F Lukyn Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 76896 |
|---|---|
| NAME | F Lukyn Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | F Lukyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS F L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3649-3989 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 148 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1942 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Elliptical Fourier analysis of molar outlines in Late Pliocene Parapapio whitei from Makapansgat Limeworks, South Africa
Introduction: Alongside Australopithecus africanus at Makapansgat South Africa, dated to nearly 3 million years before present, are remnants of Parapapio (Cercopithecinae). The extreme variability of this fossil assemblage has stymied efforts to specify the taxon parameters for Parapapio, which are attributed to at least three species. Study aims: The first maxillary molar occlusal outlines of the two most complete fossils attributed to Parapapio…
Craniofacial pathologies in an early adolescent from the Funnel Beaker site of Modřice, Czechia
Several craniofacial pathologies are present in an early adolescent from a cemetery (n = 22) associated with a Neolithic Funnel Beaker culture in Modřice, Czechia. The objective of the study was to document anomalies on the Modřice 3871 cranium, with an emphasis on investigating whether the mid-sagittal suture exhibited synostosis or bridging to account for the visible scaphocephaly. All available cranial and postcranial elements of the Modřice 3…
The diet of young Neandertals from France, Pech de l’Azé I and Hortus II, reconstructed using dental microwear texture analysis
Les adultes néandertaliens présentent des différences de régime alimentaire en fonction de leur paléohabitat. Nous examinons si les jeunes enfants néandertaliens de France datant du stade isotopique marins 3 montrent également ces distinctions alimentaires à partir de l’étude de la texture des micro-usures dentaires des deuxièmes molaires déciduales des individus Pech de l’Azé I, datant d’une phase froide-tempérée, et Hortus II, datant d’une phas…
The Ice Age diet of the La Quina 5 Neandertal of southwest France
Degenerative joint changes of the thoracic spine with respect to sex and age
The thoracic spine manifests degenerative changes from aging, obesity, repetitive strain and occupational stress, although sex differences are poorly understood. In this work we examine whether differences in the expression of thoracic degenerative joint changes can be found in females and males with respect to age. The two age groups included in the study are older adults between 50 and 55 years and elderly individuals between 70-75 years from t…
Comparing maxillary first molar crown shape using elliptical Fourier analysis in the Late Neolithic cave burials of Belgium
The Belgian Meuse karstic basin holds more than 200 Late Neolithic collective burials. Four of the largest include Hastière Caverne M, Hastière Trou Garçon C, Sclaigneaux and Bois Madame. The remains from these caves are commingled and fragmentary. However, in situ maxillary molars are well preserved permitting an investigation of molar crown shape within and across sites. Crown outlines from the burials are compared using elliptical Fourier anal…
Reconstructing the Diet of Kůlna 1 from the Moravian Karst (Czech Republic)
Permanent molar trait expression in the Late Neolithic cave burials of the Meuse Basin, Belgium
At least 250 cave burials along the Meuse river basin of Belgium yield prehistoric remains, and most date from the Late Neolithic period. Several have been radiocarbon dated, including the early/late Neolithic deposits of Hastière Caverne M and Hastière Trou Garçon C and the final/late Neolithic caves of Sclaigneaux and Bois Madame. An additional collective burial, Maurenne Caverne de la Cave is radiocarbon dated to the Middle Neolithic and final…
Regional variability in diet between Northern European and Mediterranean Neandertals
Sex- and status-based differences in medieval food preparation and consumption
Neandertal Mandibular Molars From Hortus Cave, France
Neandertal permanent mandibular molars are well represented at Hortus Cave, France, Sub-Phase IVb and Vb, providing an opportunity to assess intrapopulation and intersite shape variation. We expected the mandibular molars from Hortus cave, comprising Hortus II, Hortus IV, Hortus V and Hortus VI to cluster together, compared to Neandertals close in proximity, such as Malarnaud and La Quina 5 as well as those more distantly located such as Arcysur-…
Evidence of Increasing Intensity of Food Processing During the Upper Paleolithic of Western Eurasia
Expression of Nonmetric Dental Traits in Western European Neanderthals
Neanderthals of Western Europe lived across distinct ecogeographic zones from Marine Iso-tope Stage 7 to 3. Differences in dental morphology from seven Western European sites are compared in terms of ecogeography and chronology.Neanderthals (n = 12) along a north-south gradient were examined. These included the Meuse River Basin of Belgium (Engis 2 and Scladina 1-4A ), Southwest France (Pech de l'Azé 1 and Roc de Marsal), the Pyrenees (Malarnaud …
Dental morphology of deciduous molars from late Neolithic Caves of the Meuse River Basin of Belgium
Nearly 200 karstic caves of the Meuse River Basin of Belgium preserve collective burials dated to the Late Neolithic. The gnathic remains from five well preserved sites provide an opportunity to explore potential relationship among these cave burials. The cave burials of Hastière Caverne M, Hastière Trou Garçon C, Maurenne Caverne de la Cave, Sclaigneaux and Bois Madame are dated to circa 4,635 to 3,830 years BP. Dental casts from mandibular and …
Cervical arthritis, C3-C7, from an identified osteological collection
Osteoarthritis on the cervical vertebrae, C3-C7, accumulates as a function of age, life style, diet and severity of long-term skeletomuscular stress. However, the degree to which age (older adult and elderly) and sex differences impact on the manifestation of osteoarthritis remains difficult to assess because of the variability of biological aging and the lack of discrete post-reproductive age categories. The aim of this investigation was to scor…
A secondary mandibular condylar articulation and collateral effects on a Late Neolithic mandible from Bois Madame rockshelter in Arbre, Belgium
Comparison of maxillary first molar occlusal outlines of Neandertals from the Meuse River Basin of Belgium using elliptical Fourier analysis
Several Neandertals derive from the karstic caves of the Meuse river tributaries of Belgium, including Engis 2, Scladina 4A-4 and Spy 1. These may form a group that is distinct in maxillary first molar occlusal outlines compared to La Quina 5 from Southwest France. Alternatively, chronological differences may separate individuals given that Scladina 4A-4 from MIS 5 is older than the others from MIS 3. Neolithic samples (n = 42) from Belgium (Maur…
Variation in regional diet and mandibular morphology in prehistoric Japanese hunter–gatherer–fishers
Postnatal craniofacial ontogeny in neandertals and modern humans
OBJECTIVES: Neandertals and humans are closely related but differ noticeably in adult morphology. Previous work has been equivocal as to the contribution of postnatal growth and development to these differences. Due to disparate preservation, most analyses focus on specific anatomies, reconstructed fossils, or limited sample sizes. The objective of this research is to highlight the importance of postnatal growth in expressing Neandertal-human dis…
Forearm articular proportions and the antebrachial index in Homo sapiens, Australopithecus afarensis and the great apes
Criminology Theory
Dietary proclivities of Paranthropus robustus from Swartkrans, South Africa
Pleistocene Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans have yielded stable isotope values suggesting some foraging on C4 plants possibly including underground storage organs. Dental microwear texture analysis on P. robustus (SK 6, SK 34 and SK 47) from Swartkrans Member 1 is performed to examine whether tooth surface damage from mastication agrees with prior dietary inferences from carbon isotopes. There is considerable variation in textural c…
Portable XRF analysis of zoomorphic figurines, “tokens,” and sling bullets from Chogha Gavaneh, Iran
The mid-face of lower Pleistocene hominins and its bearing on the attribution of SK 847 and StW 53
On Meroitic Nubian Crania, Fordisc 2.0, and Human Biological History
Limb joint surface areas and their ratios in Malagasy lemurs and other mammals
Surface areas of humeral and femoral heads scale largely as a function of body size. However, differences in the relative sizes of these articular surfaces are correlated with differential joint mobility and force transmission through fore‐ and hindlimbs. They can therefore assist interpretation of the positional behavior of extinct species. In this paper, we document variation in ratios of humeral head surface area to femoral head surface area a…
Forensic Misclassification of Ancient Nubian Crania
Portable XRF analysis of zoomorphic figurines, “tokens,” and sling bullets from Chogha Gavaneh, Iran
Evidence of Increasing Intensity of Food Processing During the Upper Paleolithic of Western Eurasia
Inferring Plio‐Pleistocene southern African biochronology from facial affinities in Parapapio and other fossil papionins
Buried in the same South African cave deposits as Australopithecus , fossil papionins have been referred to Parapapio ( Pp. whitei , Pp. broomi , Pp. jonesi , Pp. antiquus ), Papio ( P. izodi , P. angusticeps , P. h. robinsoni ), Theropithecus (e.g., T. darti ), Gorgopithecus , or Dinopithecus on the basis of postcanine tooth size and descriptive morphology of the muzzle. The morphological patterns of variation that these papionins demonstrate ca…
Ontogenetic migration of the mental foramen in Neandertals and modern humans
Kennewick and Luzia
On the Misclassification of Human Crania
The mid-face of lower Pleistocene hominins and its bearing on the attribution of SK 847 and StW 53
Reconstructing the Diet of Kůlna 1 from the Moravian Karst (Czech Republic)
Sex- and status-based differences in medieval food preparation and consumption
Dental morphology of deciduous molars from late Neolithic Caves of the Meuse River Basin of Belgium
Nearly 200 karstic caves of the Meuse River Basin of Belgium preserve collective burials dated to the Late Neolithic. The gnathic remains from five well preserved sites provide an opportunity to explore potential relationship among these cave burials. The cave burials of Hastière Caverne M, Hastière Trou Garçon C, Maurenne Caverne de la Cave, Sclaigneaux and Bois Madame are dated to circa 4,635 to 3,830 years BP. Dental casts from mandibular and …
Permanent molar trait expression in the Late Neolithic cave burials of the Meuse Basin, Belgium
At least 250 cave burials along the Meuse river basin of Belgium yield prehistoric remains, and most date from the Late Neolithic period. Several have been radiocarbon dated, including the early/late Neolithic deposits of Hastière Caverne M and Hastière Trou Garçon C and the final/late Neolithic caves of Sclaigneaux and Bois Madame. An additional collective burial, Maurenne Caverne de la Cave is radiocarbon dated to the Middle Neolithic and final…
Neandertal Mandibular Molars From Hortus Cave, France
Neandertal permanent mandibular molars are well represented at Hortus Cave, France, Sub-Phase IVb and Vb, providing an opportunity to assess intrapopulation and intersite shape variation. We expected the mandibular molars from Hortus cave, comprising Hortus II, Hortus IV, Hortus V and Hortus VI to cluster together, compared to Neandertals close in proximity, such as Malarnaud and La Quina 5 as well as those more distantly located such as Arcysur-…
Expression of Nonmetric Dental Traits in Western European Neanderthals
Neanderthals of Western Europe lived across distinct ecogeographic zones from Marine Iso-tope Stage 7 to 3. Differences in dental morphology from seven Western European sites are compared in terms of ecogeography and chronology.Neanderthals (n = 12) along a north-south gradient were examined. These included the Meuse River Basin of Belgium (Engis 2 and Scladina 1-4A ), Southwest France (Pech de l'Azé 1 and Roc de Marsal), the Pyrenees (Malarnaud …
Cervical arthritis, C3-C7, from an identified osteological collection
Osteoarthritis on the cervical vertebrae, C3-C7, accumulates as a function of age, life style, diet and severity of long-term skeletomuscular stress. However, the degree to which age (older adult and elderly) and sex differences impact on the manifestation of osteoarthritis remains difficult to assess because of the variability of biological aging and the lack of discrete post-reproductive age categories. The aim of this investigation was to scor…
On Meroitic Nubian Crania, Fordisc 2.0, and Human Biological History
Degenerative joint changes of the thoracic spine with respect to sex and age
The thoracic spine manifests degenerative changes from aging, obesity, repetitive strain and occupational stress, although sex differences are poorly understood. In this work we examine whether differences in the expression of thoracic degenerative joint changes can be found in females and males with respect to age. The two age groups included in the study are older adults between 50 and 55 years and elderly individuals between 70-75 years from t…
Postnatal craniofacial ontogeny in neandertals and modern humans
OBJECTIVES: Neandertals and humans are closely related but differ noticeably in adult morphology. Previous work has been equivocal as to the contribution of postnatal growth and development to these differences. Due to disparate preservation, most analyses focus on specific anatomies, reconstructed fossils, or limited sample sizes. The objective of this research is to highlight the importance of postnatal growth in expressing Neandertal-human dis…
Andrew Schulze, My Neighbor of Another Color
Ankole Folk Tales
Opening ParagraphAnkole is a district in the south-west of the Uganda Protectorate. Its inhabitants, as a result of fifty years of British administration, are being gradually welded together into one people, the Banyankole. There are, however, two distinct ethnic groups in the country: the Bantu aborigines who till the soil and the cattlekeeping Bahima. The latter were Hamitic invaders from the north, who brought with them their own long-horned c…
The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis. Book I
Limb joint surface areas and their ratios in Malagasy lemurs and other mammals
Surface areas of humeral and femoral heads scale largely as a function of body size. However, differences in the relative sizes of these articular surfaces are correlated with differential joint mobility and force transmission through fore‐ and hindlimbs. They can therefore assist interpretation of the positional behavior of extinct species. In this paper, we document variation in ratios of humeral head surface area to femoral head surface area a…
Kennewick and Luzia
Ontogenetic migration of the mental foramen in Neandertals and modern humans
Forensic Misclassification of Ancient Nubian Crania
On Meroitic Nubian Crania, Fordisc 2.0, and Human Biological History
Inferring Plio‐Pleistocene southern African biochronology from facial affinities in Parapapio and other fossil papionins
Buried in the same South African cave deposits as Australopithecus , fossil papionins have been referred to Parapapio ( Pp. whitei , Pp. broomi , Pp. jonesi , Pp. antiquus ), Papio ( P. izodi , P. angusticeps , P. h. robinsoni ), Theropithecus (e.g., T. darti ), Gorgopithecus , or Dinopithecus on the basis of postcanine tooth size and descriptive morphology of the muzzle. The morphological patterns of variation that these papionins demonstrate ca…
On the Misclassification of Human Crania
Portable XRF analysis of zoomorphic figurines, “tokens,” and sling bullets from Chogha Gavaneh, Iran
The mid-face of lower Pleistocene hominins and its bearing on the attribution of SK 847 and StW 53
Forearm articular proportions and the antebrachial index in Homo sapiens, Australopithecus afarensis and the great apes
Criminology Theory
Dietary proclivities of Paranthropus robustus from Swartkrans, South Africa
Pleistocene Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans have yielded stable isotope values suggesting some foraging on C4 plants possibly including underground storage organs. Dental microwear texture analysis on P. robustus (SK 6, SK 34 and SK 47) from Swartkrans Member 1 is performed to examine whether tooth surface damage from mastication agrees with prior dietary inferences from carbon isotopes. There is considerable variation in textural c…
Variation in regional diet and mandibular morphology in prehistoric Japanese hunter–gatherer–fishers
Postnatal craniofacial ontogeny in neandertals and modern humans
OBJECTIVES: Neandertals and humans are closely related but differ noticeably in adult morphology. Previous work has been equivocal as to the contribution of postnatal growth and development to these differences. Due to disparate preservation, most analyses focus on specific anatomies, reconstructed fossils, or limited sample sizes. The objective of this research is to highlight the importance of postnatal growth in expressing Neandertal-human dis…
A secondary mandibular condylar articulation and collateral effects on a Late Neolithic mandible from Bois Madame rockshelter in Arbre, Belgium
Comparison of maxillary first molar occlusal outlines of Neandertals from the Meuse River Basin of Belgium using elliptical Fourier analysis
Several Neandertals derive from the karstic caves of the Meuse river tributaries of Belgium, including Engis 2, Scladina 4A-4 and Spy 1. These may form a group that is distinct in maxillary first molar occlusal outlines compared to La Quina 5 from Southwest France. Alternatively, chronological differences may separate individuals given that Scladina 4A-4 from MIS 5 is older than the others from MIS 3. Neolithic samples (n = 42) from Belgium (Maur…
Evidence of Increasing Intensity of Food Processing During the Upper Paleolithic of Western Eurasia
Expression of Nonmetric Dental Traits in Western European Neanderthals
Neanderthals of Western Europe lived across distinct ecogeographic zones from Marine Iso-tope Stage 7 to 3. Differences in dental morphology from seven Western European sites are compared in terms of ecogeography and chronology.Neanderthals (n = 12) along a north-south gradient were examined. These included the Meuse River Basin of Belgium (Engis 2 and Scladina 1-4A ), Southwest France (Pech de l'Azé 1 and Roc de Marsal), the Pyrenees (Malarnaud …
Dental morphology of deciduous molars from late Neolithic Caves of the Meuse River Basin of Belgium
Nearly 200 karstic caves of the Meuse River Basin of Belgium preserve collective burials dated to the Late Neolithic. The gnathic remains from five well preserved sites provide an opportunity to explore potential relationship among these cave burials. The cave burials of Hastière Caverne M, Hastière Trou Garçon C, Maurenne Caverne de la Cave, Sclaigneaux and Bois Madame are dated to circa 4,635 to 3,830 years BP. Dental casts from mandibular and …
Cervical arthritis, C3-C7, from an identified osteological collection
Osteoarthritis on the cervical vertebrae, C3-C7, accumulates as a function of age, life style, diet and severity of long-term skeletomuscular stress. However, the degree to which age (older adult and elderly) and sex differences impact on the manifestation of osteoarthritis remains difficult to assess because of the variability of biological aging and the lack of discrete post-reproductive age categories. The aim of this investigation was to scor…
Sex- and status-based differences in medieval food preparation and consumption
Neandertal Mandibular Molars From Hortus Cave, France
Neandertal permanent mandibular molars are well represented at Hortus Cave, France, Sub-Phase IVb and Vb, providing an opportunity to assess intrapopulation and intersite shape variation. We expected the mandibular molars from Hortus cave, comprising Hortus II, Hortus IV, Hortus V and Hortus VI to cluster together, compared to Neandertals close in proximity, such as Malarnaud and La Quina 5 as well as those more distantly located such as Arcysur-…
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (23 works) · Geography (19 works) · Archaeology (18 works) · Biology (17 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 works) · Paleontology (11 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Cave (7 works)