Entheseopathies.

Inma Lopez, Susan Kerr and I have done some investigation into musculoskeletal stress markers. These are most likely the result of physical activity straining muscles and causing bony growth. We collected data on the long bones of prehistoric Chumash peoples from the Santa Barbara Channel Islands in order to make temporal comparisons and to see the differences between the islands that are more populated and more accesible from the mainland and those that are less so. When we have results we'll let you know....

 

 

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