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Cabeço da Arruda in the 1860s
Jackes, Mary; Lubell, David; Cardoso, H. F. V.; Anacleto, José António; Meiklejohn, ChristopherThe identification of osteological evidence from the earliest excavation of Cabeço da Arruda in 1864, still preserved in two Lisbon museums, provides the occasion for a reminder of the importance of the burials in the history of European anthropology. The material is briefly summarized, together with a discussion on the location of the finds. An AMS analysis of a charcoal sample contained within a skull provide...
Trends in adult stature of peoples who inhabited the modern Portuguese territor...
Cardoso, H. F. V.; Gomes, J. E. A.This study documents long-term changes in stature from the Mesolithic to the late 20th century in the territory of modern Portugal. Data utilised originated from published sources and from a sample of the Lisbon identified skeletal collection, where long bone lengths were collected. Mean long bone lengths were obtained from 20 population samples and compiled into nine periods. Pooled long bone lengths for each ...