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Cortical index of three prehistoric human Pacific Island samples

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ID12371543
AuthorsKasey F Robb (University of the South Pacific, corresponding author), H R Buckley (0000-0003-1047-4288, University of Otago), M Spriggs (0000-0002-7293-6778, Australian National University), S Bedford (Australian National University)
Year2010
Volume22
Issue3
Pages284-293
Publication date2010-09-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.1205
OpenAlexW2067323464
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited55

To understand stress, attention must focus on the costs and limits of adaptation. The current study investigates two non‐specific indicators of stress in human skeletal remains from three prehistoric sites in the Pacific Islands as an attempt to understand differential responses to island environments. The samples used in this study represent both colonising and established populations and are spread geographically throughout the Pacific Islands. In the current study both inter and intrasample comparisons of cortical index (CI) and maximum femoral length are made. Within all the samples there is evidence of an age related decline in CI and a sexual dimorphism of CI and maximum femoral length. No significant correlations are found between the non‐specific indicators of stress and the temporal and spatial distributions of the samples. Overall, the indicators used in the current study show very similar results and therefore do not seem to reflect differential adaptation to Pacific Island environments through time and across island groups. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Adaptation (eye · Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Index (typography · Physical geography · Prehistory · Sexual dimorphism · Zoology · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Ecology

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