Recentering forensic anthropology within a multifaceted body of evolutionary theory: Strengthening method by making theory explicit
The discipline of forensic anthropology has been critiqued for its lack of a theoretical basis.
In response, practitioners often assert that their analyses are implicitly grounded in …
In response, practitioners often assert that their analyses are implicitly grounded in …
Climate change–induced population pressure drives high rates of lethal violence in the Prehispanic central Andes
Understanding the influence of climate change and population pressure on human conflict
remains a critically important topic in the social sciences. Long-term records that evaluate …
remains a critically important topic in the social sciences. Long-term records that evaluate …
The Subadult Virtual Anthropology Database (SVAD): An accessible repository of contemporary subadult reference data
The Subadult Virtual Anthropology Database (SVAD) is the largest available repository of
contemporary (2010–2019) subadult reference data from around the world. It is composed of …
contemporary (2010–2019) subadult reference data from around the world. It is composed of …
A growth area: A review of the value of clinical studies of child growth for palaeopathology
SL Decrausaz, ME Cameron - Evolution, Medicine, and Public …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Studies of living children demonstrate that early life stress impacts linear growth outcomes.
Stresses affecting linear growth may also impact later life health outcomes, including …
Stresses affecting linear growth may also impact later life health outcomes, including …
Biological mortality bias in diaphyseal growth of contemporary children: Implications for paleoauxology
Objectives Biological mortality bias is the idea that individuals who comprise skeletal
samples (non‐survivors) are a specific subset of the overall population, who may have been …
samples (non‐survivors) are a specific subset of the overall population, who may have been …
Agreement and error rates associated with standardized data collection protocols for skeletal and dental data on 3D virtual subadult crania
Observer error and agreement rates for craniometrics, odontometrics, and cranial and dental
morphological traits have been inconsistently evaluated on three-dimensional cranial …
morphological traits have been inconsistently evaluated on three-dimensional cranial …
A multifaceted exploration of ontogenetic variation in vertebral neural canal size across contemporary populations
Objectives Vertebral neural canal (VNC) dimensions are considered a reliable indicator of
childhood stress. However, no study has characterized variation in VNC size or shape or the …
childhood stress. However, no study has characterized variation in VNC size or shape or the …
How low can we go? A skeletal maturity threshold for probabilistic visual sex estimation from immature human os coxae
Objectives The appearance of sexually dimorphic traits varies depending on the type of
bone, age, environmental and genetic factors and is closely linked to skeletal maturation …
bone, age, environmental and genetic factors and is closely linked to skeletal maturation …
Using a multimethod life history approach to navigate the osteological paradox: A case study from Prehispanic Nasca, Peru
WC McCool, AS Anderson… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We leverage recent bioarchaeological approaches and life history theory to
address the implications of the osteological paradox in a study population. The goal of this …
address the implications of the osteological paradox in a study population. The goal of this …
Subadult age estimation using the mixed cumulative probit and a contemporary United States population
The mixed cumulative probit (MCP), a new, flexible algorithm that accommodates a variety of
mean and shape parameters in univariate models and conditional dependence …
mean and shape parameters in univariate models and conditional dependence …