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| The anthropology of St. Catherines Island. 3, Prehistoric human biological adaptation. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 57, pt. 3 |
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| Title: | The anthropology of St. Catherines Island. 3, Prehistoric human biological adaptation. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 57, pt. 3 |
| Other Titles: | Prehistoric human biological adaptation |
| Authors: | Larsen, Clark Spencer. Thomas, David Hurst. |
| Issue Date: | 1982 |
| Publisher: | New York : American Museum of Natural History |
| Series/Report no.: | Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 57, pt. 3 |
| Abstract: | "Skeletal remains from the prehistoric coast of Georgia are the basis for this study. The effects of agriculture on the human skeleton are examined and explained in the present paper. The region was chosen because (1) there is a large skeletal series representative of both an early preagricultural adapatation (2200 B.C.-A.D. 1150) and a later mixed agricultural and hunting-gathering adaptation (A.D. 1150-A.D. 1550); (2) the Georgia coast represents continuous in situ cultural development from at least 2200 B.C. to A.D. 1550, implying human biological continuity for at least 3500 years prior to European contact; and (3) the economic regime for the Georgia coast has been documented by a large body of archaeological and ethnohistoric data. A series of skeletal and dental changes are viewed in light of an adaptational model encompassing disease and size of the hard tissues - skeletal and dental - and their respective responses to the behavioral shift from a hunting and gathering lifeway to... |
| Description: | p. 157-270 : ill., maps ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-270). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/306 |
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