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The Paleoepidemiology Of Malaria In The Ancient Near East, Nicole Elizabeth Smith
The Paleoepidemiology Of Malaria In The Ancient Near East, Nicole Elizabeth Smith
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The end of the Late Bronze Age in the Near East (1300 - 1200 BCE) saw the widespread collapse of several large cultural centers, the reasons for which are a subject of continued debate. Evidence from events leading up to this cultural collapse suggest epidemic disease may have factored into the eventual downfall of these early civilizations. Recent DNA analysis from Egyptian mummies who lived during the period leading up to the Late Bronze Age collapse identified malaria in several elite individuals, suggesting the widespread prevalence of this infectious disease in Egypt. However, the exact prevalence, antiquity, and dynamics of …
Egyptian Body Size: A Regional And Worldwide Comparison, Michelle H. Raxter
Egyptian Body Size: A Regional And Worldwide Comparison, Michelle H. Raxter
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Human body size and limb proportions can provide important information about adaptation, population movements, and health disparities. This study investigated changes in body size and limb proportions of adult Egyptians temporally and geographically in relation to climatological, sociopolitical and economic developments. It was predicted that Egyptian groups that experienced more environmental stress would be shorter and exhibit less sexual dimorphism. It was also predicted that Egyptians would be intermediate between higher and lower latitude populations in body form and limb length ratios. The main skeletal sample consisted of 492 males and 528 females, all adults from the Predynastic and Dynastic …