Pages: 83-88 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55086/sp2218388

The article presents the first results of the study of Sungir 1 endocranium by means of computed tomography. To obtain a 3D model and determine the volume of the individual’s brain, a specialized DICOM viewer was used. On the endocranium, a number of grooves and convolutions were described, as well as the topography of the middle meningeal artery. Clearly seen is the reflection of the division of the telencephalon into frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes. The lateral groove separating the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes is clearly visible, too. Some development of the occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex, including the visual associative zone, is noted.

Keywords: Sungir 1, Upper Paleolithic, endocranium, middle meningeal artery, grooves and convolutions

Information about authors:

Sergey Vasilyev (Moscow, Russian Federation). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences. Lenin Ave., 32-A, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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Dmitry Bulgin (Sochi, Russian Federation). Candidate of Medical Sciences. Research Institute of Medical Primatology. Mira St., 177, Veseloye village, Adler district, Sochi city, 354376, Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation
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Svetlana Borutskaya (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Lomonosov Ave., 27-4, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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Ilya Chichaev (Moscow, Russian Federation). National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”. Academician Kurchatov Sq., 1, Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation
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Sergey Kartashov (Moscow, Russian Federation). National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”. Academician Kurchatov Sq., 1, Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation
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