The premise that bones grow and remodel throughout life to adapt to their mechanical
enironment is often called Wolff's law. Wolff's law, however, is not always true, and in fact …

Building on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone
Manual is intended for use outside the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic …

This book is entirely devoted to the study of children's skeletons from archaeological and
forensic contexts. It provides an extensive review of the osteological methods and theoretical …

The population explosion that followed the Neolithic revolution was initially explained by
improved health experiences for agriculturalists. However, empirical studies of societies …

The morbidity and mortality profiles of 831 non‐adult skeletons from four contrasting sites in
medieval and postmedieval England were compared to assess whether urbanization and …

There are currently no methods for predicting body mass from juvenile skeletal remains and
only a very limited number for predicting stature. In this study, stature and body mass …

Death rates and life expectancies as revealed by a demographic profile are often used as a
reflection of the health and well-being of a population. When attempting to reconstruct the …

The range of variation in epiphyseal fusion in North American populations has not been
sufficiently established. This significant oversight can lead to exclusion of persons of interest …

Characteristic changes during epiphyseal union provide a skeletal age, which when
compared with age‐based standards provides an estimation of chronological age. Currently …

This study compares associations between demographic profiles, long bone lengths, bone
mineral content, and frequencies of stress indicators in the preadult populations of two …