Poster, 2019, ENG

Exploring age-related variations during talar growth

Figus, Carla; Stephens, Nicholas B.; Sorrentino, Rita; Bortolini, Eugenio; Scalise, Lucia M.; Gabanini, Gaia; Romandini, Matteo; Lugli, Federico; Arrighi, Simona; Badino, Federica; Marciani, Giulia; Oxilia, Gregorio; Panetta, Daniele; Belcastro, Maria G.; Harcourt-Smith, William; Ryan, Timothy M.; Benazzi, Stefano

Univ Bologna; Penn State Univ; Univ Bologna; CNR; CNR; Aix Marseille Univ; CUNY; Lehman Coll; Amer Museum Nat Hist; Max Planck Inst Evolutionary Anthropol

This study is part of an ongoing project aiming to unravel the different phases of growth during talar development. Overall, our preliminary results suggest that age-related morphological variations of the talus may be used to determine the general age of juvenile skeletal remains, which could be valuable to many archaeological and forensic researchers. Future studies will explore larger samples, including individuals younger than 12 months, and a more in depth analysis (i.e., single surfaces) to better evaluate differences between groups.

AAPA 2019--American Association of Physical Anthropology-- 88th Annual Meeting, pp. 73–74, Cleveland, March 27-30, 2019

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CNR authors

Badino Federica

CNR institutes

IDPA – Istituto per la dinamica dei processi ambientali, IGAG – Istituto di geologia ambientale e geoingegneria, AG – Dipartimento Scienze bio-agroalimentari