udova vrste Homo naledi pokazala je i da se nisu sve karakteristike koje povezujemo uz moderne gornje udove razvijale istovremeno tijekom evolucije.

Abstract (english)

Homo naledi, a species discovered in 2013 in southern Africa, represents a significant addition to the fossil corpus for the study of human evolution. The unusual anatomical characteristics of the species enable comparisons with numerous other hominins, and this paper focuses on a review of the literature on anatomical analyzes of the upper limbs of the species Homo naledi. The combination of ancestral characteristics, most often recorded in the shoulder girdle, and derived characteristics, which are the most numerous in the bones of the hand, shows that the species Homo naledi, which lived 236,000 to 335,000 years ago, had all the predispositions to use the upper limbs for arboreal movement, but also for precise manipulation of objects. Anatomical analysis of the fossil remains of the upper limbs of the Homo naledi species also showed that not all the characteristics we associate with modern upper limbs developed simultaneously during evolution.

• Keywords: Homo naledi; gornji udovi; lopatica; ključna kost; nadlaktična kost; kosti šake
• Keywords (english): Homo naledi; scapula; clavicle; humerus; hand bones
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:962786
• Study programme: Title: Anthropology (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra antropologije (magistar/magistra antropologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-19 13:21:12