Browsing Department of Anthropology (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Wescott, Daniel Jay"
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Longitudinal assessment of age-related change in the dental pulp chamber and age estimation using dental radiographs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This dissertation presents a new and practical method of adult age estimation with successful tests of its validity and repeatability. Six qualitative criteria evident in oral radiographs were developed from 37 subjects ... -
Reconstructing activity patterns in prehistoric Jomon people using long bone cross-sectional geometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)This thesis uses long bone diaphyseal morphology to test hypotheses regarding behavior and functional adaptation among Jomon period hunter-gatherers from the Yoshigo site in Japan. Cross-sectional properties of Jomon femora ... -
The validity of morphological features and osteological markers in reconstructing habitual activities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Bony morphological features have been used to reflect biomechanical behavioral patterns among archaeological populations. Of most recent ones is the anterior femoral curvature (AFC). It has been proposed as a valid indicator ...