Abdel-Halim Al-Shiyab
Biographic Data
| ID | 4090622 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abdel-Halim Al-Shiyab |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abdel-Halim |
| FAMILY NAME | Al-Shiyab |
| SIGNATURE | AL-SHIYAB A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Head Shape and Size of Adult Males as Possible Indicators of Childhood Stress in Northern Jordan (1900–1978)
Stature, sitting height, stature by weight, and head circumference change with varying economic conditions during early childhood. Our hypothesis is that adult head shape, as well as head size, is influenced by changes in childhood nutrition. When economic conditions are bad, nutrition and health suffer, and the result is dolichocephaly. To test this hypothesis, we measured the head length, width, and circumference of 398 adult males in Jordan. F…
The Wadi Faynan Project
The excavation of a large cemetery site known as the South Cemetery, close to the large settlement of Khirbat Faynan, was undertaken as a joint project between the British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History, and the Department of Anthropology, Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, Yarmouk University as part of the Wadi Faynan Project. In response to the continued looting of the site, six weeks of excavation were carried out. Thes…
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The Wadi Faynan Project
The excavation of a large cemetery site known as the South Cemetery, close to the large settlement of Khirbat Faynan, was undertaken as a joint project between the British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History, and the Department of Anthropology, Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, Yarmouk University as part of the Wadi Faynan Project. In response to the continued looting of the site, six weeks of excavation were carried out. Thes…
Head Shape and Size of Adult Males as Possible Indicators of Childhood Stress in Northern Jordan (1900–1978)
Stature, sitting height, stature by weight, and head circumference change with varying economic conditions during early childhood. Our hypothesis is that adult head shape, as well as head size, is influenced by changes in childhood nutrition. When economic conditions are bad, nutrition and health suffer, and the result is dolichocephaly. To test this hypothesis, we measured the head length, width, and circumference of 398 adult males in Jordan. F…
Geography (2 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (1 work) · Anthropometry (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 work) · Circumference (1 work) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (1 work) · Demography (1 work)