How to calculate the age at formation of Harris lines? A step-by-step review of current methods and a proposal for modifications to Byers' formulas

MJ Kulus, P Dąbrowski - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Harris lines (HL; also known as “growth arrest lines” or “transverse radiopaque lines”) are
horizontal sclerotic lines formed in the metaphyseal or diaphyseal part of long bones …

Life and Death in El Mirador Cave. Anthropological and Palaeopathological Analysis of a Collective Burial

J Iglesias-Bexiga, M Yustos… - Prehistoric Herders and …, 2022 - Springer
El Mirador cave is a key site for understanding the settlement processes of the communities
of Late prehistory. In 2009, excavation began of a Chalcolithic collective burial in a small …

Influence de l'état sanitaire des populations anciennes sur la mortalité en temps de peste: contribution à la paléoépidémiologie

S Kacki - 2016 - theses.hal.science
Génératrice depuis le VIe siècle de notre ère de crises épidémiques récurrentes en
Occident, la peste a profondémentmarqué l'histoire des sociétés européennes, tant sur le …

Severe skeletal lesions, osteopenia and growth deficit in a child with pulmonary tuberculosis (mid-20th century, Portugal)

E Gooderham, L Marinho, L Spake, S Fisk… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This case-study provides a summary of skeletal lesions seen in a case of
diagnosed juvenile pulmonary tuberculosis with extensive multifocal bony lesions. Materials …

The affinity of the Harris lines to bone massiveness.

A Tomaszewska, D Psonak - Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht …, 2020 - europepmc.org
Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate whether the occurrence of the
Harris lines (HLs) affects the bone massiveness and intravital body height of the individuals …

Investigating femoral growth disruption in subadults from the 10th–13th century St. Étienne cemetery of Toulouse, France

H Welsh, MB Brickley - American Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The skeleton embodies an individual's environment and lived experiences.
Studying childhood growth disruption can, therefore, aid in understanding the experiences …

Perinatal disorders and small birthweight are significantly associated with small vertebral neural canal size in a contemporary pediatric autopsy sample

L O'Donnell, LK Corron, EC Hill - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study design. A retrospective, nonblinded, single-center observational study. Objective. The
purpose of this study is to examine associations between small vertebral neural canal (VNC) …

Diversité biologique des enfants décédés en période périnatale et traitements funéraires au Kerma classique: Les exemples de la nécropole 8B-51 (Kerma classique …

C Partiot - 2018 - theses.hal.science
En dépit des taux élevés de mortalité infantile dans les populations du passé, les sujets
décédés en période périnatale ont longtemps été délaissés dans les travaux …

Early stress variation reflected in adult vertebral neural canal size within a medieval silver-mining population from Kutná Hora (Czech Republic)

H Brzobohatá, F Velímský, J Frolík - Anthropological Science, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Previous bioarchaeological and auxological research has indicated that stunting the growth
of vertebral measures, specifically those of the vertebral neural canal (VNC), provides a …

[HTML][HTML] Signs of childhood physiological stresses in a South African human skeletal collection

JM de Lange, A Alblas, M Nel… - Human …, 2023 - human-biology-and-public-health …
Background: HarrisLines (HL) andLinearEnamelHypoplasia (LEH) are non-specific skeletal
markers of health status. The aetiology of these markers has not yet been confirmed due to a …