RSS 1.0Anthropological Review 2024, Vol. 87 No. 1
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Tuberculous spondylitis: Macromorphological and radiological studies on a skeleton from the Late Iron Age monument of Nor Armavir, Armenia
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-03)The skeleton in question derives from the Late Iron Age monument of Nor Armavir and was unearthed from burial No. 19. The deceased was buried in an unusual position. In this article, we characterize the pathological bony ... -
The presence of Homo in Sicily: evidence, hypotheses and uncorroborated ideas. An archaeo-anthropological perspective
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-03)This article summarises the main findings and data on the ancient peopling of the Mediterranean island of Sicily through an archaeo-anthropological perspective. The hypothesis surrounding the presence of the Lower Palaeolithic ... -
AI-generated faces show lower morphological diversity than real faces do
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-03)Some recent studies suggest that artificial intelligence can create realistic human faces subjectively unrecognizable from faces of real people. We have compared static facial photographs of 197 real men with a sample of ... -
Possible future evolutionary consequences to Homo as a result of the implementation of biotechnology
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-03)Biotechnology has become one of the most powerful forces on the planet, since it is capable of altering life processes at a molecular level. Since human bodies are dynamic biological systems, medicine requires to understand ... -
Morphological structure and ethnic background of the Sudanese Shagia tribe (East Africa)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-03)North Sudan, especially the 4th Nile Cataract region, is home to one of the world’s most isolated human populations. This study aimed to clarify the ethnic background of the Shagia based on anthropological analyses. This ... -
The variability of anthropometric and body composition parameters in middle-aged women associated with menopause and smoking
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-03)Menopause and its related hormonal changes are associated with the variation of body composition, especially impacting adipose tissue metabolism and the reduction of lean mass. The purpose of the present study was to ... -
Age at pubarche and the risk of developing cardiometabolic complications among 50–52-year-old men from Krakow Longitudinal Study (Poland)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-03)Despite contradictory observations, it has been postulated that early age of adrenarche predisposes to an increased risk of cardiometabolic complications in further ontogeny due to greater body fatness. The aim of this ... -
Asymmetry in Body Composition Variables of Youth Athletes
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-03)Assessing bilateral differences in paired anthropometric features is an important methodological problem in sports anthropology. The present study included 128 adolescent female athletes (59 rhythmic gymnasts, 58 tennis ...