Author Question: When Larsen used height estimates to track changes in the diets of people who lived on the St. ... (Read 90 times)

Metfan725 · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

When Larsen used height estimates to track changes in the diets of people who lived on the St. Catherine's Island and the coast of Georgia, he found

a. males and females of the hunter-gatherer population were consistently shorter than the later agricultural population.
b. the heights of both males and females were unaffected.
c. the height of the female agriculturalists were the most affected by the change in the diet.
d. the height of the female agriculturalists remained constant, but the male agriculturalists were considerably taller than the male hunter-gatherers.
e. the average female in the foraging population was 3 shorter than their agricultural descendants.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is not true?

a. Enamel hypoplasias require X-rays to be detected.
b. Enamel hypoplasias are more permanent than Harris lines.
c. Enamel hypoplasias can be measured to estimate the age a period of growth arrest took place.
d. Enamel hypoplasias can be measured to estimate the duration of the period of growth arrest.
e. Enamel hypoplasias can be measured to indicate the duration of the period of stress.