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Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology, Vol. 17 No. 1, 2023.

Original scientific paper

Analysis of Human skeletal remains in 1755 Lisbon earthquake commingled and disarticulated population: estimating stature from long limb bones except femur

Raquel Carvalho orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-2201-736X
Maria Vitória Lameiro
Mariana Correia orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-0082-0610
Patrícia Antunes
Tatiana Major orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-2447-369X
Valon Nushi orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-6754-3988
Rui Santos orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7371-363X
Cristiana Pamela Pereira orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-9164-7189

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Abstract

Introduction: Stature estimation is a parameter of great value for the reconstruction of the history and evolution of populations. Trotter and Gleser developed a study in which the stature estimation was obtained through the measurement of the maximum length of long bones, being possible to identify populations by determining these measurements. Aims: The main purpose of this study is focused on the paleodemographic characterization of the catastrophic population from the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, by obtaining stature estimation through the measurement of upper and lower long limb bones (except femurs). Material and Methods: The sample covers a total of 1039 bones, 324 whole (75% or more percentage of bone remaining) and 715 fragments, including 177 humeri, 290 radii, 286 ulnae, 77 tibiae and 209 fibulae. For the 324 whole bones, there was an exclusion of 123 bones since it wasn’t possible to measure their maximum length. The “White” Terry Collection equations by Trotter and Gleser (1952), with corrigenda to this (1977), were the most indicated for this study. Results: It was determined a minimum number of 151 individuals for the sample of this study, discriminated in 68 right whole radii and 83 right radii diaphysis. The average values of stature estimation for this population were 160,50 cm for females and 162,54 cm for males. Conclusions: The sample of this study presents a pronounced similarity, concerning the stature estimation, with the 19th century Portuguese sample from Mendes-Corrêa study. Trotter and Gleser formulas and its application have shown to be an accurate method for stature estimation.

Keywords

height estimation; forensic anthropology; long limb bones; commingled disarticulated population

Hrčak ID:

305095

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/305095

Publication date:

30.6.2023.

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