Biomechanical Analyses of Archaeological Human Skeletons

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Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Paleopathology and ancient diseases

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: “Wolff's Law” and Bone Functional Adaptation Methods for Analyzing Long Bone Diaphyseal Structure Evolutionary Trends in Long Bone Robusticity Variation Within Recent Human Populations Variation Within Individuals Conclusions and Future Directions References

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