A Study of Non-specific Stress Indicators and Skeletal Growth in Two Mediaeval Subadult Populations

Ribot, Isabelle; Roberts, Charlotte A.

doi:10.1006/jasc.1996.0006

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“…During growth, each individual has a genetic potential for increasing in size and shape, which depends upon different environmental conditions (Ribot and Roberts, 1996;Lewis, 2007). As highlighted by many authors (e.g.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As already highlighted by Ribot and Roberts (1996), the accuracy of these odontological and osteological methods has been tested by several authors on various American and European samples. Regarding Ubelaker's (1989) chart, although it was originally created for anthropological work with American Indians, it has been approved by the Workshop of European Anthropologists (Ferembach et al, 1980).…”

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“…Growth is a graded process that involves various changes related to age, characterized mainly by the increase in size and the differentiation in shape of each part of the body (Ribot and Roberts, 1996;Scheuer and Black, 2000). Its most important aspect is variation due to the complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors (Ribot and Roberts, 1996;Bogin, 1999;King and Ulijaszek, 1999;Scheuer and Black, 2000;Lewis, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Its most important aspect is variation due to the complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors (Ribot and Roberts, 1996;Bogin, 1999;King and Ulijaszek, 1999;Scheuer and Black, 2000;Lewis, 2007). Modern studies have shown that growth is considerably adaptable, and can be affected by several factors, including nutrition, infection, socioeconomic status, urbanization, migration, physical activity, physiological stress, climate, altitude and parasitism (Lewis, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These lesions can arise in the developing child but, with the exception of dental enamel hypoplasias, will disappear if the child recovers (Lewis, 2007). The frequency of these stress indicators by age, the relation between them, and the comparison of their frequencies with both demographic and growth curves may provide more information about the sub-adults' health (Ribot and Roberts, 1996;Larsen, 2002).…”

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In 2006, an excavation at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Faro, Portugal, revealed a cemetery dating from the 16th-19th centuries with several phases of use, one of which presented 51 sub-adult individuals that had been abandoned at the institution through the 'foundling wheel'-a device that allowed people to leave unwanted newborns anonymously. Of the 46 individuals for whom it was possible to estimate age-at-death, more than 80% were under two years. Skeletal samples from individuals of these ages are not commonly found in the archaeological record. This Faro sample is also unique in the sense that it is the first time it has been possible to study an osteological assemblage from abandoned children. Considering the assertion that dental development is buffered against environmental insults in comparison to skeletal development, and that discrepancies between dental and skeletal age estimations are suggestive of growth delay, this study aims to investigate if the immature individuals of this institution were exposed to severe environmental restrictions. Skeletal age was estimated according to long bone lengths and epiphyseal fusion. Dental age was calculated on the basis of dental development, namely dental calcification and the sequence of formation and eruption of teeth. Furthermore, a palaeopathological analysis of the sample was conducted. The age estimates obtained by the ossification and fusion of different skeletal elements resulted in too wide intervals and were therefore excluded from subsequent analysis. The age estimates obtained by the dental methods were consistent (100%). By contrast, the estimates obtained by osteometric and dental methods showed some disagreement (osteometric vs. dental calcification: 63.6%; osteometric vs. sequence of formation and eruption of teeth: 80.0%), the osteometric providing younger ages. Regarding the paleopathology, the high frequency of porotic lesions (60.8%) and new bone deposition (37.3%), especially in the individuals previously identified as small for their age, make evident the difficulties experienced by these individuals during their short lives.

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Fragmentary skeletal remains are a significant problem for osteologists attempting to reconstruct individuals or populations. This problem is further aggravated by sites yielding commingled remains, such as are recovered from the large protohistoric and historic ossuaries from southern Ontario, for which individual methods of age estimation and sex determination cannot be used concurrently. While some attention has been given to the estimation of long bone length from fragmentary, adult remains, little attention has been given to the equally important problem of fragmentary long bones in subadult assemblages. Analysis of data on diaphyseal length is a crucial aspect of reconstructing subadult palaeodemographic profiles, particularly for ossuary collections where dental remains are not associated with individuals and are often less represented than long bones. Such analysis also aids in the assessment of conditions of past population health. This study reports the results of several regression techniques used to estimate diaphyseal length from shaft-end breadths. Data collected from two southern Ontario ossuary samples were compiled to calculate the regression equations. Reliability of these equations and implications for palaeodemographic profiles are discussed.

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A Study of Non-specific Stress Indicators and Skeletal Growth in Two Mediaeval Subadult Populations

Cited by 99 publications

References 18 publications

Growth problems in a skeletal sample of children abandoned at Santa Casa da Misericórdia, Faro, Portugal (16th–19th centuries)

Growth problems in a skeletal sample of children abandoned at Santa Casa da Misericórdia, Faro, Portugal (16th–19th centuries)

Estimating diaphyseal length from fragmentary subadult skeletal remains: Implications for palaeodemographic reconstructions of a southern Ontario ossuary

Variability in Long Bone Growth Patterns and Limb Proportions within and Amongst Mesolithic and Neolithic Populations from Southeast Europe

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