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Title: Osteometric analysis of intercostal variation and sexual dimorphism in the sternal end of the rib of modern American blacks.
Creator: Allen, Mary Barbot, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Research on the human rib has shown that the sternal end of this bone manifests differences in age, sex and race. It was also found that intercostal variation may affect the expression of these traits. The purpose of this study is to osteometrically analyze intercostal variation and sexual dimorphism in ribs 1-7 from a known sample of American black males (N = 110) and females (N = 52) collected from recent forensic autopsy cases. Results indicate that although intercostal variation is...
Show moreResearch on the human rib has shown that the sternal end of this bone manifests differences in age, sex and race. It was also found that intercostal variation may affect the expression of these traits. The purpose of this study is to osteometrically analyze intercostal variation and sexual dimorphism in ribs 1-7 from a known sample of American black males (N = 110) and females (N = 52) collected from recent forensic autopsy cases. Results indicate that although intercostal variation is significant, there is too much overlap to metrically determine rib position. Sexual dimorphism is sufficient to develop discriminant function formulae that separate males and females with a minimum accuracy of 75% (rib 1) and a maximum of 83% (rib 4). However, these functions are population and rib specific. This research confirms earlier findings on ribs 3-5, and expands the potential to determine sex from ribs 1-7.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15422
Subject Headings: Black Studies, Anthropology, Physical
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Population Perspective in Osteology: A Case Study.
Creator: Lane, Rebecca A., Sublett, Audrey J., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Samples from two Southeastern populations classified as a "Koger's Island type" are re-examined using non-metrical osteological data. A populationist viewpoint is adopted and the data is analyzed statistically. This paper;diecusses the method and some problems inherent in its utilization. It is concluded that the two samples do not belong to the same breeding population. Anthropological implications of the method are briefly discussed.
Date Issued: 1969
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012591
Subject Headings: Anthropometry, Physical anthropology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Correlations between maxillary sinus and nasal cavity volume: An exploratory study into environmental influences on the human maxillary sinus.
Creator: Butaric, Lauren N., Florida Atlantic University, Broadfield, Douglas C., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Previous hypotheses have suggested that maxillary sinus volume (MSV) is dependent on nasal cavity volume (NCV), and while NCV is highly correlated with climate, MSV is a passive by-product. To test these hypotheses 39 dried adult human crania from different climatic regions were examined using CT technology. MSV and NCV were regressed against each other and cranial size-variables using least squares and reduced major axis analysis. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were also utilized to...
Show morePrevious hypotheses have suggested that maxillary sinus volume (MSV) is dependent on nasal cavity volume (NCV), and while NCV is highly correlated with climate, MSV is a passive by-product. To test these hypotheses 39 dried adult human crania from different climatic regions were examined using CT technology. MSV and NCV were regressed against each other and cranial size-variables using least squares and reduced major axis analysis. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were also utilized to identify significant differences in MSV and NCV between populations. Results suggest that MSV and NCV are not significantly correlated, and while NCV scales with isometry relative to skull size, scaling properties of MSV were not significant. ANOVA results show that although there are significant differences in MSV between populations, they are not due to climatic influences.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13373
Subject Headings: Biology, Anatomy, Anthropology, Physical
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The timing of growth spurts in Neanderthals.
Creator: Lupo, Amy C., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The timing of skeletal growth spurts in modern humans is unique among mammals. In modern humans, peak growth occurs after puberty during the adolescent period, whereas large-bodied non-human primates exhibit an earlier juvenile growth spurt. Based on limited data, previous researchers have suggested that Neanderthals experienced a late, modern human-like adolescent growth spurt. In this study, I examined the timing of stature and facial growth spurts in Neanderthals to test the hypothesis...
Show moreThe timing of skeletal growth spurts in modern humans is unique among mammals. In modern humans, peak growth occurs after puberty during the adolescent period, whereas large-bodied non-human primates exhibit an earlier juvenile growth spurt. Based on limited data, previous researchers have suggested that Neanderthals experienced a late, modern human-like adolescent growth spurt. In this study, I examined the timing of stature and facial growth spurts in Neanderthals to test the hypothesis that Neanderthals grew like modern humans. In order to assess the timing of Neanderthal growth spurts, I plotted a non-human primate regression estimate of age at puberty onto Neanderthal stature and mandibular velocity growth curves. The mandibular growth curve exhibits a discernible growth spurt after puberty, reminiscent of the modern human adolescent growth spurt. Future research on additional regions of the skeleton is necessary to further refine this estimate for the timing of Neanderthal growth spurts.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/1930487
Subject Headings: Neanderthal race, Human evolution, Fossil hominids, Anthropometry, Physical anthropology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Paranthropus face: examining a developmental model.
Creator: Burdelsky, Brittany A., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The Paranthropus head is characterized by features traditionally thought to be related to heavy chewing. McCollum [Science 284 (1999) : 301-305] proposed that palatal thickening is a response to developmental integration between the mandibular ramus, oral and nasal functional matrices, and the vomer, which inserts onto the premaxilla in Paranthropus and causes the palate to thicken instead of rotate during vertical expansion. I tested whether palate thickness increases as a byproduct of...
Show moreThe Paranthropus head is characterized by features traditionally thought to be related to heavy chewing. McCollum [Science 284 (1999) : 301-305] proposed that palatal thickening is a response to developmental integration between the mandibular ramus, oral and nasal functional matrices, and the vomer, which inserts onto the premaxilla in Paranthropus and causes the palate to thicken instead of rotate during vertical expansion. I tested whether palate thickness increases as a byproduct of differential increases in the sizes of the oral and nasal functional matrices compared to growth in the mandibular ramus. To do so, I collected 3D volume and landmark data from computed tomography (CT) scans of extant (Homo sapiens, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gorilla, Pongo pygmaeus) and extinct taxa (Australopithecus and Paranthropus), and tested counterpart relationships for bones in the cranium using scaling analyses. Results suggest that developmental constraints related to growth counterpart relationships in the skulll are unlikely to affect palate thickness in the genus Paranthropus.
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Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3358331
Subject Headings: Physical anthropology, Fossil hominids, Craniology, Human evolution, Evolutionary genetics
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: OSTEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC GROVES SITE (FLORIDA).
Creator: SAUNDERS, LORRAINE P., Florida Atlantic University, Sublett, Audrey J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The osteological material from a disturbed Archaic site (Republic Groves) in west central Florida was analyzed, both metrically and non-metrically, in an attempt to describe the population and its interaction with the environment. The dentition provided the best basis for cultural inferences. Correlation among extreme attrition, periodontal disease, and interproximal grooving was suggested. Frequencies for discrete and continuous cranial and infracranial non-metric traits were analyzed,...
Show moreThe osteological material from a disturbed Archaic site (Republic Groves) in west central Florida was analyzed, both metrically and non-metrically, in an attempt to describe the population and its interaction with the environment. The dentition provided the best basis for cultural inferences. Correlation among extreme attrition, periodontal disease, and interproximal grooving was suggested. Frequencies for discrete and continuous cranial and infracranial non-metric traits were analyzed, although a statistical treatment of the data proved impossible. Cranial and infracranial metrics were also reported. Finally, an attempt was made to interrelate Republic Groves archaeological data with interpretations suggested by other authors in reference to cultural and ethnological information.
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Date Issued: 1972
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13535
Subject Headings: Physical anthropology--Research, Anthropometry--Florida--Methodology
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Title: The Relationship of the Cranial Base and the Prognathism of the Upper Maxilla. A Comparative Study.
Creator: Montoya, Oscar F., Broadfield, Douglas C., McCarthy, Robert, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: With the purpose of studying the impact of the cranial base upon the prognathism of the upper maxilla on a sample of 120 cephalograms, the Facial Depth Cephalometric Analysis (FDCA) was used to measure these craniofacial structures and find ethnic, sex, age, and location differences. The cephalograms obtained from a previous data of existing populations of Caucasians and African descents (30 men, 30 women), and a dated population of European descents of the Denver Growth Study (15 men, 15...
Show moreWith the purpose of studying the impact of the cranial base upon the prognathism of the upper maxilla on a sample of 120 cephalograms, the Facial Depth Cephalometric Analysis (FDCA) was used to measure these craniofacial structures and find ethnic, sex, age, and location differences. The cephalograms obtained from a previous data of existing populations of Caucasians and African descents (30 men, 30 women), and a dated population of European descents of the Denver Growth Study (15 men, 15 women during their childhood and adolescence); were used to evaluate the facial depths and the cranial base angle. The Pearson coefficient correlation and student "t" test demonstrated that only S-FC depth affected the facial prognathism (P<0.01), Africans and women presented the greatest prognathism (P<0.01), women had the biggest Ba-S-Na angle (P<0.05) and the shortest S-N length (P<0.01), finally, adolescents showed a growth ofSN length after the age of 10 (P<0.02).
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Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000942
Subject Headings: Prognathism--Case studies, Cephalometry, Physical anthropology, Human population genetics
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Title: Sex Estimation in Subadult Skeletons: A Test of Eight Nonmetric Traits of the Mandible and Ilium.
Creator: Reinman, Alyssa Shiloh, Broadfield, Douglas C., Detwiler, Kate M., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Diagnosing the sex of subadult skeletal material is a difficult task for bioarchaeologists and forensic anthropologists. Metric and nonmetric techniques have been tested utilizing both fetal (Boucher 1957, Weaver 1980) and juvenile (Loth and Henneberg 2001, Weaver 1980) skeletal remains. Some metric techniques show promise in estimating the sex of juvenile skeletons, but most are found to be lacking in adequate accuracies (Holcomb and Konigsberg 1995, Weaver 1980). Nonmetric techniques have...
Show moreDiagnosing the sex of subadult skeletal material is a difficult task for bioarchaeologists and forensic anthropologists. Metric and nonmetric techniques have been tested utilizing both fetal (Boucher 1957, Weaver 1980) and juvenile (Loth and Henneberg 2001, Weaver 1980) skeletal remains. Some metric techniques show promise in estimating the sex of juvenile skeletons, but most are found to be lacking in adequate accuracies (Holcomb and Konigsberg 1995, Weaver 1980). Nonmetric techniques have been found to be more accurate, performing better than chance (Loth and Henneberg 2001, Mittler and Sheridan 1992, Weaver 1980). This study adds to this conversation, utilizing the Hamann-Todd Osteological Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, testing the accuracy of eight nonmetric traits of the subadult mandible and ilium for use in forensic investigations and bioarchaeological research.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004539, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004539
Subject Headings: Anthropometry, Forensic anthropology, Forensic osteology, Human remains (Archaeology), Ilium -- Sex differences, Maxilla -- Sex differences, Physical anthropology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Behavior patterns in Florida's middle archaic: activity induced articular facets from the Gauthier (SBR-193) Mortuary complex.
Creator: Nelson, Kassandra., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: This study examines activity induced articular facets and osteoarthritis in the ankle and foot complex of an Archaic hunter-gatherer population from the Gauthier (8BR-193) mortuary complex. To determine the frequency at which these characteristics occur, I scored the tibiae, tali, proximal phalanges, and metatarsals of adults and juveniles using methods developed by Buikstra and Ubelaker (1994) for scoring osteoarthritis and a synthesis of methods developed by Barnett (1954), and Boulle ...
Show moreThis study examines activity induced articular facets and osteoarthritis in the ankle and foot complex of an Archaic hunter-gatherer population from the Gauthier (8BR-193) mortuary complex. To determine the frequency at which these characteristics occur, I scored the tibiae, tali, proximal phalanges, and metatarsals of adults and juveniles using methods developed by Buikstra and Ubelaker (1994) for scoring osteoarthritis and a synthesis of methods developed by Barnett (1954), and Boulle (2001a; 2001b), Buikstra and Ubelaker (1994). Molleson (1989), Ubelaker (1979), for scoring articular facets. Despite significant skeletal fragmentation observed, articular facets were remarkbly complete, allowing for analysis of joint degeneration. While there does not appear to be a correlation between characteristics, the high prevalence of activity induced articular facets and osteoarthritis is indicative of extreme hyperdorsiflexion. Habitual kneeling and squatting postures are characteristic of hunter-gatherer subsistence activities as suggested by researchers such as Ubelaker (1975), Molleson (1969), and Trinkaus (1975).
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Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3318677
Subject Headings: Hunting and gathering societies, Indians of North AMerica, Antiquities, Physical anthropology, Human remains (Archaeology)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Bodies from the Darkside: Paradoxes of Female Anatomy in the Rena issance.
Creator: Thompson, Lana., Brown, Susan Love, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The body in anthropo logy represents more than a phys ical endpoint of human evolution. It is both the template for cultural imprint, and a symbol that communicates cultural information. ln the context of the Renaissance as an ethnographic e ntity, th e status of women is examined through two kinds of images: anatomic and fine art. Although the Renaissance is generally heralded as a boundary between medieval superstition and humanism, with its improvement in the quality of life, few scholars...
Show moreThe body in anthropo logy represents more than a phys ical endpoint of human evolution. It is both the template for cultural imprint, and a symbol that communicates cultural information. ln the context of the Renaissance as an ethnographic e ntity, th e status of women is examined through two kinds of images: anatomic and fine art. Although the Renaissance is generally heralded as a boundary between medieval superstition and humanism, with its improvement in the quality of life, few scholars have examined if that change applied to women. Using Kelly-Gadol's thesis that women did not have a renaissance in the Renaissance, this thesis wiII show their restricted status through the lens of anthropology of the body. Witch persecutions, sumptuary laws and curious metal appurtenances to restrict the body support this view. Kuhn's paradigm theory and Turner's work on IIminality are relevant with regard to unequal male-female status. When normal science is presented with new information that is anomalous, a period of denial ensues. Thus, the domain of authority was challenged by observation and created conflict along with discovery. The most drastic of these raged between female sexuality versus reproduction.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000970
Subject Headings: Physical anthropology, Women--History--Renaissance, 1450-1600, Body, Human--Social aspects, Anatomy, Artistic
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Title: Defining population characteristics of the Belle Glade culture: skeletal biology of Belle Glade mound (8PB41).
Creator: Smith, Catherine, Brown, Clifford T., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The prehistoric Belle Glade Culture, dwelling around Lake Okeechobee in interior Florida, is one of the most understudied cultures in North America. The purpose of this study is to define population characteristics about this culture through skeletal analysis of the collected remains from the type site for the culture, Belle Glade Mound (8PB41). To address the confounding factors of fragmentation and commingling, recently developed methods, statistical analyses, and specially designed...
Show moreThe prehistoric Belle Glade Culture, dwelling around Lake Okeechobee in interior Florida, is one of the most understudied cultures in North America. The purpose of this study is to define population characteristics about this culture through skeletal analysis of the collected remains from the type site for the culture, Belle Glade Mound (8PB41). To address the confounding factors of fragmentation and commingling, recently developed methods, statistical analyses, and specially designed software for such analyses of confounded collections were used in undertaking this study. A biological profile was developed that includes age-at-death estimations, sex estimations, stature estimations, and ancestral estimations in order to create a paleodemographic summary that more adequately describes this unknown population.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004467, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004467
Subject Headings: Belle Glade (Fla.) -- Social aspects, Ethnoarchaeology -- Florida -- Belle Glade, Forensic anthropology, Human remains (Archaeology) -- Florida -- Belle Glade, Paleopathology, Physical anthropology
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