Childhood growth: Comparing long bone cortical thickness and length in four hunter gatherer societies

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dc.contributor.authorCobby, Avery
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-20T15:20:27Z
dc.date.available2025-06-20T15:20:27Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates childhood skeletal growth patterns in four hunter-gatherer groups: Late Stone Age (LSA), Sadlermuit (SAD), Indian Knoll (IK), and Point Hope (PH), by analyzing the cortical thickness and diaphyseal length of the femur and humerus. These measurements provide insights into adaptation to environmental stressors during early-life growth. The research examines how cortical thickness and diaphyseal length vary across these groups, the environmental and dietary factors influencing these variations, and how these growth patterns compare to modern trajectories from the Maresh dataset. Statistical analyses identified significant differences in humeral and femoral measurements. Contrary to expectations, IK exhibited the greatest cortical thickness in both the humerus and femur, suggesting that factors beyond mechanical loading, such as diet and ecological conditions, influenced skeletal growth. This study contributes to understanding how past populations adapted to their environments and provides new insights into childhood skeletal development.
dc.description.reviewstatusUnreviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelUndergraduate
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/22422
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectchildhood growth
dc.subjectskeletal development
dc.subjectcortical thickness
dc.subjectdiaphyseal length
dc.subjecthumerus
dc.subjectfemur
dc.subjecthunter-gatherers
dc.subjectpaleoanthropology
dc.subjectstatistical analysis
dc.titleChildhood growth: Comparing long bone cortical thickness and length in four hunter gatherer societies
dc.typeHonours thesis

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