HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology 
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This study focuses on the comparison of three methods for estimating ages of linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) formation. The skeletal material derives from three burial grounds localized on the territory of Poland, dated to 13th–18th c. CE. In total 642 teeth of 77 individuals were qualified for the study. The position of LEHs on the crown surface was measured and then converted to age at formation using the regression equations proposed by Goodman and Rose, Goodman and Song, and the data provided by Reid and Dean. There were 51.9% of individuals and 17.9% of teeth affected by LEH. The lowest age estimates were provided by...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
A re-examination of the human fossil specimen from Bački Petrovac (Serbia)
Publication date: August 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, Volume 65, Issue 4 Author(s): Predrag Radović , Joshua Allan Lindal , Mirjana Roksandic A fragmented human calotte was discovered during the early 1950s near Bački Petrovac (Serbia), in association with Palaeolithic stone tools. After its initial publication, the fossil specimen remained largely unknown outside of the Serbian academe and no detailed comparative study has ever been carried out. Since the whereabouts of the fossil itself are currently unknown, and given its potential significance for the Pleistocene human evolution, we...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Illuminating the Nubian ‘Dark Age’: A bioarchaeological analysis of dental non-metric traits during the Napatan Period
This study uses a bioarchaeological approach to examine the biological affinity of these Ancient Nubians. The focal site of this research, Tombos, is one of few non-central Napatan Period sites that have been excavated and can, therefore, shed light on the broader Napatan populace. Dental non-metric trait frequencies were examined in the Tombos sample as well as in 12 comparative samples to elucidate the biological affinities of these populations. Analyses indicate that Tombos dental non-metric trait frequencies were not significantly different from the majority of Egyptian and Nubian samples examined here. Therefore, we p...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Doing with less: hominin brain atrophy
Publication date: Available online 19 September 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): Robert G. Bednarik In contrast to hominin encephalization, the final Pleistocene and Holocene reduction in cranial volume has attracted very little attention and remains unexplained. Here it is examined in the light of current neuroscientific and archaeological understanding, and it is shown that the most parsimonious explanation is via the domestication hypothesis of recent humans. Accordingly, rapid atrophy of the brain is partly explained by the culturally-based process of sexual selection, first detec...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Variability of palmprint ridge density in a North Indian population and its use in inference of sex in forensic examinations
Publication date: Available online 22 September 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): Kewal Krishan , Tanuj Kanchan , Ruchika Sharma , Annu Pathania Fingerprints and palmprints are unique to an individual, and these biometric characters are used in the identification of individuals. In the recent past, ridge density (ridge count in a defined area) has been explored for its applicability in inference of sex from the fingerprints and palmprints recovered at the crime scene. The present research aims to study the variability of palmprint ridge density in a North Indian population, and its ...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
A study of the anthropometric correlations between upper limb measurements for personal identification in Sudanese population
Publication date: Available online 30 September 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): A.A. Ahmed The presence of multiple isolated commingled fleshed limbs or limb parts generates a significant challenge for forensic investigators in wars, mass disasters, and criminal assaults in the process of identification. Although upper limb measurements have been used to establish individual identity in terms of sex and stature with high success, there is a scarcity of data concerning the correlations within upper limb parts. Hence, this study aims to assess the relationships within upper limb parts ...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
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Publication date: October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, Volume 65, Issue 5 (Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology)
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Associations of physical activity and inactivity with body tissue composition among healthy Polish women and women after mastectomy
Publication date: October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, Volume 65, Issue 5 Author(s): U. Czerniak , A. Demuth , M. Skrzypczak The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between physical activity and body composition among healthy women and women who have had mastectomy. This is in order to establish whether physical activity of women after breast cancer treatment improves composition and distribution of body mass components to a degree which will allow to achieve the body composition of healthy women. Research material consists of anthropometric measurements (body height, weight...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Skull deformations in craniosynostosis and endocrine disorders Morphological and tomographic analysis of the skull from the crypt of the Silesian Piasts in Brzeg (16th–17th century), Poland
Publication date: October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, Volume 65, Issue 5 Author(s): T. Kozłowski , M. Cybulska , B. Błaszczyk , M. Krajewska , C. Jeśman Results of morphological and tomographic (CT) studies of the skull that was found in the crypt of the Silesian Piasts in the St. Jadwiga church in Brzeg (Silesia, Poland) are presented and discussed here. The established date of burial of probably a 20–30 years old male was 16th–17th century. The analyzed skull showed premature obliteration of the major skull sutures. It resulted in the braincase deformation, similar to the form...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Dental indicators of adaptation in the Sahara Desert during the Late Holocene
Publication date: October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, Volume 65, Issue 5 Author(s): E. Nikita , D. Mattingly , M.M. Lahr The present paper examines dental diseases and linear enamel hypoplasia among the Garamantes, a Late Holocene Saharan population, and aims to draw conclusions about nutrition and adaptation to a hyper-arid environment. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Garamantian diet included animal protein and local, Mediterranean and Near Eastern plants. Moreoever, although the Garamantes had developed urban centres, the size of these was not large enough to allow for parti...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Hypothesis: Brain size and skull shape as criteria for a new hominin family tree
Publication date: October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, Volume 65, Issue 5 Author(s): Pierre Chardin Today, gorillas and chimpanzees live in tropical forests, where acid soils do not favor fossilization. It is thus widely believed that there are no fossils of chimpanzees or gorillas. However, four teeth of a 0.5-million-year (Ma)-old chimpanzee were discovered in the rift valley of Kenya (McBrearty and Jablonski, 2005), and a handful of teeth of a 10-Ma-old gorilla-like creature were found in Ethiopia (Suwa et al., 2007), close to the major sites of Homo discoveries. These discoveries indica...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Absolute and relative endocranial size in Neandertals and later Pleistocene Homo
Publication date: October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, Volume 65, Issue 5 Author(s): Andrew Gallagher Eurasian Neandertals encompass the entire observed range of recent and fossil Homo sapiens in absolute, but not relative endocranial volume, and Neandertals attest an average EQ significantly lower than their Upper Pleistocene successors. While the cognitive, social, and evolutionary implications of this phenomenon have been emphasised, the statistical basis of a mean inference of EQ in the Neandertal hypodigm has not been appropriately demonstrated. A demonstrable male bias in the availabl...
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Publication date: Available online 3 October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): Mónica Rodríguez Pérez (Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology)
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Anthropometric variables, lifestyle and sports in school-age children: comparison between the cities of Bologna and Crotone
Publication date: Available online 5 October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): S. Toselli , P. Brasili , T. Iuliano , F. Spiga Weight disorders are rapidly increasing in childhood. In Italy a strong geographic North-South gradient of overweight and obesity has been reported. The purpose of this study is to examine anthropometric variables, physical activity and lifestyles in school-age children in the cities of Bologna and Crotone. The sample consists of 963 children attending primary schools, aged 6-10 years. Height, weight, triceps, and subscapular skinfolds were measured for each...
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Genetic determinants and dynamics of permanent teeth emergence in Northwest Indian twins: A chronogenetic study
Publication date: Available online 5 October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): Krishan Sharma The understanding of the role of genetic factors in phenotypic variation in the emergence of secondary teeth in humans remains is incomplete. Dental emergence data based on a mixed longitudinal study were collected on 111 twin pairs from an urban population of Chandigarh. The observations over time on a single individual varied from one to nine, thus giving a total of 595 entities. Female twins manifested emergence priority over males. The differences between zygosities in mean emergence ages ...
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