Musculoskeletal stress marker (MSM) analysis was carried out on selected individuals from the Windover burial site (8Br246) in an attempt to reconstruct activity patterns. A combination of 23 muscle and ligament insertion sites were scored based on robusticity markers, the presence of stress lesions, or the presence of ossification exostosis. The sample was composed of 39 males and 30 females ranging in age from 18 to 71. The MSM scores were analyzed in terms of age, sex, and bilateral asymmetry, and also controlled for robusticity. A system of rank-ordering was used to identify the muscles with the highest scores. Results indicated that there was not a strong sexual division of labor among the Windover people; males and females most likely engaged in similar activities, with each sex completing some discrete activities. Results also support the possibility that the Windover people were operating some type of watercraft by either paddling or rowing. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Summer Semester, 2009. / April 13, 2009. / Bioarchaeology, Physical Anthropology, Osteology, Enthesopathies, Muscle Insertion, Activity Reconstruction / Includes bibliographical references. / Glen Doran, Professor Directing Thesis; Frank Marlowe, Committee Member; Lynne Schepartz, Committee Member.
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| Contributors | Hagaman, Kristin (authoraut), Doran, Glen (professor directing thesis), Marlowe, Frank (committee member), Schepartz, Lynne (committee member), Department of Anthropology (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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