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Preface
Assessing the Paleobiology of the Sunghir People
The Site of Sunghir: Contents and Chronology
The Site of Sunghir
Radiocarbon Dating of the Site and the Burials
The Mortuary Behavior at Sunghir
The Isolated Sunghir 5 Cranium
Grave 1 and Sunghir 1
Grave 2 and Sunghir 2 and 3
Grave 2bis plus Sunghir 6 and/or Sunghir 7
Sunghir 8
Time Investment in the Sunghir Burials
Burial versus Everyday Clothing
The Mid Upper Paleolithic Mortuary Context
Additional Considerations
Sunghir and its Human Remains
The Sunghir Human Skeletal Remains
The Skeletal Inventory of Sunghir 1
The Skeletal Inventory of Sunghir 2
The Skeletal Inventory of Sunghir 3
The Sunghir 4 Femoral Diaphysis
The Sunghir 5 Cranium
The Sunghir 6 Hemi-Mandible
Sunghir 7 to 9
Comparative Materials and Methods for the Sunghir Remains
Comparative Samples
Data Sources
Comparative Methods
A Note on Notations and Accuracy
The Ages-at-Death and Sexes of the Sunghir Humans
The Ages-at-Death
The Sexes of the Sunghir Individuals
The Neurocrania from Sunghir 1, 2, 3 and 5
The Sunghir Neurocrania
Neurocranial Size and Proportions
Sutural Patterns
Neurocranial Contours
The Nuchal Plane and Adjacent Structures
The Temporal Region
The Human Facial Skeletons from Sunghir
The Sunghir Facial Skeletons
Prognathism
The Orbital Region
The Nasal Region
Masticatory Morphology
The Sunghir Dental and Alveolar Remains
The Sunghir 1 Dentoalveolar Remains
The Sunghir 2 and 3 Dentoalveolar Remains
The Sunghir 5 Alveolar Remains
The Sunghir 6 Alveolar Remains
Dental Metrics
Dental Occlusal Discrete Morphology (S.E. Bailey & A.A. Zubov)
The Axial Skeletons of Sunghir 1, 2 and 3
The Cervical Vertebral Column
The Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebrae
The Sacra
The Costal Skeletons
The Body Size and Proportions of the Sunghir People
Body Mass Estimation
Body Proportions
Stature Estimation
The Shoulders and Arms of Sunghir 1 to 3
Issues of Asymmetry
The Shoulder
Diaphyseal Hypertrophy
Forearm Pronation/Supination
The Sunghir Hands
Carpals and the Carpal Tunnel
Hand Length Proportions
The Pollex
Ulnar Carpometacarpal Configurations
Manual Hypertrophy
The Pelves of Sunghir 1, 2 and 3
The Sunghir Pelvic Remains
The Pubic Region
The Ischia
The Ilia
The Leg Remains from Sunghir 1 to 4
Sunghir 1 and 4 Length Considerations
Diaphyseal Morphology and Proportions
Proximal Femoral Morphology and Proportions
Considerations about the Knee
The Proximal Side of the Talocrural Articulation
The Sunghir Pedal Skeletons
Pedal Length Proportions
The Talocrural Articulations - The Distal Side
Subtalar Articulations
The Hallux
The Lateral Toes
The Abnormalities of the Sunghir People
Sunghir 1 Abnormalities
Sunghir 2 Abnormalities
Sunghir 3 Abnormalities
Sunghir 4 Abnormalities
Sunghir 5 Abnormalities
Sunghir 6 Lesions
Sunghir Abnormalities in their Pleistocene Context
Dietary Inferences for the Sunghir Humans
Bone Mineral Composition
Bone Collagen Stable Isotopes
Postcanine Buccal Microwear
The Paleobiology of the Sunghir People
Populational Issues
Considerations of Stress and Survival
Issues of Strength and Endurance
Some Final Thoughts
Bibliography.
The people of Sunghir : burials, bodies, and behavior in the earlier upper paleolithic by Erik Trinkaus. ISBN 9780199381050. Published by Oxford University Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.