11. It is not Carved in Bone

Development and Plasticity of the Aged Skeleton

  1. Sabrina C. Agarwal B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.1,
  2. Bonnie A. Glencross B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.2
  1. Sabrina C. Agarwal B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.,
  2. Patrick Beauchesne Ph.D.

Published Online: 27 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444390537.ch11

Book Title

Social Bioarchaeology

Social Bioarchaeology

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How to Cite

Agarwal, S. C. and Beauchesne, P. (2011) It is not Carved in Bone, in Social Bioarchaeology (eds S. C. Agarwal and B. A. Glencross), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444390537.ch11

Editor Information

  1. 1

    University of California Berkeley, USA

  2. 2

    Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada

Author Information

  1. University of California Berkeley, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 27 APR 2011
  2. Published Print: 28 JAN 2011

Book Series:

  1. Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology

Book Series Editors:

  1. Lynn Meskell,
  2. Rosemary A. Joyce

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405191876

Online ISBN: 9781444390537

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Keywords:

  • development and plasticity of aged skeleton;
  • human skeleton, dry and inert material - soft tissue scaffold and protector of vital body;
  • environmental and cultural effects on skeletal maintenance and bone loss - modifiers, constrained by biology;
  • bone loss and maintenance in bioarchaeology - inevitable, that women age into fragile skeletons;
  • developmental plasticity, developmental systems theory or approach (DST/DSA) and developmental dynamics;
  • nongenetic influences, heritable - in skeletal morphology, remaining uncertain;
  • concept of plasticity - in skeletal growth and morphology;
  • concept of skeletal plasticity - fundamental in bioarchaeology;
  • pushing beyond plasticity and adaptation - (re)construction of skeleton through time;
  • diagrammatic model of plasticity in development - maintenance of skeleton over life course

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Theoretical Understandings of Development and Plasticity

  • The Concept of Plasticity in Skeletal Growth and Morphology

  • Studies of Plasticity in Bone Development and Maintenance in Bioarchaeology

  • Pushing Beyond Plasticity and Adaptation: The (Re)construction of the Skeleton Through Time

  • References

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