Dating and rating of Harris's lines
Abstract Well‐preserved skeletons of 50 Dutch whalers from the 17th and 18th centuries, buried on the island of Zeeusche Uytkyck, were excavated during the Spitsbergen Expedition 1980 A research program of the Arctic Center of the University of Groningen. In order to estimate the biological age of t...
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crwiley:10.1002/ajpa.1330630305 2024-06-02T08:02:01+00:00 Dating and rating of Harris's lines Maat, George J. R. 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330630305 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajpa.1330630305 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajpa.1330630305 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor American Journal of Physical Anthropology volume 63, issue 3, page 291-299 ISSN 0002-9483 1096-8644 journal-article 1984 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330630305 2024-05-06T07:05:15Z Abstract Well‐preserved skeletons of 50 Dutch whalers from the 17th and 18th centuries, buried on the island of Zeeusche Uytkyck, were excavated during the Spitsbergen Expedition 1980 A research program of the Arctic Center of the University of Groningen. In order to estimate the biological age of these skeletons at the time that Harris's lines were formed, a method which was developed from routine X‐ray data on tibial growth was tested. Formation ages of diaphyseal lines and strong metaphyseal lines appear to correspond well with hypoplastic enamel deformations within the same individuals. Because of the involvement of both the bone and tooth developmental systems, and of the resistance of these lines to bone remodeling, it can be assumed that they generally are the result of serious health insults. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Spitsbergen Wiley Online Library Arctic American Journal of Physical Anthropology 63 3 291 299 |
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Abstract Well‐preserved skeletons of 50 Dutch whalers from the 17th and 18th centuries, buried on the island of Zeeusche Uytkyck, were excavated during the Spitsbergen Expedition 1980 A research program of the Arctic Center of the University of Groningen. In order to estimate the biological age of these skeletons at the time that Harris's lines were formed, a method which was developed from routine X‐ray data on tibial growth was tested. Formation ages of diaphyseal lines and strong metaphyseal lines appear to correspond well with hypoplastic enamel deformations within the same individuals. Because of the involvement of both the bone and tooth developmental systems, and of the resistance of these lines to bone remodeling, it can be assumed that they generally are the result of serious health insults. |
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