Morphometric Analysis of Acetabular Rim Shape Among Ancient Mongolian Pastoralists

Authors

Jacqueline T. Eng, Western Michigan UniversityFollow
Andrew Baker, Purdue University
Pingbo Tang, Arizona State University
Shannon Thompson, Western Michigan UniversityFollow
Jamie M. Gomez, Western Michigan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Presentation Date

4-5-2013

Department

Anthropology

Abstract

The adoption of nomadic pastoralism may have marked new physiological stresses to the hip for the bipedally-adapted human rider. Relatively few studies have examined differences in acetabular shape resulting from long-term equestrianism. Steppe populations of Mongolia began a nomadic pastoral lifestyle during the Late Bronze Age, which has persisted to the present day, with whole communities of men, women, and children riding horses as part of their lifeway.

Comments

The poster was originally presented at the 19^th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Association, Carbondale, IL October 2012.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Eng, Jacqueline T.; Baker, Andrew; Tang, Pingbo; Thompson, Shannon; and Gomez, Jamie M., "Morphometric Analysis of Acetabular Rim Shape Among Ancient Mongolian Pastoralists" (2013). Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award (FRACAA). 3.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/fracaa/3