Extended Data Table 1 Comparative dental metrics
From: Initial Upper Palaeolithic Homo sapiens from Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria
- BL, bucco-lingual width; MD, mesiodistal length; CI, crown index (BL/MD); CCA, calculated crown area (BL × MD). Values are in mm. \(\overline{x}\) is the mean; minimum and maximum values are between the brackets; σ is the standard deviation; n indicates sample size. The Upper Palaeolithic H. sapiens sample includes individuals from the sites of: Les Abeilles, Bacho Kiro Cave, Brno, Bruniquel, Castenet, La Chaud, Dolní Vĕstonice, Farincourt, La Ferrassie, La Grèze, Les Rois, Isturitz, Kostenki, Kumchon, Laugerie-Basse, Lespugue, La Linde, Abri de la Madeleine, Nazlet Khater, Peștera cu Oase, Peche de la Boissiere, San Teodoro, St Germaine-la-Rivière, Sunghir, Les Vachons and Vindija. The early H. sapiens sample includes individuals from the sites of Border Cave, El Harhoura, Cave of Hearths, Dar es Soltane, Die Kelders, Haua Fteah, Jebel Irhoud, Klaises River Mouth, Mumba, Qafzeh, Skhul, Témara and Zhiren. The Neanderthal sample includes individuals from the sites of: Arcy-sur-Cure, Krapina, La Fate, Grotta Guattari, Hortus, Monte Fernera, Montmaurin, Ochoz, Petit-Puymoyen, La Quina, Le Regourdou, Spy, St Césaire, Subalyuk and Tabun. The recent human sample includes archaeological specimens representing western Europe, eastern Europe, southern Europe, Japan, China, the Near East, India, the Andaman Islands, Australia, New Guinea, northern Africa, southern Africa, eastern Africa and western Africa.
