漂移骨的流行程度区分人类骨
Katherine M French1,2, Sophia R Mavroudas3, Victoria M Dominguez4,5,6
1School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
PloS one
|February 23, 2024
概括
漂流骨在人类和非人类灵长类动物的骨中比其他哺乳动物更为常见. 这种组织学特征可以帮助在考古发现中识别人类骨头碎片.
科学领域:
- 法医人类学 法医人类学
- 古历史学 (paleohistology) 是一种古史学.
- 生物考古学的生物考古学
背景情况:
- 骨的组织学分析对于物种识别至关重要.
- 从组织学上来说,区分人类和动物的骨具有挑战性.
- 漂流骨是一种罕见的骨形态,在人类中观察到.
研究的目的:
- 调查漂移骨在人类和非人类哺乳动物骨中的流行情况.
- 为了确定漂移骨是否可以在考古学背景下作为人类骨的可靠区分器.
主要方法:
- 调查了25种物种的未化组织学切片 (221种人类,24种非人类灵长类动物,169种非灵长类动物).
- 在骨样本中定量评估漂移骨的存在和流行率.
- 根据漂移骨特征开发了识别人类骨的标准.
主要成果:
- 漂流骨在人类和非人类灵长类动物的骨中比非灵长类哺乳动物更为普遍.
- 确立了人类骨鉴定的两个标准:至少有两个漂移骨的存在和≥1%的患病率.
结论:
- 漂浮骨是区分人类骨和非灵长类哺乳动物骨的有价值的组织学标志物.
- 提出的定量方法提供了一种可靠的方法,用于在考古环境中识别人类骨头.
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