Was Australopithecus afarensis able to make the Lomekwian stone tools? Towards a realistic biomechanical simulation of hand force capability in fossil hominins and new insights on the role of the fifth digit;Australopithecus afarensis était-il capable de fabriquer les outils du Lomekwien ? Développement d'une simulation biomécanique des capacités de force de préhension d'hominines fossiles et nouvelles perspectives sur l'implication du cinquième doigt

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 2017, Pages 572-584

  Domalain, Mathieu ^a   Bertin, Anne ^a   Daver, Guillaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Fifth ray; Forceful hand grips; Inverse dynamics; Musculoskeletal modelling; Pliocene; Tool making

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; LIMB; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLIOCENE; SKELETON; TOOL USE;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS;

EID: 85006285028     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2016.09.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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