Mechanical forces, such as mastication, influence morphological characteristics of the cranium. With varying degrees of prognathism found within and between populations, the ability to accommodate masticatory stress may ...

With a large number of unidentified skeletal remains found in South Africa, the development of osteometric standards to determine sex from various bones is crucial. It is imperative that a forensic anthropologist have ...

Forensic anthropologists and taphonomists are often tasked with interpreting the sequence of events from death through decomposition to skeletonisation. Discovery of burnt bone often evokes questions as to the condition ...

From the 1650s and corresponding with a trade in African slaves, the livelihood, health and life expectancy of indigenous groups were reported to decline as many Zimbabwean settlements changed their identities due to ...

Records exist of several Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) cemeteries around Mafikeng, North-West Province, South Africa. This study involves the Magogwe cemetery, situated roughly 1 km south of the Mafikeng concentration ...

Pollution is increasing rapidly due to anthropogenic activities and daily contact with metals is a reality. Metals at certain levels can have a negative effect on the health of an individual and can cause alterations in ...

Methylglyoxal (MGO) is a reactive carbonyl species found in Manuka honey reported to cause advanced glycation end products (AGE) formation. AGE’s increase the risk for hyperglycaemia resulting in neuropathy, arteriosclerosis, ...

Ischaemic stroke represent more than 80% of the total stroke instances. The location of the occlusion and the amount of brain tissue involved determines the effect of the stroke. Stroke can result in paralysis, memory loss, ...

Transition analysis transforms skeletal traits with an invariant, unidirectional series of stages into a likelihood function with a maximum likelihood value and a 95% confidence interval. Boldsen et al. used transition ...