The short die young: The interrelationship between stature and longevity - Evidence from skeletal remains

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 340-347

  Kemkes Grottenthaler, Ariane ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age at death differentials; Long bone length; Palaeodemography; Postcranial skeleton

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; NUTRITION; RADIUS; SKELETON; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIBIA;

AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; EUROPE; FEMUR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; HUMERUS; LONGEVITY; RADIUS; TIBIA;

EID: 26044453562     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20146     Document Type: Article

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