Anthropology 275 Reading Report 11
Disease in Prehistory due 10/23-2007
Answer the following questions based on Lersen C. S. 1997. Stress and
deprivation during the years of growth and development and adulthood. In:
Bioarchaeology. Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton. pp 6-62.
Cambridge: University Press.
1. Describe the skeletal indicators of iron deficiency anemia.
2. Explain how do nutrition and diet affect growth and development.
3. Define the following terms: Harris lines, fluctuating asymmetry, cribra
orbitalia, linear enamel hypoplasias.