TY - JOUR
T1 - Body size, body proportions, and mobility in the Tyrolean "Iceman"
AU - Ruff, C B
AU - Holt, B M
AU - Sladek, V
AU - Berner, Margit
AU - Berner, Margit
AU - Murphy Jr., William A.
AU - Zur Nedden, Dieter
AU - Seidler, Horst
AU - Recheis, Wolfgang
N1 - DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.02.001
Coden: JHEVA
Affiliations: Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 E. Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States; Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States; Department of Anthropology, West Bohemian University, Pilsen, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Anthropology, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria; Division of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States; Department of Radiology, University of Innsbruck, Austria; Institute for Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
Adressen: Ruff, C.B.; Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; 1830 E. Monument St Baltimore, MD 21205, United States; email: [email protected]
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PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Body mass and structural properties of the femoral and tibial midshafts of the "Iceman," a late Neolithic (5200 BP) mummy found in the Tyrolean Alps, are determined from computed tomographic scans of his body, and compared with those of a sample of 139 males spanning the European early Upper Paleolithic through the Bronze Age. Two methods, based on femoral head breadth and estimated stature/bi-iliac (pelvic) breath, yield identical body-mass estimates of 61 kg for the Iceman. In combination with his estimated stature of 158 cm, this indicates a short but relatively wide or stocky body compared to our total sample. His femur is about average in strength compared to our late Neolithic (Eneolithic) males, but his tibia is well above average. His femur also shows adaptations for his relatively broad body (mediolateral strengthening), while his tibia shows adaptations for high mobility over rough terrain (anteroposterior strengthening). In many respects, his tibia more closely resembles those of European Mesolithic rather than Neolithic males, which may reflect a more mobile lifestyle than was characteristic of most Neolithic males, perhaps related to a pastoral subsistence strategy. There are indications that mobility in general declined between the European Mesolithic and late Neolithic, and that body size and shape may have become more variable throughout the continent following the Upper Paleolithic. Œ 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Body mass and structural properties of the femoral and tibial midshafts of the "Iceman," a late Neolithic (5200 BP) mummy found in the Tyrolean Alps, are determined from computed tomographic scans of his body, and compared with those of a sample of 139 males spanning the European early Upper Paleolithic through the Bronze Age. Two methods, based on femoral head breadth and estimated stature/bi-iliac (pelvic) breath, yield identical body-mass estimates of 61 kg for the Iceman. In combination with his estimated stature of 158 cm, this indicates a short but relatively wide or stocky body compared to our total sample. His femur is about average in strength compared to our late Neolithic (Eneolithic) males, but his tibia is well above average. His femur also shows adaptations for his relatively broad body (mediolateral strengthening), while his tibia shows adaptations for high mobility over rough terrain (anteroposterior strengthening). In many respects, his tibia more closely resembles those of European Mesolithic rather than Neolithic males, which may reflect a more mobile lifestyle than was characteristic of most Neolithic males, perhaps related to a pastoral subsistence strategy. There are indications that mobility in general declined between the European Mesolithic and late Neolithic, and that body size and shape may have become more variable throughout the continent following the Upper Paleolithic. Œ 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.02.001
M3 - Article
SN - 0047-2484
VL - 51
SP - 91
EP - 101
JO - Journal of Human Evolution
JF - Journal of Human Evolution
IS - 1
ER -