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.advisorMiller, Brianen_US
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Alison Eliseen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberHodge, Shannonen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberBerryman, Hughen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberJetton, Amyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentBiologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-25T14:42:27Z
dc.date.available2015-08-25T14:42:27Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-26en_US
dc.description.abstractOsteological 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.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4562
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.subjectAnnular ligament attachment siten_US
dc.subjectBioarchaeologyen_US
dc.subjectCortical defecten_US
dc.subjectElbowen_US
dc.subjectHuman osteologyen_US
dc.subjectPrehistoric activity patternsen_US
dc.subject.umiPhysical anthropologyen_US
dc.subject.umiBiomechanicsen_US
dc.subject.umiNative American studiesen_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantorMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.thesis.degreelevelMastersen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of a cortical defect of the Ulna found in the Fernvale archaeological population (40WM51) of the South Harpeth River Valley in Middle Tennesseeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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