Browsing University of Pretoria: Research Output by Author "L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle"

Browsing University of Pretoria: Research Output by Author "L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle"

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  • Analysis of ante mortem trauma in three modern skeletal populations 
    Steyn, Maryna; Iscan, M.Y.; De Kock, M.; Kranioti, E.F.; Michalodimitrakis, M.; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle (Wiley, 2010-09)
    When archaeological skeletons are assessed, the prevalence (and patterns of bone involvement) of trauma is important. The number and pattern of fractures can be used to gain insight into the occurrence of interpersonal ...
  • Ancestry estimation in South Africa using craniometrics and geometric morphometrics 
    Stull, Kyra Elizabeth; Kenyhercz, Michael W.; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle (Elsevier, 2014-12)
    Population history and positive assortative mating directs gene flow in such a way that biological differences are recognized among groups. In turn, forensic anthropologists quantify biological differences to estimate ...
  • An assessment of early mandibular growth 
    Hutchinson, Erin Frances; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle; Oettle, Anna Catherina (Elsevier, 2012-04)
    Quantification of skeletal data has been shown to be an effective and reliable method of demonstrating variation in human growth as well as for monitoring and interpreting growth. In South Africa as well as internationally, ...
  • Assessment of skeletal changes after post-mortem exposure to fire as an indicator of decomposition stage 
    Keough, Natalie; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle; Steyn, M.; Pretorius, S. (Elsevier, 2015-01)
    Forensic anthropologists are tasked with interpreting the sequence of events from death to the discovery of a body. Burned bone often evokes questions as to the timing of burning events. The purpose of this study was to ...
  • A description of iron age skeletons from the Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 
    L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle; Coetzee, Francois P.; Loots, Marius (South African Archaeological Society, 2008)
    Thirteen skeletons were excavated in the Pilanesberg National Park and represent a relatively large collection of Iron Age remains from a single location. The aim of this paper is to describe these remains by examining age ...
  • Estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) using accumulated degree-days (ADD) in a temperate region of South Africa 
    Myburgh, Jolandie; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle; Steyn, Maryna; Becker, Piet J. (Elsevier, 2013-06)
    The validity of the method in which total body score (TBS) and accumulated degree-days (ADD) are used to estimate the postmortem interval (PMI) is examined. TBS and ADD were recorded for 232 days in northern South Africa, ...
  • An evaluation of nasal bone and aperture shape among three South African populations 
    McDowell, Jennifer Leigh; Kenyhercz, Michael W.; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle (Elsevier, 2015-06)
    Reliable and valid population specific standards are necessary to accurately develop a biological profile, which includes an estimation of peer-reported social identification (Hefner, 2009). During the last 300 ...
  • Evidence of fatal skeletal injuries on Malapa Hominins 1 and 2 
    L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle; Symes, Steven A.; Pokines, James T.; Cabo, Luis L.; Stull, Kyra Elizabeth; Kuo, Sharon; Raymond, David E.; Randolph-Quinney, Patrick S.; Berger, Lee R. (Nature Publishing Group, 2015-10-13)
    Malapa is one of the richest early hominin sites in Africa and the discovery site of the hominin species, Australopithecus sediba. The holotype and paratype (Malapa Hominin 1 and 2, or MH1 and MH2, respectively) skeletons ...
  • A histomorphological analysis of human and non-human femora 
    Brits, D.M. (Desire Marguerita); Steyn, Maryna; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle (Springer, 2014-03)
    Histology is used to describe post-mortem bone alterations, trauma, pathology, age estimation and to separate human and nonhuman bones. Many scholars are however not familiar with the intricate and variable microstructure ...
  • The Matjes river rock shelter : description of the skeletal assemblage 
    L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle; Loots, Marius; Keough, Natalie (South African Archaeological Society, 2008)
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  • Measuring distortion of skeletal elements in Lodox Statscan-generated images 
    Stull, Kyra Elizabeth; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle; Steiner, Stef (Wiley, 2013-09)
    Due to a scarcity of available skeletal material, anthropologists and other practitioners face difficulties with either the creation or validation of techniques used to estimate a biological profile in subadults. To address ...
  • Nonmetric sex determination from the distal and posterior humerus in black and white South Africans 
    Vance, Veronica Liane Wanek; Steyn, Maryna; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle (Wiley Blackwell, 2011-05)
    The successful identification of human skeletal remains relies on proven diagnostic techniques for sex determination. This research utilized 608 individuals from South Africa (420 males, 188 females) to conduct a blind ...
  • Trauma and amputations in 19th century miners from Kimberley, South Africa 
    Van der Merwe, Alie Emily; Steyn, Maryna; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle (Wiley, 2010-05)
    Trauma is the result of violent, accidental or therapeutic events that cause physical or psychological injury. The frequencies and types of trauma within a population can give important information regarding their lifestyle ...
  • Using multivariate adaptive regression splines to estimate subadult age from diaphyseal dimensions 
    Stull, Kyra Elizabeth; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle; Ousley, Stephen D. (Wiley, 2014-07)
    Subadult age estimation is considered the most accurate parameter estimated in a subadult biological profile, even though the methods are deficient and the samples from which they are based are inappropriate. The current ...
  • Veldt fires in South Africa : implications on osteometry and the biological profile 
    Liebenberg, Maritza; Liebenberg, Leandi; Kruger, Gabriele Christa; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle (Wiley, 2023-03)
    Standard operating procedures for forensic anthropological analyses dictate that thermally altered remains should not be measured, hindering the creation of a biological profile. Few studies have addressed estimating ...