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Case study: trepanation or injury? An example of an early medieval skull from Płock (Poland)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-02-25)
The aim of the study was to analyze a skull found in ossuary material in Płock, dated between the 16th and 19th centuries. The skull was subjected to a comprehensive anthropological analysis due to the number of pathological ...
Usefulness of the analysis of the average ridge width of fingerprints in archaeological research
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-02-25)
Skin ridges (dermatoglyphs or fingerprints) are a characteristic pattern of sulci on the skin of primates which appear on the entire hand palm and on the soles of the feet. Fingerprints are unique, irremovable and invariable ...
Sex-Based Differences in Age-Related Changes of the Vertebral Column from a Bronze Age Urban Population in Ancient China
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-03-18)
The health disparities between males and females in bioarchaeological settings are important indicators of gender-based differences in socioeconomic roles. In this study, sex-based differences of the vertebral column in ...
Impact of Infectious Disease on Humans and Our Origins
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-03-18)
On May 16, 2020, the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny organized the symposium “Impact of Infectious Disease on Humans and Our Origins”. The symposium aimed to gather experts on infectious diseases ...
Evolution of modern humans is a result of self-amplifying feedbacks beginning in the Miocene and continuing without interruption until now
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-03-18)
Humans are a part of the complex system of life. This consists of a multitude of feedbacks among all parts of living systems. In the case of human origins, many feedbacks became positive rather than homeostatic, thus ...
Application of the lateral angle method for sex determination of cremated individuals from burials of the Lusatian culture cemetery in Czernikowice, Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-02-25)
Research of cremated human remains are limited by severe analytical constraints. Estimation of basic anthropological parameters such as sex of individuals or their age at death is often uncertain. A method for assessing ...
The plague’s impact paleodemographic and genetic measures in 15th to 16th century Gdańsk
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-02-25)
Yersinia pestis caused plagues and haunted Gdańsk several times during the 15th and 16th centuries. This study focuses on the following demographic effects: 1/ distributions of deceased by age in a plagued city, 2/ parameters ...
Association of early menarche with elevated BMI, lower body height and relative leg length among 14- to 16-year-old post-menarcheal girls from a Maya community in Yucatan, Mexico
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-03-18)
Human body segments have different timing and tempo of growth. Early menarche (EM) as an indicator of early reproductive maturity results in a shortened height and leg length. Relatively larger trunk may increase risk for ...
A life on horseback? Prevalence and correlation of metric and non-metric traits of the “horse-riding syndrome“ in an Avar population (7th-8th century AD) in Eastern Austria
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-09-30)
Musculoskeletal stress markers allow the reconstruction of occupational and habitual activity patterns in historical populations. The so-called horse-riding syndrome summarizes several musculoskeletal markers which are ...
Is digit ratio (2D:4D) associated with a religious profession? An exploratory study on male Polish seminary students
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-09-30)
Human females demonstrate higher religiosity than men in populations. Digit ratio (2D:4D), being a putative indicator of prenatal testosterone, is associated in varying degrees with characters that show sexual dimorphism. ...