Kimberly A Plomp
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3584795 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kimberly A Plomp |
| PRENOMES | Kimberly A |
| SOBRENOME | Plomp |
| ASSINATURA | PLOMP K A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9932-5491 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2012 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Philippine Human Bioarchaeology
This paper presents a comprehensive review of human bioarchaeology in the Philippines, tracing the field from its colonial‐era beginnings to recent developments. We examine how sociopolitical histories—particularly Spanish and American colonial rule—shaped early knowledge production practices and interpretations of archaeological human remains data. Through a qualitative metasynthesis of published and unpublished literature, we identify prevailin…
Craniometric Analysis of Thalassemic Individuals From Neolithic Northern Vietnam (4000–3500 bp )
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder affecting hemoglobin synthesis that is common in the Mediterranean, Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Skeletal evidence for the disease has been identified in Mainland Southeast Asia as early as 7000 years ago. Thalassemia results in hyperactive marrow expansion, increasing the brittleness of bone and leading to poorer preservation in the archaeological record. Thus, the disease is li…
Shape analyses and the human skeleton
One key theme running through human skeletal research from early studies in the 18th century to today is a focus on shape. Unfortunately, early research fell prey to racist ideas about human biology. But thankfully, over the last 100 years, there has been a refocus on how to interpret the shape of human bones and what we can learn from it. We now answer a variety of questions using shape, ranging from how and why certain anatomical traits evolved…
Estimating osteological sex using predictive geometric morphometric analyses of the greater sciatic notch
Features of the pelvis are widely used for estimating sex in both forensic and archaeological contexts. • Qualitative scales are unreliable in estimating sex. • Quantifying the shape of pelvic features using morphometrics provides greater accuracy in sex estimations. • Both the shape and angle of the greater sciatic notch are accurate predictors of biological sex. Accurately estimating the biological sex of human skeletal remains is crucial in bo…
Stone point variability reveals spatial, chronological and environmental structuring of eastern African Middle Stone Age populations
Stone points are one of the key features used to define the African Middle Stone Age (MSA). Regional patterns in their shape and size through time have been thought to reflect inter-group interactions and networks of populations and are used to define cultural phases within the MSA. However, eastern Africa does not have distinctive and widely applied chrono-stratigraphic point variants that divide its MSA record, which is often described as being…
Mandibular shape and diet in extant primates
Establishing a link between mandibular morphology and diet in extant primates has long been a goal in biological anthropology because it should provide important insight into the diets of extinct primates, including fossil hominins. To date, efforts to explore this question have produced mixed results, largely perhaps due to a reliance on the use of 2D morphological data. Here, we report a study where we investigated whether 3D shape data would p…
Mixed ancestry of Europeans who settled Iceland and Greenland
Debate surrounds the identity of the Europeans who settled Iceland and Greenland in the early medieval period. Historical sources record settlers travelling from Norway to Iceland and then Greenland, but recent analyses of biological data suggest that some settlers had British and Irish ancestry. Here, the authors test these hypotheses with 3D-shape analyses of human crania from Scandinavia, Britain and Ireland, and one of the Norse colonies in G…
Can we combine 3D data obtained with a MicroScribe digitising arm and photogrammetry to address bioarchaeological research questions
Testing inter-observer error under a collaborative research framework for studying lithic shape variability
Evaluating error that arises through the aggregation of data recorded by multiple observers is a key consideration in many metric and geometric morphometric analyses of stone tool shape. One of the most common approaches involves the convergence of observers for repeat trails on the same set of artefacts: however, this is logistically and financially challenging when collaborating internationally and/or at a large scale. We present and evaluate a…
Using the shape of the basicranial portion of the temporal bone to distinguish between relatively closely-related human populations
Potential adaptations for bipedalism in the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae of Homo sapiens
Frequency and patterns of costovertebral osteoarthritis in two Medieval English populations
Does the correlation between schmorl's nodes and vertebral morphology extend into the lumbar spine
Schmorl's nodes are depressions on vertebrae due to herniation of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc into the vertebral body. This study provides an extension of our previous study which analyzed the shape of the lower thoracic spine and found that vertebral morphology was associated with the presence of Schmorl's nodes. Ninety adult individuals from the late Medieval site of Fishergate House, York, and the Post‐Medieval site of Coac…
Morphological Characteristics of Healthy and Osteoarthritic Joint Surfaces in Archaeological Skeletons
Osteoarthritis is a major health concern in living populations, as well as being one of the most common pathological lesions identified in the archaeological record. The aetiology of the disease remains unclear, with a multi-factorial influence of physical strain, age, genetics, and obesity. Previous studies have identified a relationship between the presence of knee osteoarthritis on the distal femoral joint and the morphology of the intercondyl…
Disease in London, 1st–19th Centuries
(2013). Disease in London, 1st–19th Centuries: An Illustrated Guide to Diagnosis. Edited by Don Walker. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 170, No. 1, pp. 327-328
Vertebral morphology influences the development of Schmorl's nodes in the lower thoracic vertebrae
Schmorl's nodes are the result of herniations of the nucleus pulposus into the adjacent vertebral body and are commonly identified in both clinical and archaeological contexts. The current study aims to identify aspects of vertebral shape that correlate with Schmorl's nodes. Two‐dimensional statistical shape analysis was performed on digital images of the lower thoracic spine (T10–T12) of adult skeletons from the late medieval skeletal assemblage…
Testing inter-observer error under a collaborative research framework for studying lithic shape variability
Evaluating error that arises through the aggregation of data recorded by multiple observers is a key consideration in many metric and geometric morphometric analyses of stone tool shape. One of the most common approaches involves the convergence of observers for repeat trails on the same set of artefacts: however, this is logistically and financially challenging when collaborating internationally and/or at a large scale. We present and evaluate a…
Morphological Characteristics of Healthy and Osteoarthritic Joint Surfaces in Archaeological Skeletons
Osteoarthritis is a major health concern in living populations, as well as being one of the most common pathological lesions identified in the archaeological record. The aetiology of the disease remains unclear, with a multi-factorial influence of physical strain, age, genetics, and obesity. Previous studies have identified a relationship between the presence of knee osteoarthritis on the distal femoral joint and the morphology of the intercondyl…
Vertebral morphology influences the development of Schmorl's nodes in the lower thoracic vertebrae
Schmorl's nodes are the result of herniations of the nucleus pulposus into the adjacent vertebral body and are commonly identified in both clinical and archaeological contexts. The current study aims to identify aspects of vertebral shape that correlate with Schmorl's nodes. Two‐dimensional statistical shape analysis was performed on digital images of the lower thoracic spine (T10–T12) of adult skeletons from the late medieval skeletal assemblage…
Stone point variability reveals spatial, chronological and environmental structuring of eastern African Middle Stone Age populations
Stone points are one of the key features used to define the African Middle Stone Age (MSA). Regional patterns in their shape and size through time have been thought to reflect inter-group interactions and networks of populations and are used to define cultural phases within the MSA. However, eastern Africa does not have distinctive and widely applied chrono-stratigraphic point variants that divide its MSA record, which is often described as being…
Using the shape of the basicranial portion of the temporal bone to distinguish between relatively closely-related human populations
Does the correlation between schmorl's nodes and vertebral morphology extend into the lumbar spine
Schmorl's nodes are depressions on vertebrae due to herniation of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc into the vertebral body. This study provides an extension of our previous study which analyzed the shape of the lower thoracic spine and found that vertebral morphology was associated with the presence of Schmorl's nodes. Ninety adult individuals from the late Medieval site of Fishergate House, York, and the Post‐Medieval site of Coac…
Estimating osteological sex using predictive geometric morphometric analyses of the greater sciatic notch
Features of the pelvis are widely used for estimating sex in both forensic and archaeological contexts. • Qualitative scales are unreliable in estimating sex. • Quantifying the shape of pelvic features using morphometrics provides greater accuracy in sex estimations. • Both the shape and angle of the greater sciatic notch are accurate predictors of biological sex. Accurately estimating the biological sex of human skeletal remains is crucial in bo…
Mixed ancestry of Europeans who settled Iceland and Greenland
Debate surrounds the identity of the Europeans who settled Iceland and Greenland in the early medieval period. Historical sources record settlers travelling from Norway to Iceland and then Greenland, but recent analyses of biological data suggest that some settlers had British and Irish ancestry. Here, the authors test these hypotheses with 3D-shape analyses of human crania from Scandinavia, Britain and Ireland, and one of the Norse colonies in G…
Potential adaptations for bipedalism in the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae of Homo sapiens
Vertebral morphology influences the development of Schmorl's nodes in the lower thoracic vertebrae
Schmorl's nodes are the result of herniations of the nucleus pulposus into the adjacent vertebral body and are commonly identified in both clinical and archaeological contexts. The current study aims to identify aspects of vertebral shape that correlate with Schmorl's nodes. Two‐dimensional statistical shape analysis was performed on digital images of the lower thoracic spine (T10–T12) of adult skeletons from the late medieval skeletal assemblage…
Disease in London, 1st–19th Centuries
(2013). Disease in London, 1st–19th Centuries: An Illustrated Guide to Diagnosis. Edited by Don Walker. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 170, No. 1, pp. 327-328
Does the correlation between schmorl's nodes and vertebral morphology extend into the lumbar spine
Schmorl's nodes are depressions on vertebrae due to herniation of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc into the vertebral body. This study provides an extension of our previous study which analyzed the shape of the lower thoracic spine and found that vertebral morphology was associated with the presence of Schmorl's nodes. Ninety adult individuals from the late Medieval site of Fishergate House, York, and the Post‐Medieval site of Coac…
Morphological Characteristics of Healthy and Osteoarthritic Joint Surfaces in Archaeological Skeletons
Osteoarthritis is a major health concern in living populations, as well as being one of the most common pathological lesions identified in the archaeological record. The aetiology of the disease remains unclear, with a multi-factorial influence of physical strain, age, genetics, and obesity. Previous studies have identified a relationship between the presence of knee osteoarthritis on the distal femoral joint and the morphology of the intercondyl…
Frequency and patterns of costovertebral osteoarthritis in two Medieval English populations
Using the shape of the basicranial portion of the temporal bone to distinguish between relatively closely-related human populations
Potential adaptations for bipedalism in the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae of Homo sapiens
Can we combine 3D data obtained with a MicroScribe digitising arm and photogrammetry to address bioarchaeological research questions
Testing inter-observer error under a collaborative research framework for studying lithic shape variability
Evaluating error that arises through the aggregation of data recorded by multiple observers is a key consideration in many metric and geometric morphometric analyses of stone tool shape. One of the most common approaches involves the convergence of observers for repeat trails on the same set of artefacts: however, this is logistically and financially challenging when collaborating internationally and/or at a large scale. We present and evaluate a…
Mixed ancestry of Europeans who settled Iceland and Greenland
Debate surrounds the identity of the Europeans who settled Iceland and Greenland in the early medieval period. Historical sources record settlers travelling from Norway to Iceland and then Greenland, but recent analyses of biological data suggest that some settlers had British and Irish ancestry. Here, the authors test these hypotheses with 3D-shape analyses of human crania from Scandinavia, Britain and Ireland, and one of the Norse colonies in G…
Estimating osteological sex using predictive geometric morphometric analyses of the greater sciatic notch
Features of the pelvis are widely used for estimating sex in both forensic and archaeological contexts. • Qualitative scales are unreliable in estimating sex. • Quantifying the shape of pelvic features using morphometrics provides greater accuracy in sex estimations. • Both the shape and angle of the greater sciatic notch are accurate predictors of biological sex. Accurately estimating the biological sex of human skeletal remains is crucial in bo…
Stone point variability reveals spatial, chronological and environmental structuring of eastern African Middle Stone Age populations
Stone points are one of the key features used to define the African Middle Stone Age (MSA). Regional patterns in their shape and size through time have been thought to reflect inter-group interactions and networks of populations and are used to define cultural phases within the MSA. However, eastern Africa does not have distinctive and widely applied chrono-stratigraphic point variants that divide its MSA record, which is often described as being…
Mandibular shape and diet in extant primates
Establishing a link between mandibular morphology and diet in extant primates has long been a goal in biological anthropology because it should provide important insight into the diets of extinct primates, including fossil hominins. To date, efforts to explore this question have produced mixed results, largely perhaps due to a reliance on the use of 2D morphological data. Here, we report a study where we investigated whether 3D shape data would p…
A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Philippine Human Bioarchaeology
This paper presents a comprehensive review of human bioarchaeology in the Philippines, tracing the field from its colonial‐era beginnings to recent developments. We examine how sociopolitical histories—particularly Spanish and American colonial rule—shaped early knowledge production practices and interpretations of archaeological human remains data. Through a qualitative metasynthesis of published and unpublished literature, we identify prevailin…
Craniometric Analysis of Thalassemic Individuals From Neolithic Northern Vietnam (4000–3500 bp )
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder affecting hemoglobin synthesis that is common in the Mediterranean, Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Skeletal evidence for the disease has been identified in Mainland Southeast Asia as early as 7000 years ago. Thalassemia results in hyperactive marrow expansion, increasing the brittleness of bone and leading to poorer preservation in the archaeological record. Thus, the disease is li…
Shape analyses and the human skeleton
One key theme running through human skeletal research from early studies in the 18th century to today is a focus on shape. Unfortunately, early research fell prey to racist ideas about human biology. But thankfully, over the last 100 years, there has been a refocus on how to interpret the shape of human bones and what we can learn from it. We now answer a variety of questions using shape, ranging from how and why certain anatomical traits evolved…
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 obras) · Morphological variations and asymmetry (11 obras) · Anatomy (7 obras) · Biology (6 obras) · Geography (6 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 obras) · Archaeology (5 obras) · Crania (4 obras) · Medicine (4 obras) · Anatomy (3 obras)