The effect of living conditions on the stature of men and women: the case of south-eastern France (18th, 19th and 20th centuries)

In this paper we analyse the impact of different living conditions on the length of the femur, as a proxy for stature, of three Mediterranean samples with known historical contexts, and assess sex differentials in femur length changes. The first collection analysed is composed of 18th century plague...

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Main Authors: Luana Batista-Goulart, Isabelle Séguy, Stefan Tzortzis, Gérald Quatrehomme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société d'Anthropologie de Paris 2023-10-01
Series:Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/12214