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