Estimation of total bone length of the late Byzantine humerus

Tuncel Çini N., ARI İ.

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, vol.13, no.6, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12520-021-01351-y
  • Journal Name: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online
  • Keywords: Humerus, Late Byzantine period, Length estimation, Morphometry, Regression
  • Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Variables such as age, ethnicity, gender, and stature are the factors that reveal the biological and physical profile of the individual. Mathematical methods can be used to estimate the total height of the long limb bones. It is possible to shed light on different periods by revealing some anatomical and morphological bone features by using human bones from ancient times. For this purpose, after taking photographs of 96 humeri, which are all male and belonging to the late Byzantine period, measurements were made using ImageJ software and also some variables were measured using a caliper. For each bone, descriptive values were given, with the right and left sides separately. The directions and degrees of the relationship between the anatomical formations are determined and multiple regression formulas for the height estimation are produced by using these relations.