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Micro-evolution in a Prehistoric Alabama Population

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1970
Summary:
Three skeletal samples from the Lu 25, Perry Site, were selected on the basis of Archaeological evidence. These individuals were observed for the presence or absence of seventy-eight cranial and postcranial discrete traits. The frequency of occurrence for each trait was determined for males, females and combined sexes in each sample. These incidences were used as the basis for statistical comparison to determine biological distance. The teeth of the individuals were also analyzed for caries and abcesses. All evidence indicates one evolving populati on from a hunting and gathering to an agricultural economy.
Title: Micro-evolution in a Prehistoric Alabama Population.
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Name(s): Romfh, John Howard
Sublett, Audrey J., Thesis advisor
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Department of Anthropology
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Created: 1970
Date Issued: 1970
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 103 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Three skeletal samples from the Lu 25, Perry Site, were selected on the basis of Archaeological evidence. These individuals were observed for the presence or absence of seventy-eight cranial and postcranial discrete traits. The frequency of occurrence for each trait was determined for males, females and combined sexes in each sample. These incidences were used as the basis for statistical comparison to determine biological distance. The teeth of the individuals were also analyzed for caries and abcesses. All evidence indicates one evolving populati on from a hunting and gathering to an agricultural economy.
Identifier: FA00012595 (IID)
Degree granted: Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1970.
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Subject(s): Ethnology--Alabama
Perry Site (Ala)
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