Almudena Estalrrich

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High Impact

Ramón y Cajal Researcher

University of Arkansas

25 h-index 74 pubs 2,519 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

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Almudena Estalrrich's research investigates the biology and behavior of Neanderthals, drawing on evidence from fossil remains and ancient DNA. Her work has explored various aspects of Neanderthal life, including their diet, the use of medicinal plants, and social behaviors such as mating patterns and divisions of labor by sex and age. Estalrrich has examined dental wear as an indicator of activity patterns and diet, and has studied handedness in Neanderthals from specific archaeological sites in Spain.

Her publications include studies on the growth patterns of Neanderthal juveniles and the arrival of Acheulian technology in Europe. Estalrrich has also contributed to understanding the broader genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula. Her research metrics include an h-index of 25, with over 74 publications and 2,519 citations, designating her as a highly cited researcher. She collaborates with other researchers, including Peter S. Ungar at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

h-index: 25
Publications: 74
Citations: 2,519

Positions

Ramón y Cajal Researcher 2024–present

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Paleobiology ORCID
Ramón y Cajal Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
MSCA-IF-GF Research Fellow 2021–2023

Universidad de Cantabria Ciencias Históricas ORCID
MSCA-IF-GF Research Fellow 2021–2022

University of Arkansas Fayetteville Anthropology ORCID
Postdoc Researcher 2020

Universidad de Cantabria EvoAdapta Group ORCID
Postdoc Juan de la Cierva Formación 2018–2019

Universidad de Cantabria Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones prehistóricas de Cantabria IIIPC ORCID
Postdoc researcher 2016–2017

Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Paläoanthropologie ORCID
PhD Student 2010–2015

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Paleobiología ORCID

Selected Publications

Brief Communication: An Incipient Coronal Caries Lesion on a Neandertal Molar Tooth From El Sidrón Cave (Northern Spain) (2025)

American Journal of Biological Anthropology DOI OpenAlex
First presence of Macaca sylvanus at the late Early Pleistocene of Barranc de la Boella (La Mina locality, Francolí Basin, NE Iberia) (2023)

Journal of Human Evolution 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Behavioral strategies of prehistoric and historic children from dental microwear texture analysis (2022)

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evidence of habitual behavior from non-alimentary dental wear on deciduous teeth from the Middle and Upper Paleolithic Cantabrian region, Northern Spain (2021)

Journal of Human Evolution 13 citations DOI OpenAlex