Using nutrient foramina to differentiate human from non-human long bone fragments in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology

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dc.contributor.authorCorrieri, Brigida
dc.contributor.authorMárquez-Grant, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-24T09:57:45Z
dc.date.available2019-10-24T09:57:45Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-22
dc.description.abstractLong bone shaft fragments can be found isolated in archaeological and forensic contexts, such as in mass fatality incidents. When diagnostic morphological landmarks are not visible, the assessment of a human or non-human origin of a bone fragment can be challenging. Further methods need to be developed. In long bones, the presence of a nutrient foramen on fragments that do not show any diagnostic landmarks can make the assessment of the origin of the bone still possible. In this paper, human long bones were compared to those of the following species: chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), duck (Cairina moschata), sheep (Ovis aries), pig (Sus scrofa domesticus), and deer (fallow deer, Dama dama, and roe deer, Capreolus capreolus). Macroscopic evaluation of location, direction and appearance, and micro-CT scanning in order to measure angle and shape of canal entrance, were applied in this study to differentiate human from non-human nutrient foramina on long bone shafts. Observations regarding the location and direction of nutrient foramina were proven to be different between human and non-human bones; however, these two features might not be exploitable in cases of highly fragmented bones. The foramina appearance was the most reliable for the origin identification, although the shape of the canal entrance and its angle at the cortical bone, obtained from micro-CT scans, were also useful parameters. For a correct identification of a fragment, one parameter may not be enough and it is advisable to employ as many features as possible. This research demonstrates that nutrient foramina have potential as a reliable bone feature for the distinction between human and non-human fragmented and incomplete long bones.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationCorrieria B, Márquez-Grant N. (2019) Using nutrient foramina to differentiate human from non-human long bone fragments in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology. HOMO, Volume 70, Issue 4, 2019, pp. 255-268en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0018-442X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2019/1113
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14635
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectBone fragmentationen_UK
dc.subjectHuman/non-human differentiationen_UK
dc.subjectNon-destructive methodsen_UK
dc.subjectMicro Computed Tomographyen_UK
dc.subjectForensic anthropologyen_UK
dc.titleUsing nutrient foramina to differentiate human from non-human long bone fragments in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropologyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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