10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METOPISM»
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metopism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Evolution of Modern Human Diversity: A Study of Cranial ...
These traits are metopism, inca bones, maxillary exostoses, ear exostoses, size
of frontal sinuses, absence of a distinct supratoral sulcus and course of the
squamo-tympanic suture. Therefore, these traits have no bearing upon the
problem of ...
Of all the remaining anomalies of the brain, of which a significant number are
counted, the most interesting in the field of social anthropology is metopism. Left:
The Pterion (according to Egon von Eichstedt). By “metopism,” we mean the
seam ...
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Human Bioarchaeology of the Transition to Agriculture
Metopism generally appears sporadically and infrequently in most populations.
Some of the highest frequencies (11.3-13.7%) are found in eastern Asian
populations and amongst European ones (8-12%) (Hauser and De Stefano,
1989).
Ron Pinhasi, Jay T. Stock, 2011
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Sticks, Stones, and Broken Bones: Neolithic Violence in a ...
Second, the Alepotrypa population has a high prevalence of metopism, with 14.7
% (five of 34 individuals) of older subadult and adults displaying complete
metopism. Interestingly, four of five individuals with metopism come from Ossuary
II, ...
Rick J. Schulting, Linda Fibiger, 2012
The terminology of this condition, usually referred to as metopism, is confusing
and its use in the literature has not been consistent. The remnant of any part of
the suture remaining after about 2 years of age is usually called a sutura
metopica ...
Louise Scheuer, Sue Black, 2004
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Digging Up Bones: The Excavation, Treatment, and Study of ...
1) Metopism, the retention of the medio- frontal suture, may be discussed first.
This suture usually disappears within the first one or two years after birth, but in
some individuals it is distinguishable into late adult life. There is some evidence
to ...
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Photographic Regional Atlas of Bone Disease: A Guide to ...
Krogman and Iscan 1986), the two frontals fail to unite resulting in “metopism” or
a persistent metopic suture (extending from nasion to bregma). Remnants of the
metopic suture in the form of transverse irregular fissures above nasion are ...
Robert W. Mann, David R. Hunt, 2005
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The Discourse of Race in Modern China: Hong Kong Memoirs
As director of the Institute of Physical Anthropology, he had obtained 358 skulls
from a public graveyard north-west of Kunming, and was struck by the high
proportion of metopism, a cranial anomaly consisting of a separation of the two
lateral ...
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Trepanation: History, Discovery, Theory
Lovell, as do most modern authors, directs readers to Hauser and De Stefano's (
1989) compendium on epigenetic traits. Lovell (2000, p. 236) discusses
epigenetic traits (also called discontinuous or non-metric traits) such as metopism
and ...
Robert Arnott, Professor Department of Psychology Stanley Finger, Stanley Finger, 2003
Studies of mice and macaques as wellasxray examination of familiessuggest that
there is agenetic component to metopism. It has been suggested that this trait
occurs witha higher frequency in females. 30 Observations formetopic suture
were ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METOPISM»
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metopism is used in the context of the following news items.
Embracing Stone Age Couple Found in Greek Cave
Many individuals in the tomb exhibited metopism, a rare condition in which adults retain an unclosed cranial suture, suggesting they were ... «National Geographic, Feb 15»
Oldest known case of Down's syndrome discovered - and reveals …
They found the skull exhibited signs of brachycrany and metopism, in which the skull is short and broad with a disfigurement of the forehead. «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
