M E Lewis
Biographic Data
| ID | 30890 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M E Lewis |
| GIVEN NAMES | M E |
| FAMILY NAME | Lewis |
| SIGNATURE | LEWIS M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Salisbury University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2466-4867 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 89 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Thalassaemia
The diagnosis of thalassaemia in archaeological populations has long been hindered by a lack of pathogonomic features, and the non-specific nature of cribra orbitalia and porotic hyperostosis. In fact, clinical research has highlighted more specific diagnostic criteria for thalassaemia major and intermedia based on changes to the thorax ('rib-within-a-rib' and costal osteomas). A recent re-examination of 364 child skeletons from Romano-British Po…
Proposing a way forward
This study assesses the current state of adult skeletal age‐at‐death estimation in biological anthropology through analysis of data published in recent research articles from three major anthropological and archaeological journals (2004–2009). The most commonly used adult ageing methods, age of ‘adulthood’, age ranges and the maximum age reported for ‘mature’ adults were compared. The results showed a wide range of variability in the age at which…
What’s Next for Environmental History
Comparison of child morbidity in two contrasting medieval cemeteries from Denmark
This study compares associations between demographic profiles, long bone lengths, bone mineral content, and frequencies of stress indicators in the preadult populations of two medieval skeletal assemblages from Denmark. One is from a leprosarium, and thus probably represents a disadvantaged group (Næstved). The other comes from a normal, and in comparison rather privileged, medieval community (Æbelholt). Previous studies of the adult population i…
Endocranial lesions in non-adult skeletons
Reactive new bone on the endocranial surface of the skull in non-adults has recently received a lot of attention in the palaeopathological literature. These features appear as layers of new bone on the original cortical surface, expanding around meningeal vessels, as isolated plaques, 'hair-on-end' extensions of the diploë or, as 'capillary' impressions extending into the inner lamina of the cranium. These lesions are commonly found on the occipi…
Comparative study of the prevalence of maxillary sinusitis in later Medieval urban and rural populations in Northern England
Six hundred sixty‐three Medieval individuals from Wharram Percy, a rural settlement in the Yorkshire Wolds, and 1,042 individuals from St. Helen‐on‐the‐Walls, a poor parish in the Medieval city of York, were examined in order to test the hypothesis that maxillary sinusitis would be more prevalent in an urban population due to social and environmental conditions characteristic of an industrialized settlement. The results showed that the individual…
Americans and their forests
Wilderness Preservation and the Sagebrush Rebellions
A New Face on the Countryside
The Ends of the Earth
National Grasslands in the Dust Bowl
National grasslands were unsuccessful as an agent of landuse reform in the Dust Bowl. Local willingness to sell both grassland and cropland prevailed over federal acquisition of severely eroded cropland. Demonstration of grazing as a landuse has not been as effective as rental payments from federal programs in motivating cropland retirement. Current managerial plans for two national grasslands indicate future emphasis on nonagricultural goals and…
James Edward Smith, 1942–1968
Comparative study of the prevalence of maxillary sinusitis in later Medieval urban and rural populations in Northern England
Six hundred sixty‐three Medieval individuals from Wharram Percy, a rural settlement in the Yorkshire Wolds, and 1,042 individuals from St. Helen‐on‐the‐Walls, a poor parish in the Medieval city of York, were examined in order to test the hypothesis that maxillary sinusitis would be more prevalent in an urban population due to social and environmental conditions characteristic of an industrialized settlement. The results showed that the individual…
Comparison of child morbidity in two contrasting medieval cemeteries from Denmark
This study compares associations between demographic profiles, long bone lengths, bone mineral content, and frequencies of stress indicators in the preadult populations of two medieval skeletal assemblages from Denmark. One is from a leprosarium, and thus probably represents a disadvantaged group (Næstved). The other comes from a normal, and in comparison rather privileged, medieval community (Æbelholt). Previous studies of the adult population i…
Endocranial lesions in non-adult skeletons
Reactive new bone on the endocranial surface of the skull in non-adults has recently received a lot of attention in the palaeopathological literature. These features appear as layers of new bone on the original cortical surface, expanding around meningeal vessels, as isolated plaques, 'hair-on-end' extensions of the diploë or, as 'capillary' impressions extending into the inner lamina of the cranium. These lesions are commonly found on the occipi…
Thalassaemia
The diagnosis of thalassaemia in archaeological populations has long been hindered by a lack of pathogonomic features, and the non-specific nature of cribra orbitalia and porotic hyperostosis. In fact, clinical research has highlighted more specific diagnostic criteria for thalassaemia major and intermedia based on changes to the thorax ('rib-within-a-rib' and costal osteomas). A recent re-examination of 364 child skeletons from Romano-British Po…
National Grasslands in the Dust Bowl
National grasslands were unsuccessful as an agent of landuse reform in the Dust Bowl. Local willingness to sell both grassland and cropland prevailed over federal acquisition of severely eroded cropland. Demonstration of grazing as a landuse has not been as effective as rental payments from federal programs in motivating cropland retirement. Current managerial plans for two national grasslands indicate future emphasis on nonagricultural goals and…
Wilderness Preservation and the Sagebrush Rebellions
A New Face on the Countryside
James Edward Smith, 1942–1968
National Grasslands in the Dust Bowl
National grasslands were unsuccessful as an agent of landuse reform in the Dust Bowl. Local willingness to sell both grassland and cropland prevailed over federal acquisition of severely eroded cropland. Demonstration of grazing as a landuse has not been as effective as rental payments from federal programs in motivating cropland retirement. Current managerial plans for two national grasslands indicate future emphasis on nonagricultural goals and…
The Ends of the Earth
Wilderness Preservation and the Sagebrush Rebellions
A New Face on the Countryside
Americans and their forests
Comparative study of the prevalence of maxillary sinusitis in later Medieval urban and rural populations in Northern England
Six hundred sixty‐three Medieval individuals from Wharram Percy, a rural settlement in the Yorkshire Wolds, and 1,042 individuals from St. Helen‐on‐the‐Walls, a poor parish in the Medieval city of York, were examined in order to test the hypothesis that maxillary sinusitis would be more prevalent in an urban population due to social and environmental conditions characteristic of an industrialized settlement. The results showed that the individual…
Endocranial lesions in non-adult skeletons
Reactive new bone on the endocranial surface of the skull in non-adults has recently received a lot of attention in the palaeopathological literature. These features appear as layers of new bone on the original cortical surface, expanding around meningeal vessels, as isolated plaques, 'hair-on-end' extensions of the diploë or, as 'capillary' impressions extending into the inner lamina of the cranium. These lesions are commonly found on the occipi…
What’s Next for Environmental History
Comparison of child morbidity in two contrasting medieval cemeteries from Denmark
This study compares associations between demographic profiles, long bone lengths, bone mineral content, and frequencies of stress indicators in the preadult populations of two medieval skeletal assemblages from Denmark. One is from a leprosarium, and thus probably represents a disadvantaged group (Næstved). The other comes from a normal, and in comparison rather privileged, medieval community (Æbelholt). Previous studies of the adult population i…
Proposing a way forward
This study assesses the current state of adult skeletal age‐at‐death estimation in biological anthropology through analysis of data published in recent research articles from three major anthropological and archaeological journals (2004–2009). The most commonly used adult ageing methods, age of ‘adulthood’, age ranges and the maximum age reported for ‘mature’ adults were compared. The results showed a wide range of variability in the age at which…
Thalassaemia
The diagnosis of thalassaemia in archaeological populations has long been hindered by a lack of pathogonomic features, and the non-specific nature of cribra orbitalia and porotic hyperostosis. In fact, clinical research has highlighted more specific diagnostic criteria for thalassaemia major and intermedia based on changes to the thorax ('rib-within-a-rib' and costal osteomas). A recent re-examination of 364 child skeletons from Romano-British Po…
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