Exploring the multidimensionality of stature variation in the past through comparisons of archaeological and living populations.
Exploring the multidimensionality of stature variation in the past through comparisons of archaeological and living populations.
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通过比较考古人群和现生人群，探索过去身高变化的多维性。
DOI：
10.1002/ajpa.22552
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发表时间：
2014
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2.8
通讯作者：
Sciulli,PaulW
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作者：
Vercellotti,Giuseppe;Piperata,BarbaraA;Agnew,AmandaM;Wilson,WarrenM;Dufour,DarnaL;Reina,JulioC;Boano,Rosa;Justus,HedyM;Larsen,ClarkSpencer;Stout,SamD;Sciulli,PaulW
成年人的身高变化通常归因于发育过程中的不同应力水平。然而，由于选择性死亡率和异质性脆弱，人口的高身材可能更高的选择压力比积极的生活条件的指示。本文探讨了生物文化背景下的身高，并在生物考古和活体人群之间进行了比较，以探索过去身高变化的多维度性。本研究调查：1）暴露于低或高压力的考古种群之间的身高差异（从骨骼指标推断）; 2）考古种群和生活种群之间生长迟缓模式的相似性; 3）考古种群和生活种群在区域水平上生长结果方差的分配。在两个中世纪生物考古群体中，检查了解剖身高估计与骨骼应力指标（眶筛、多孔性骨肥大、线性釉质发育不全）的关系。收集了来自南美洲的比较活体样本的身高和生物文化信息。结果表明：1）暴露于不同水平骨骼应力的群体之间的身高差异显著（P< 0.01）; 2）生活群体中发育迟缓的患病率较高，社会分层的考古和现代群体中的模式相似; 3）生长结果的区域差异程度与高度选择的特征一致。早期压力和成长之间的关系受到几个因素的混淆，包括追赶式增长，文化缓冲和社会不平等。根据压力和身高之间的关系对早期生活条件的解释应该谨慎推进。美国物理人类学杂志155：229-242，2014年。© 2014 Wiley Periodicals，Inc.
Adult stature variation is commonly attributed to differential stress‐levels during development. However, due to selective mortality and heterogeneous frailty, a population's tall stature may be more indicative of high selective pressures than of positive life conditions. This article examines stature in a biocultural context and draws parallels between bioarchaeological and living populations to explore the multidimensionality of stature variation in the past. This study investigates: 1) stature differences between archaeological populations exposed to low or high stress (inferred from skeletal indicators); 2) similarities in growth retardation patterns between archaeological and living groups; and 3) the apportionment of variance in growth outcomes at the regional level in archaeological and living populations. Anatomical stature estimates were examined in relation to skeletal stress indicators (cribra orbitalia, porotic hyperostosis, linear enamel hypoplasia) in two medieval bioarchaeological populations. Stature and biocultural information were gathered for comparative living samples from South America. Results indicate 1) significant (P< 0.01) differences in stature between groups exposed to different levels of skeletal stress; 2) greater prevalence of stunting among living groups, with similar patterns in socially stratified archaeological and modern groups; and 3) a degree of regional variance in growth outcomes consistent with that observed for highly selected traits. The relationship between early stress and growth is confounded by several factors—including catch‐up growth, cultural buffering, and social inequality. The interpretations of early life conditions based on the relationship between stress and stature should be advanced with caution. Am J Phys Anthropol 155:229–242, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.