1. Gough's Cave 1 (Somerset, England): an assessment of body size and shape.
- Author
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TRENTON W. HOLLIDAY and STEVEN E. CHURCHILL
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STATURE ,CHEDDAR Man ,ARCHAEOLOGICAL human remains ,MESOLITHIC Period ,BODY size - Abstract
Stature, body mass, and body proportions are evaluated for the Cheddar Man (Gough's Cave 1) skeleton. Like many of his Mesolithic contemporaries, Gough's Cave 1 evinces relatively short estimated stature (ca. 166.2 cm [5' 5']) and low body mass (ca. 66 kg [146 lbs]). In body shape, he is similar to recent Europeans for most proportional indices. He differs, however, from most recent Europeans in his high crural index and tibial length/trunk height indices. Thus, while Gough's Cave 1 is characterized by a total morphological pattern considered cold-adapted, these latter two traits may be interpreted as evidence of a large African role in the origins of anatomically modern Europeans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003