Enthésopathies et activités des hommes préhistoriques: Recherche méthodologique et application aux fossiles européens du Paléolithique supérieur et du Mésolithique

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An in-depth study of lesions of muscle insertion sites on bone (enthesopathies) in recent and fossilised human skeletons. The work contributes to the field of anthropology in three ways. The author presents a new method of scoring enthesopathies that takes into account variation in muscle attachment site histology and morphology with a system that may well become the new standard for studying enthesopathies in prehistoric and recent populations. Second, the author provides an exhaustive analysis of enthesopathies in three large skeletal series (from Portugal, England and Italy) of individuals of known occupation. This section provides the first controlled comparative documentation of the relationship between activity and enthesopathies, and contributes greatly to the understanding of which muscle attachment sites best reflect activity levels and patterns in individuals, and which types of activity are most likely to contribute to variation in the severity of enthesopathies. Finally, the study describes the results when the new methods are applied to European Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene fossil humans. 13-14.pdf Pages from 9781407305264.t Pages from 9781407305264.t-2 Front Cover Title Page Copyright REMERCIEMENTS FINANCEMENTS Table of Contents LISTE DES FIGURES LISTE DES TABLEAUX LISTE DES ANNEXES LISTE DES ABRÉVIATIONS INTRODUCTION 1RE PARTIE RÉFLEXIONS MÉTHODOLOGIQUES CHAPITRE I. LIMITES MÉTHODOLOGIQUES: ÉTAT DE LA QUESTION CHAPITRE II. ENTHÈSES ET ENTHÉSOPATHIES: DONNÉES ANATOMIQUES CHAPITRE III. MÉTHODES DE COTATION: CRITIQUES ET NOUVELLE PROPOSITION CONCLUSIONS SUR LES RÉFLEXIONS MÉTHODOLOGIQUES 2E PARTIE VALIDATION CHAPITRE IV ECHANTILLON DE RÉFÉRENCEET OUTILS STATISTIQUES CHAPITRE V RÉSULTATS DE LA VALIDATION CHAPITRE VI DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS DE LA VALIDATION 3E PARTIE ENTHÉSOPATHIES ET ACTIVITÉS PRÉHISTORIQUES CHAPITRE VII MATÉRIEL CHAPITRE VIII. RÉSULTATS ET DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS ET PERSPECTIVES ANNEXES BIBLIOGRAPHIE