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ba0001pp302 | Muscle, physical activity and bone | ECTS2013

Morphology of muscle attachment sites and microarhitecture of underlying bone as the markers of physical activities of past populations

Djukic Ksenija , Milovanovic Petar , Hahn Michael , Busse Bjoern , Amling Michael , Djuric Marija

Habitual physical activities of past populations are frequently reconstructed based on musculoskeletal markers (MSM) in human skeletal remains, i.e. particular morphological features of muscles attachment sites. However, the relationship between muscular activity and bone microstructure at the site of muscle attachments is unexplored. Therefore, this study aimed at analyzing bone microstructural characteristics of the muscles attachments sites and correlating these features wi...