Variation in cross-sectional indicator of femoral robusticity in Homo sapiens and Neandertals.

ABSTRACT: Variations in the cross-sectional properties of long bones are used to reconstruct the activity of human groups and differences in their respective habitual behaviors. Knowledge of what factors influence bone structure in Homo sapiens and Neandertals is still insufficient thus, this study investigated which biological and environmental variables influence variations in the femoral robusticity indicator of these two species. The sample consisted of 13 adult Neandertals from the Middle Paleolithic and 1959 adult individuals of H. sapiens ranging chronologically from the Upper Paleolithic to recent times. The femoral biomechanical properties were derived from the European data set, the subject literature, and new CT scans. The material was tested using a Mantel test and statistical models. In

SUBMITTER: Kubicka AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933494 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature