Activity-related skeletal change in medieval humeri: Cross-sectional and architectural alterations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 536-546

  Rhodes, Jill A ^a,b   Knüsel, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archery; Behavioral morphology; Fluctuating asymmetry; Humeral torsion; Weapon use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ARM INJURIES; ENGLAND; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WAR; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 27744537043     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20147     Document Type: Article

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