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Experimental proof that multivariate patterns among muscle attachments (entheses) can reflect repetitive muscle use

Reconstructions of habitual activity in past populations and extinct human groups is a primary goal of paleoanthropological research. Muscle attachment scars (entheses) are widely considered as indicators of habitual activity and many attempts have been made to use them for this purpose. However, th...

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Main Authors: Karakostis, Fotios Alexandros, Jeffery, Nathan, Harvati, Katerina
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6851080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31719626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53021-8