Long bone length and stature in the Western European Mesolithic. I. Methodological problems and solutions

Stature estimations have been made from a sample of long bones from Western European Mesolithic skeletons. A systematic difference is observed between the stature estimations from the distal parts of the extremities and those from the proximal parts. In this paper this methodological problem is disc...

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Published inJournal of human evolution Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 399 - 410
Main Authors Constandse-Westermann, T.S., Blok, M.L., Newell, R.R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 1985
Elsevier
Subjects
Anthropological methods
Human paleontology
Mesolithic
Methodology and general studies
Prehistory and protohistory
Stature determination
Western Europe
Mesolithic
Stature determination
Western Europe
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Summary:Stature estimations have been made from a sample of long bones from Western European Mesolithic skeletons. A systematic difference is observed between the stature estimations from the distal parts of the extremities and those from the proximal parts. In this paper this methodological problem is discussed and a solution for this specific sample is proposed. In a second article, to be published at a later date, the proposed method is used to analyse the chronological and geographical variability of stature in the Western European Mesolithic.
ISSN:0047-2484
1095-8606
DOI:10.1016/S0047-2484(85)80048-8