Osteoporosis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in contemporary populations.
This common disease of aging results from a state of bone fragility that occurs with low bone …

An accurate reconstruction of habitual activities in past populations and extinct hominin
species is a paramount goal of paleoanthropological research, as it can elucidate the …

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human
skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones …

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the methods and issues in the current
practice of forensic anthropology. It introduces students to all the major topics in the field …

Over the past two decades, many articles have been published on entheseal changes
(usually called 'Musculoskeletal Stress Markers') as activity markers in past societies. Over …

Human skeletal research aimed at reconstructing past activities has had a long and
checkered history. In recent years, in fact, it has been embraced as a kind of “Holy Grail” by …

This paper presents a revised version of the Coimbra method for recording fibrocartilaginous
entheses. The method itself is the only biologically appropriate recording method for …

Entheseal changes are traditionally included in a large array of skeletal features commonly
referred to as “skeletal markers of activity.” However, medical studies and recent …

ABSTRACT A working group was established in 2009 during a workshop in Coimbra,
Portugal to review the various methodologies used to record entheseal changes (EC) and …

Studies of cultural artifacts and faunal remains from European Upper Paleolithic and
Mesolithic sites indicate a shift in hunter gatherer subsistence strategies, involving an …