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Stone Age resilience

An analysis of the skeleton of a Stone Age youth reveals that he survived serious physical problems during infancy to become an active participant in his society.

References:

Trinkaus, E. 1999. Pathology and persistence in the Pavlovian: Paleopathology and mobility of Dolní Vestonice 15. Meeting of the Paleoanthropology Society. April. Columbus, Ohio.

Further Readings:

Bower, B. 1998. Banquets in the ruins. Science News 153(May 23):332.

Sources:

Erik Trinkaus
Washington University
Department of Anthropology
Campus Box 1114
St. Louis, MO 63130

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 20, May 15, 1999, p. 315. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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