“…These findings are similar to those of previous studies, which have shown that skeletal samples from prehistoric North America and medieval York displayed no significant age-at-death differences in AP diameter size, while the TR diameters of young adults were significantly smaller than those of older adults (Clark et al, 1986;Watts, 2011). Infants and young children are more likely to experience growth disruptions as a result of recurrent infections and malnutrition (Martorell et al, 1975;Jenkins, 1981;Goodman and Armelagos, 1989). Older children and adolescents are able to survive chronic stressors as their immune systems are mature enough to maintain a sustained immune response (Ulijaszek, 1998;Chirico, 2005).…”