Bioarchaeological (the study of archeological human remains together with contextual and
documentary evidence) offers a unique vantage point to examine variation in skeletal …

Analyses of human skeletal shape and geometry are used to investigate questions related to
habitual activities and physical lifeways, as well as biological distance and relatedness …

The human lineage is marked by a transition in hand use, from locomotion towards
increasingly dexterous manipulation, concomitant with bipedalism. The forceful precision …

Much research has debated the technological abilities of Neanderthals relative to those of
early modern humans, with a particular focus on subtle differences in thumb morphology …

Primate fingers are typically in direct contact with the environment during both locomotion
and manipulation, and aspects of external phalangeal morphology are known to reflect …

Neanderthal foot bone proportions and morphology are mostly indistinguishable from those
of Homo sapiens, with the exception of several distinct Neanderthal features in the talus. The …

The morphology of entheses (muscle/tendon attachment sites) on bones is routinely used in
paleontological and bioarcheological studies to infer the physical activity patterns of ancient …

Morphological variation in the hominoid capitate has been linked to differences in habitual
locomotor activity due to its importance in movement and load transfer at the midcarpal joint …

Objectives As is the case among many complex motor tasks that require prolonged practice
before achieving expertise, aspects of the biomechanics of knapping vary according to the …

Trabecular bone remodels during life in response to loading and thus should, at least in part,
reflect potential variation in the magnitude, frequency and direction of joint loading across …