Stress near the start of life? Localised enamel hypoplasia of the primary canine in late prehistoric mainland Southeast Asia

Birth is but our death begun: A bioarchaeological assessment of skeletal emaciation in immature human skeletons in the context of environmental, social, and subsistence transition

“…The present research demonstrates that small body size in the infant population was associated with histological evidence of disruptions in homeostasis, indicating it is an appropriate indication of health status in this population through time. Additional research is required on the relationship between skeletal and dental markers of growth disruption, particularly in light of the conflicting patterns of dental stress markers (Lukacs and Walimbe, 2007) and the complex etiology of LHPC, which has variously been attributed to biomechanical, traumatic, and nutritional causes (Skinner, 1986;Suckling, 1986Suckling, , 1989Skinner and Hung, 1989;Taji et al, 2000;Lukacs et al, 2001;Halcrow and Tayles, 2008;McDonell and Oxenham, 2012;Skinner et al, 2014). Unchecked population growth in combination with unsustainable agricultural practices led to the abandonment of this region around 1000 B.C.…”

Bioarchaeological evidence for adaptive plasticity and constraint: Exploring life‐history trade‐offs in the human past

“…117 Comparing prevalence of these lesions is common in bioarchaeological research and suggest that maternal stress and dietary quality are implicated in the production of CFEDs. 118,119 When compared to LEH, CFED presence is associated with earlier mortality in samples of enslaved and free African Americans. 120 Lukacs and colleagues 121 found relationships between CFED and growth stunting in some but not all samples of subadults from rural and urban India.…”

“…Experimental studies report that nutritional insufficiency produces osteopenia in the alveolus and subsequent mastication induces trauma to the tooth that disrupts amelogenesis . Comparing prevalence of these lesions is common in bioarchaeological research and suggest that maternal stress and dietary quality are implicated in the production of CFEDs . When compared to LEH, CFED presence is associated with earlier mortality in samples of enslaved and free African Americans .…”

Inference of emergent cattle pastoralism in the southern Sahara desert based on localized hypoplasia of the primary canine

“…Many studies focus on describing defects in modern populations (Badger, 1985;Drummond et al, 1992;Duncan et al, 1988Duncan et al, , 1994Jørgensen, 1956;Li et al, 1995;Lukacs, 1991;Lukacs et al, 2001b;Lunardelli and Peres, 2006;Montero et al, 2003;Nation et al, 1987;Needleman et al, 1991;Rasmussen et al, 1992;Silberman et al, 1991;Skinner et al, 1994;Slayton et al, 2001), in prehistoric populations (Griffin and Donlon, 2008;Halcrow and Tayles, 2008;Jørgensen, 1956;Lukacs, 1999b;Lukacs et al, 2001a;Lukacs and Walimbe, 1998;Skinner, 1996;Skinner and Newell, 2000), and in modern and archaeological ape samples (Lukacs, 1999a(Lukacs, , 2001aSkinner and Newell, 2003). This literature is comparative and emphasizes etiology rather than direct interpretation of population-based data in archaeological settings -with some notable exceptions (Lukacs, 1999b;Lukacs et al, 2001a;Lukacs and Walimbe, 1998;Skinner, 1996;Skinner and Newell, 2000).…”