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 …

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology provides comprehensive coverage of key methods
and issues in forensic anthropology. Using terminology and best practices recommended by …

Discussion Mean skeletal ash weight measured from people who died in the first half of the
twentieth century has been reported as 1550g for females and 2288g for males, giving a mid …

The Kalamakia cave, a Middle Paleolithic site on the western coast of the Mani peninsula,
Greece, was excavated in 1993–2006 by an interdisciplinary team from the Ephoreia of …

Objective To reconstruct breastfeeding and weaning practices, metabolic stress including
tuberculosis-induced wasting, and residential mobility of children in Neolithic and Metal …

Sexual dimorphism is important for intraspecific variation and well studied in the human
skeleton. In the thoracic part of the spine sexual dimorphism is expected for differences in …

Background Lumbar spine injuries in fast bowlers account for the greatest missed playing
time in cricket. A range of extrinsic and intrinsic variables are hypothesised to be associated …

Methods for estimating sex from a variety of skeletal elements is vital in forensic
anthropology as many of the traditionally studied bones are often fragmented upon recovery …

Well preserved thoracic vertebrae of Neandertals are rare. However, such fossils are
important as their three-dimensional (3D) spatial configuration can contribute to the …

Objectives Little attention has been paid to questions about the applicability of parametric
models to age estimation data and the related problem of how to adjust trait scoring in light …