External auditory exostoses and aquatic activities during the mesolithic and the neolithic in europe: Results from alarge prehistoric sample
Abstract
External auditory exostosis (EAE) appears to be a faithful marker of water-related activities. The frequency of this condition has been calculated for 449 European Mesolithic and Neolithic individuals from several geographic regions. The condition is more frequent in females but not significantly so. Neolithic skeletons display significantly less EAE than Mesolithic ones. The very high frequency of EAE in Late Mesolithic samples is consistent with fishing subsistence activities, and the significant decrease in frequency in Neolithic populations provides further evidence (along with isotopic and other archaeological evidence) for a rapid abandonment of marine/freshwater resources after the transition.
Keywords:
Subsistence strategies / Palaeopathology / Palaeo-economy / Activity-related skeletal morphologiesSource:
Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 2014, 52, 1, 73-89Publisher:
- Anthropos Institute
Institution/Community
Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Villotte, S. AU - Stefanović, Sofija AU - Knüsel, C.J. PY - 2014 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1878 AB - External auditory exostosis (EAE) appears to be a faithful marker of water-related activities. The frequency of this condition has been calculated for 449 European Mesolithic and Neolithic individuals from several geographic regions. The condition is more frequent in females but not significantly so. Neolithic skeletons display significantly less EAE than Mesolithic ones. The very high frequency of EAE in Late Mesolithic samples is consistent with fishing subsistence activities, and the significant decrease in frequency in Neolithic populations provides further evidence (along with isotopic and other archaeological evidence) for a rapid abandonment of marine/freshwater resources after the transition. PB - Anthropos Institute T2 - Anthropologie (Czech Republic) T1 - External auditory exostoses and aquatic activities during the mesolithic and the neolithic in europe: Results from alarge prehistoric sample EP - 89 IS - 1 SP - 73 VL - 52 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1878 ER -
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Villotte, S., Stefanović, S.,& Knüsel, C.J.. (2014). External auditory exostoses and aquatic activities during the mesolithic and the neolithic in europe: Results from alarge prehistoric sample. in Anthropologie (Czech Republic) Anthropos Institute., 52(1), 73-89. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1878
Villotte S, Stefanović S, Knüsel C. External auditory exostoses and aquatic activities during the mesolithic and the neolithic in europe: Results from alarge prehistoric sample. in Anthropologie (Czech Republic). 2014;52(1):73-89. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1878 .
Villotte, S., Stefanović, Sofija, Knüsel, C.J., "External auditory exostoses and aquatic activities during the mesolithic and the neolithic in europe: Results from alarge prehistoric sample" in Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 52, no. 1 (2014):73-89, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1878 .