Tea Jashashvili
Biographic Data
| ID | 100904 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tea Jashashvili |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tea |
| FAMILY NAME | Jashashvili |
| SIGNATURE | JASHASHVILI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5107-1915 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 295 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Geographic and sex differences in the 3D configuration of the human parietal bone
As a sizable component of the cranial vault, the parietal bone is essential for understanding the regional variation of cranial surface morphology. Predigital, traditional morphological studies have tended to underemphasize the role of parietal trait variation, particularly in identifying region-specific and/or sex-related differences in modern human populations. Consequently, the extent of morphological variation in the parietal bone among moder…
Combinations of trabecular and cortical bone properties distinguish various loading modalities between athletes and controls
OBJECTIVES: Variation in trabecular and cortical bone properties is often used to infer habitual behavior in the past. However, the structures of both types of bone are rarely considered together and may even contradict each other in functional interpretations. We examine trabecular and cortical bone properties in various athletes and sedentary controls to clarify the associations between combinations of cortical and trabecular bone properties an…
Automated resolution independent method for comparing in vivo and dry trabecular bone
Objectives Variation in human trabecular bone morphology can be linked to habitual behavior, but it is difficult to investigate in vivo due to the radiation required at high resolution. Consequently, functional interpretations of trabecular morphology remain inferential. Here we introduce a method to link low‐ and high‐resolution CT data from dry and fresh bone, enabling bone functional adaptation to be studied in vivo and results compared to the…
Morphological description and evolutionary significance of 300 ka hominin facial bones from Hualongdong, China
The pectoral girdle of StW 573 ('Little Foot') and its implications for shoulder evolution in the Hominina
The upper limb skeleton and behavioral lateralization of modern humans from Zhaoguo Cave, southwestern China
OBJECTIVES: Aims of the study are to initially describe and comparatively evaluate the morphology of the new Zhaoguo M1 upper limb remains, and contextualize upper limb functional adaptations among those of other worldwide Upper Paleolithic (UP) humans to make inferences about subsistence-related activity patterns in southwestern China at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The preserved Zhaoguo M1 skeletal remains include p…
Morphometric analysis of the hominin talus: Evolutionary and functional implications
Strength properties of extant hominoid hallucal and pollical metapodials
Complex variation of trabecular bone structure in the proximal humerus and femur of five modern human populations
OBJECTIVE: This project investigates trabecular bone structural variation in the proximal humerus and femur of hunter-gatherer, mixed-strategy agricultural, medieval, and human groups to address three questions: (a) What is the extent of trabecular bone structural variation in the humerus and femur between populations with different inferred activity levels? (b) How does variation in the proximal humerus relate to variation in the proximal femur?…
The endocast of StW 573 ("Little Foot") and hominin brain evolution
A multiscale stratigraphic investigation of the context of StW 573 'Little Foot' and Member 2, Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa
The long limb bones of the StW 573 Australopithecus skeleton from Sterkfontein Member 2: Descriptions and proportions
"The bony labyrinth of StW 573 ("Little Foot): Implications for early hominin evolution and paleobiology
Use of high resolution computed tomography to diagnose ante-mortem dental root fractures in archaeological samples
Inter-ray variation in metatarsal strength properties in humans and African apes: Implications for inferring bipedal biomechanics in the Olduvai Hominid 8 foot
The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: Evidence from Middle Stone Age layers at Sibudu Cave
Structural analysis of the femoral diaphyses of an early modern human from Tianyuan Cave, China
The Upper Limb of Australopithecus sediba
The evolution of the human upper limb involved a change in function from its use for both locomotion and prehension (as in apes) to a predominantly prehensile and manipulative role. Well-preserved forelimb remains of 1.98-million-year-old Australopithecus sediba from Malapa, South Africa, contribute to our understanding of this evolutionary transition. Whereas other aspects of their postcranial anatomy evince mosaic combinations of primitive (aus…
Locomotor anatomy and biomechanics of the Dmanisi hominins
Locomotor anatomy and biomechanics of the Dmanisi hominins
The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: Evidence from Middle Stone Age layers at Sibudu Cave
The long limb bones of the StW 573 Australopithecus skeleton from Sterkfontein Member 2: Descriptions and proportions
"The bony labyrinth of StW 573 ("Little Foot): Implications for early hominin evolution and paleobiology
The endocast of StW 573 ("Little Foot") and hominin brain evolution
The pectoral girdle of StW 573 ('Little Foot') and its implications for shoulder evolution in the Hominina
Morphometric analysis of the hominin talus: Evolutionary and functional implications
A multiscale stratigraphic investigation of the context of StW 573 'Little Foot' and Member 2, Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa
Morphological description and evolutionary significance of 300 ka hominin facial bones from Hualongdong, China
Complex variation of trabecular bone structure in the proximal humerus and femur of five modern human populations
OBJECTIVE: This project investigates trabecular bone structural variation in the proximal humerus and femur of hunter-gatherer, mixed-strategy agricultural, medieval, and human groups to address three questions: (a) What is the extent of trabecular bone structural variation in the humerus and femur between populations with different inferred activity levels? (b) How does variation in the proximal humerus relate to variation in the proximal femur?…
Structural analysis of the femoral diaphyses of an early modern human from Tianyuan Cave, China
Inter-ray variation in metatarsal strength properties in humans and African apes: Implications for inferring bipedal biomechanics in the Olduvai Hominid 8 foot
Strength properties of extant hominoid hallucal and pollical metapodials
The upper limb skeleton and behavioral lateralization of modern humans from Zhaoguo Cave, southwestern China
OBJECTIVES: Aims of the study are to initially describe and comparatively evaluate the morphology of the new Zhaoguo M1 upper limb remains, and contextualize upper limb functional adaptations among those of other worldwide Upper Paleolithic (UP) humans to make inferences about subsistence-related activity patterns in southwestern China at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The preserved Zhaoguo M1 skeletal remains include p…
Combinations of trabecular and cortical bone properties distinguish various loading modalities between athletes and controls
OBJECTIVES: Variation in trabecular and cortical bone properties is often used to infer habitual behavior in the past. However, the structures of both types of bone are rarely considered together and may even contradict each other in functional interpretations. We examine trabecular and cortical bone properties in various athletes and sedentary controls to clarify the associations between combinations of cortical and trabecular bone properties an…
Locomotor anatomy and biomechanics of the Dmanisi hominins
The Upper Limb of Australopithecus sediba
The evolution of the human upper limb involved a change in function from its use for both locomotion and prehension (as in apes) to a predominantly prehensile and manipulative role. Well-preserved forelimb remains of 1.98-million-year-old Australopithecus sediba from Malapa, South Africa, contribute to our understanding of this evolutionary transition. Whereas other aspects of their postcranial anatomy evince mosaic combinations of primitive (aus…
Structural analysis of the femoral diaphyses of an early modern human from Tianyuan Cave, China
Use of high resolution computed tomography to diagnose ante-mortem dental root fractures in archaeological samples
Inter-ray variation in metatarsal strength properties in humans and African apes: Implications for inferring bipedal biomechanics in the Olduvai Hominid 8 foot
The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: Evidence from Middle Stone Age layers at Sibudu Cave
Complex variation of trabecular bone structure in the proximal humerus and femur of five modern human populations
OBJECTIVE: This project investigates trabecular bone structural variation in the proximal humerus and femur of hunter-gatherer, mixed-strategy agricultural, medieval, and human groups to address three questions: (a) What is the extent of trabecular bone structural variation in the humerus and femur between populations with different inferred activity levels? (b) How does variation in the proximal humerus relate to variation in the proximal femur?…
The endocast of StW 573 ("Little Foot") and hominin brain evolution
A multiscale stratigraphic investigation of the context of StW 573 'Little Foot' and Member 2, Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa
The long limb bones of the StW 573 Australopithecus skeleton from Sterkfontein Member 2: Descriptions and proportions
"The bony labyrinth of StW 573 ("Little Foot): Implications for early hominin evolution and paleobiology
The upper limb skeleton and behavioral lateralization of modern humans from Zhaoguo Cave, southwestern China
OBJECTIVES: Aims of the study are to initially describe and comparatively evaluate the morphology of the new Zhaoguo M1 upper limb remains, and contextualize upper limb functional adaptations among those of other worldwide Upper Paleolithic (UP) humans to make inferences about subsistence-related activity patterns in southwestern China at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The preserved Zhaoguo M1 skeletal remains include p…
Morphometric analysis of the hominin talus: Evolutionary and functional implications
Strength properties of extant hominoid hallucal and pollical metapodials
Combinations of trabecular and cortical bone properties distinguish various loading modalities between athletes and controls
OBJECTIVES: Variation in trabecular and cortical bone properties is often used to infer habitual behavior in the past. However, the structures of both types of bone are rarely considered together and may even contradict each other in functional interpretations. We examine trabecular and cortical bone properties in various athletes and sedentary controls to clarify the associations between combinations of cortical and trabecular bone properties an…
Automated resolution independent method for comparing in vivo and dry trabecular bone
Objectives Variation in human trabecular bone morphology can be linked to habitual behavior, but it is difficult to investigate in vivo due to the radiation required at high resolution. Consequently, functional interpretations of trabecular morphology remain inferential. Here we introduce a method to link low‐ and high‐resolution CT data from dry and fresh bone, enabling bone functional adaptation to be studied in vivo and results compared to the…
Morphological description and evolutionary significance of 300 ka hominin facial bones from Hualongdong, China
The pectoral girdle of StW 573 ('Little Foot') and its implications for shoulder evolution in the Hominina
Geographic and sex differences in the 3D configuration of the human parietal bone
As a sizable component of the cranial vault, the parietal bone is essential for understanding the regional variation of cranial surface morphology. Predigital, traditional morphological studies have tended to underemphasize the role of parietal trait variation, particularly in identifying region-specific and/or sex-related differences in modern human populations. Consequently, the extent of morphological variation in the parietal bone among moder…
Biology (16 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 works) · Anatomy (11 works) · Evolutionary biology (11 works) · Paleontology (11 works) · Paleontology (11 works) · Anatomy (10 works) · Geology (10 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (9 works) · Geology (8 works)