Megan Brickley
Biographic Data
| ID | 75705 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan Brickley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan |
| FAMILY NAME | Brickley |
| SIGNATURE | BRICKLEY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 195 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Physical Impairment or Disability? Three Cases of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip from Grote Kerk, Alkmaar, the Netherlands (A.D. 1716–1830)
Disability is part of the human experience, yet until recently, the lived experiences of individuals affected by physical impairment have been overlooked in bioarchaeological studies. Disability is a social construct; how we define disability is culturally specific, which makes identifying disability in archaeological contexts difficult. However, by defining disability as the inability to function within expected lifeways, it is possible to exami…
The rachitic tooth
Age estimation in older adults
OBJECTIVES: Accurate age estimates are foundational for bioarchaeological research, yet the ability to accurately age older adult skeletons remains elusive. This study uses a new version of pulp/tooth area calculations to investigate chronological age of older archaeological individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pulp/tooth area ratios were calculated on modern control teeth (n = 10) that were first radiographed and then sectioned for comparative an…
Approaches to co-occurrence
The rachitic tooth
Exploring Dietary Variability in a War of 1812 Skeletal Collection from Stoney Creek, Ontario, Using Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes
You are not what you eat during physiological stress
Variation in δ 13 C and δ 15 N values can be assessed to understand not only diet, but also the influence of physiological factors on an individual. The metabolic balance of an individual can impact isotopic signals in tissues that are forming during the periods of metabolic stress. Fluctuating δ 15 N values are associated with physiological stressors that alter an individual's metabolism such as infection, injury, or pregnancy. This study examin…
New findings in the identification of adult vitamin D deficiency osteomalacia
Bioarchaeological investigation of sharp force injuries to the ribs and lower leg from the battle of Stoney Creek in the War of 1812
Sharp force trauma to the skeleton is an important source of evidence for violent injury in the past. Lesions attributable to possible perimortem sharp force injury were observed in 20 fragments within disarticulated and commingled human bone from the Smith's Knoll collection, an assemblage associated with the battle of Stoney Creek (1813, southern Ontario, Canada). Following analysis, questions remained surrounding lesions on fragments of the ri…
Identification of urate crystals in gouty individuals
The effects of socioeconomic status on endochondral and appositional bone growth, and acquisition of cortical bone in children from 19th century Birmingham, England
Endochondral growth, appositional growth, and acquisition of cortical bone thickness in the femur are investigated in subadult skeletons ( N = 43, dental age range birth to 12 years) from the 19 th ‐century AD burial site of St. Martin's churchyard, Birmingham, England. Endochondral growth is monitored using diaphyseal femoral length. Appositional growth is monitored using radiographic midshaft mediolateral width and acquisition of cortical bone …
The bioarchaeology of metabolic bone disease
The Study of Metabolic Bone Disease in Bioarchaeology
An investigation of skeletal indicators of vitamin D deficiency in adults
Vitamin D deficiency in adults is referred to as osteomalacia, and this condition has multiple causes related to factors such as environment, living conditions and cultural practices. Therefore, understanding the types and range of expression of osteomalacia in archaeological bone, using a number of investigative techniques, will have significant implications for interpretations made about past communities. This study aimed to understand the expr…
The Date and Sequence of Use of Neolithic Funerary Monuments
In this paper we discuss 26 new Neolithic AMS dates obtained from human and animal bone from four previously undated funerary monuments in the Cotswold‐Severn region. By strategically targeting particular portions of these skeletal assemblages, a number of valuable inferences are made concerning the extent of variation in apparently co‐existing burial practices both within and between monuments. Of particular interest is the observation that vari…
Skeletal manifestations of infantile scurvy
Recent investigations of human skeletal material from the historic St. Martin's cemetery, England, found a range of abnormal lesions in six infants that are almost certainly related to scurvy. Porous and proliferative bone lesions affecting the cranial bones and scapulae were found, and this paper presents images obtained using both macroscopic and scanning electron microscope examination of the lesions. Previous work on infantile scurvy (Ortner …
Culturally Determined Patterns of Violence
Patterns of violence and the type and distribution of resulting injuries are highly culturally specific. In this study, skeletal data from a historic cemetery (St. Martin's, England) are combined with contemporary sources and modern clinical data to enable the patterning of violence-related injuries to be interpreted. Particular consideration was given to the possibility of a relationship between commonly occurring types of violence and those tha…
Metacarpal radiogrammetry
The Young Woman and her Baby or the Juvenile and their Dog
The results of the re-analysis of the bone from West Tump long barrow, Gloucestershire, which was originally excavated in the late nineteenth century, are presented in this paper. The study revealed that the young woman and her baby mentioned by the excavator are in fact a juvenile of indeterminate sex and a dog. It is possible that this represents one of the youngest dogs to have been placed in association with a human burial from England. The f…
An investigation of historical and archaeological evidence for age-related bone loss and osteoporosis
A growing awareness of the problems caused by osteoporosis-related fractures has led to increased investigation of the condition in past populations. The present study seeks to examine the ways in which osteoporosis-related fractures may be explored through different approaches; modern clinical information, historical records of fractures and analysis of archaeological bone may provide fuller information on the condition. The three types of fract…
The third meeting of the Osteoarchaeological Research Group, University of Leicester School of Archaeological Studies, 18 November 1995
Skeletal manifestations of infantile scurvy
Recent investigations of human skeletal material from the historic St. Martin's cemetery, England, found a range of abnormal lesions in six infants that are almost certainly related to scurvy. Porous and proliferative bone lesions affecting the cranial bones and scapulae were found, and this paper presents images obtained using both macroscopic and scanning electron microscope examination of the lesions. Previous work on infantile scurvy (Ortner …
The effects of socioeconomic status on endochondral and appositional bone growth, and acquisition of cortical bone in children from 19th century Birmingham, England
Endochondral growth, appositional growth, and acquisition of cortical bone thickness in the femur are investigated in subadult skeletons ( N = 43, dental age range birth to 12 years) from the 19 th ‐century AD burial site of St. Martin's churchyard, Birmingham, England. Endochondral growth is monitored using diaphyseal femoral length. Appositional growth is monitored using radiographic midshaft mediolateral width and acquisition of cortical bone …
You are not what you eat during physiological stress
Variation in δ 13 C and δ 15 N values can be assessed to understand not only diet, but also the influence of physiological factors on an individual. The metabolic balance of an individual can impact isotopic signals in tissues that are forming during the periods of metabolic stress. Fluctuating δ 15 N values are associated with physiological stressors that alter an individual's metabolism such as infection, injury, or pregnancy. This study examin…
Culturally Determined Patterns of Violence
Patterns of violence and the type and distribution of resulting injuries are highly culturally specific. In this study, skeletal data from a historic cemetery (St. Martin's, England) are combined with contemporary sources and modern clinical data to enable the patterning of violence-related injuries to be interpreted. Particular consideration was given to the possibility of a relationship between commonly occurring types of violence and those tha…
An investigation of skeletal indicators of vitamin D deficiency in adults
Vitamin D deficiency in adults is referred to as osteomalacia, and this condition has multiple causes related to factors such as environment, living conditions and cultural practices. Therefore, understanding the types and range of expression of osteomalacia in archaeological bone, using a number of investigative techniques, will have significant implications for interpretations made about past communities. This study aimed to understand the expr…
The rachitic tooth
An investigation of historical and archaeological evidence for age-related bone loss and osteoporosis
A growing awareness of the problems caused by osteoporosis-related fractures has led to increased investigation of the condition in past populations. The present study seeks to examine the ways in which osteoporosis-related fractures may be explored through different approaches; modern clinical information, historical records of fractures and analysis of archaeological bone may provide fuller information on the condition. The three types of fract…
Metacarpal radiogrammetry
Exploring Dietary Variability in a War of 1812 Skeletal Collection from Stoney Creek, Ontario, Using Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes
The Date and Sequence of Use of Neolithic Funerary Monuments
In this paper we discuss 26 new Neolithic AMS dates obtained from human and animal bone from four previously undated funerary monuments in the Cotswold‐Severn region. By strategically targeting particular portions of these skeletal assemblages, a number of valuable inferences are made concerning the extent of variation in apparently co‐existing burial practices both within and between monuments. Of particular interest is the observation that vari…
Bioarchaeological investigation of sharp force injuries to the ribs and lower leg from the battle of Stoney Creek in the War of 1812
Sharp force trauma to the skeleton is an important source of evidence for violent injury in the past. Lesions attributable to possible perimortem sharp force injury were observed in 20 fragments within disarticulated and commingled human bone from the Smith's Knoll collection, an assemblage associated with the battle of Stoney Creek (1813, southern Ontario, Canada). Following analysis, questions remained surrounding lesions on fragments of the ri…
Age estimation in older adults
OBJECTIVES: Accurate age estimates are foundational for bioarchaeological research, yet the ability to accurately age older adult skeletons remains elusive. This study uses a new version of pulp/tooth area calculations to investigate chronological age of older archaeological individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pulp/tooth area ratios were calculated on modern control teeth (n = 10) that were first radiographed and then sectioned for comparative an…
The Young Woman and her Baby or the Juvenile and their Dog
The results of the re-analysis of the bone from West Tump long barrow, Gloucestershire, which was originally excavated in the late nineteenth century, are presented in this paper. The study revealed that the young woman and her baby mentioned by the excavator are in fact a juvenile of indeterminate sex and a dog. It is possible that this represents one of the youngest dogs to have been placed in association with a human burial from England. The f…
Identification of urate crystals in gouty individuals
The third meeting of the Osteoarchaeological Research Group, University of Leicester School of Archaeological Studies, 18 November 1995
An investigation of historical and archaeological evidence for age-related bone loss and osteoporosis
A growing awareness of the problems caused by osteoporosis-related fractures has led to increased investigation of the condition in past populations. The present study seeks to examine the ways in which osteoporosis-related fractures may be explored through different approaches; modern clinical information, historical records of fractures and analysis of archaeological bone may provide fuller information on the condition. The three types of fract…
The Young Woman and her Baby or the Juvenile and their Dog
The results of the re-analysis of the bone from West Tump long barrow, Gloucestershire, which was originally excavated in the late nineteenth century, are presented in this paper. The study revealed that the young woman and her baby mentioned by the excavator are in fact a juvenile of indeterminate sex and a dog. It is possible that this represents one of the youngest dogs to have been placed in association with a human burial from England. The f…
Metacarpal radiogrammetry
The Date and Sequence of Use of Neolithic Funerary Monuments
In this paper we discuss 26 new Neolithic AMS dates obtained from human and animal bone from four previously undated funerary monuments in the Cotswold‐Severn region. By strategically targeting particular portions of these skeletal assemblages, a number of valuable inferences are made concerning the extent of variation in apparently co‐existing burial practices both within and between monuments. Of particular interest is the observation that vari…
Skeletal manifestations of infantile scurvy
Recent investigations of human skeletal material from the historic St. Martin's cemetery, England, found a range of abnormal lesions in six infants that are almost certainly related to scurvy. Porous and proliferative bone lesions affecting the cranial bones and scapulae were found, and this paper presents images obtained using both macroscopic and scanning electron microscope examination of the lesions. Previous work on infantile scurvy (Ortner …
Culturally Determined Patterns of Violence
Patterns of violence and the type and distribution of resulting injuries are highly culturally specific. In this study, skeletal data from a historic cemetery (St. Martin's, England) are combined with contemporary sources and modern clinical data to enable the patterning of violence-related injuries to be interpreted. Particular consideration was given to the possibility of a relationship between commonly occurring types of violence and those tha…
An investigation of skeletal indicators of vitamin D deficiency in adults
Vitamin D deficiency in adults is referred to as osteomalacia, and this condition has multiple causes related to factors such as environment, living conditions and cultural practices. Therefore, understanding the types and range of expression of osteomalacia in archaeological bone, using a number of investigative techniques, will have significant implications for interpretations made about past communities. This study aimed to understand the expr…
The bioarchaeology of metabolic bone disease
The Study of Metabolic Bone Disease in Bioarchaeology
The effects of socioeconomic status on endochondral and appositional bone growth, and acquisition of cortical bone in children from 19th century Birmingham, England
Endochondral growth, appositional growth, and acquisition of cortical bone thickness in the femur are investigated in subadult skeletons ( N = 43, dental age range birth to 12 years) from the 19 th ‐century AD burial site of St. Martin's churchyard, Birmingham, England. Endochondral growth is monitored using diaphyseal femoral length. Appositional growth is monitored using radiographic midshaft mediolateral width and acquisition of cortical bone …
Identification of urate crystals in gouty individuals
Bioarchaeological investigation of sharp force injuries to the ribs and lower leg from the battle of Stoney Creek in the War of 1812
Sharp force trauma to the skeleton is an important source of evidence for violent injury in the past. Lesions attributable to possible perimortem sharp force injury were observed in 20 fragments within disarticulated and commingled human bone from the Smith's Knoll collection, an assemblage associated with the battle of Stoney Creek (1813, southern Ontario, Canada). Following analysis, questions remained surrounding lesions on fragments of the ri…
New findings in the identification of adult vitamin D deficiency osteomalacia
Exploring Dietary Variability in a War of 1812 Skeletal Collection from Stoney Creek, Ontario, Using Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes
You are not what you eat during physiological stress
Variation in δ 13 C and δ 15 N values can be assessed to understand not only diet, but also the influence of physiological factors on an individual. The metabolic balance of an individual can impact isotopic signals in tissues that are forming during the periods of metabolic stress. Fluctuating δ 15 N values are associated with physiological stressors that alter an individual's metabolism such as infection, injury, or pregnancy. This study examin…
Approaches to co-occurrence
The rachitic tooth
The rachitic tooth
Age estimation in older adults
OBJECTIVES: Accurate age estimates are foundational for bioarchaeological research, yet the ability to accurately age older adult skeletons remains elusive. This study uses a new version of pulp/tooth area calculations to investigate chronological age of older archaeological individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pulp/tooth area ratios were calculated on modern control teeth (n = 10) that were first radiographed and then sectioned for comparative an…
Physical Impairment or Disability? Three Cases of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip from Grote Kerk, Alkmaar, the Netherlands (A.D. 1716–1830)
Disability is part of the human experience, yet until recently, the lived experiences of individuals affected by physical impairment have been overlooked in bioarchaeological studies. Disability is a social construct; how we define disability is culturally specific, which makes identifying disability in archaeological contexts difficult. However, by defining disability as the inability to function within expected lifeways, it is possible to exami…
Medicine (17 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 works) · Internal Medicine (10 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Biology (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · History (6 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (6 works) · Pathology (6 works)