Involutionary Processes in the Skeleton of Mediaeval and Contemporary Populations on the Basis of the Second Metacarpal

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  • Artur Rewekant Instytut Antropologii UAM, Fredry 10,61-701 Poznań

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https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.59.06

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present general trends in bone involution using second metacarpal in a mediaeval population and to compare the obtained results with data for contemporary groups. The findings may be valuable for the knowledge of general and regional human skeletal ageing.

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1996-12-30

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Rewekant, A. (1996). Involutionary Processes in the Skeleton of Mediaeval and Contemporary Populations on the Basis of the Second Metacarpal. Anthropological Review, 59, 59–76. https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.59.06

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