Sex differences in humeral bilateral asymmetry in two hunter‐gatherer populations
California Amerinds and British Columbian Amerinds
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8312700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Wei (0000-0001-8545-4527, San Jose State University, corresponding author), Elizabeth Weiss |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 140 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-24 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.21025 |
| PMID | 19280674 |
| OpenAlex | W2087742276 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 30 |
This study uses two prehistoric Amerindian populations of hunter‐gatherer subsistence patterns to determine whether levels of sexual dimorphism in humeral bilateral cross‐sectional asymmetry are related to sex‐specific differences in activities among these populations. Results confirmed that males of the California Amerind population who engaged in the more unimanual activities of spear hunting and warfare were more asymmetrical than were their female counterparts who engaged in the more bimanual activities of grinding acorns. California Amerind males were also more asymmetrical than British Columbian Amerind males who rowed (using both arms) extensively. Sex differences within British Columbian Amerinds were not statistically significant, nor were female differences between populations. In general, levels of humeral asymmetry appear to be more dependent on sex and population‐specific behaviors rather than broad subsistence patterns. Am J Phys Anthropol 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Archaeology · Geography · Hunter-gatherer · Sociology · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Morphological variations and asymmetry · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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