Characterization of a cortical defect of the Ulna found in the Fernvale archaeological population (40WM51) of the South Harpeth River Valley in Middle Tennessee

dc.contributor.advisor Miller, Brian en_US
dc.contributor.author Foster, Alison Elise en_US
dc.contributor.committeemember Hodge, Shannon en_US
dc.contributor.committeemember Berryman, Hugh en_US
dc.contributor.committeemember Jetton, Amy en_US
dc.contributor.department Biology en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-25T14:42:27Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-25T14:42:27Z
dc.date.issued 2015-06-26 en_US
dc.description.abstract Osteological analyses of human remains from Fernvale (40WM51), a multicomponent site with Late Archaic Period interments along the South Harpeth River in Middle Tennessee, were conducted as part of a re-analysis project implemented by the Tennessee Division of Archaeology (TDOA). The main goal of this research was to describe and characterize a cortical defect, observed in 14 of 16 individuals (23 of 26 ulnae) from the site, that had not been previously documented in the anthropological or clinical literature and offer explanations to the biomechanical origins of the defect. The cortical defect, located in the proximal radioulnar joint appeared to be the imprint of soft tissue damage in response to physical stressors. Activities biomechanically similar to climbing and canoeing or accidental falls caused by habitually traversing rugged terrain possibly caused the avulsion injury to the lateral ligament complex that resulted in the cortical defect at the posterior attachment site of the annular ligament. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4562
dc.publisher Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.subject Annular ligament attachment sit en_US
dc.subject Bioarchaeology en_US
dc.subject Cortical defect en_US
dc.subject Elbow en_US
dc.subject Human osteology en_US
dc.subject Prehistoric activity patterns en_US
dc.subject.umi Physical anthropology en_US
dc.subject.umi Biomechanics en_US
dc.subject.umi Native American studies en_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantor Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.thesis.degreelevel Masters en_US
dc.title Characterization of a cortical defect of the Ulna found in the Fernvale archaeological population (40WM51) of the South Harpeth River Valley in Middle Tennessee en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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