A RE-EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF RADIOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HARRIS LINES

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Amy B.
dc.contributor.authorHoppa, Robert D.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-16T21:04:35Z
dc.date.available2022-08-16T21:04:35Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.submitted2022-08-16T17:57:00Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe identification of Harris lines through radiographic analysis has been well-established since their discovery in the late 19th century. Most commonly associated with stress, the study of Harris lines has been fraught with inconsistent identification standards, high levels of intra- and inter-observer error, and the inevitability of skeletal remodelling. Despite these methodological challenges, the use of Harris lines remains an important contributor to studies of health in archaeological populations. This research explores the radiographic process, specifically orientation and how Harris lines are initially captured for study. Using the Black Friars (13th – mid 17th centuries) skeletal sample from Denmark, 157 individuals (134 adults; 23 subadults) were radiographically analyzed in both an anterior-posterior (A-P) and medial-lateral (M-L) view for the left and right radii and tibiae. Based on the current methodological standards within the literature, it was hypothesized that the A-P view would provide the best resolution and visualization of Harris lines. The results, however, show that the number of lines visible in the M-L view were significantly higher than those visible in the A-P view; inferring that the M-L view is superior for the study of Harris lines.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22635
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/36693
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropologyen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectRadiographyen_US
dc.subjectarchaeological dry boneen_US
dc.subjectanterior-posterioren_US
dc.subjectmedial-lateralen_US
dc.subjectX-rayen_US
dc.titleA RE-EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF RADIOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HARRIS LINESen_US
dc.typepreprinten_US
local.author.affiliationFaculty of Arts::Department of Anthropologyen_US
oaire.citation.endPage147en_US
oaire.citation.issue1en_US
oaire.citation.startPage141en_US
oaire.citation.titleAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropologyen_US
oaire.citation.volume156en_US
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100000155en_US
project.funder.nameSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canadaen_US
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