Date of Award
Summer 6-11-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
July 2026
Department
Anthropology
College Granting Degree
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Department Granting Degree
Anthropology
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Meredith Ellis
Abstract
This study utilizes the World Health Organization’s growth stunting identification standards to investigate the possibility of growth stunting in a collection of subadult remains from Telekfalva, Transylvania, Romania. Length-for-age is estimated using femur length and dental development stage (Shaefer et al., 2009) and compared to the Maresh Standard Growth Data (Maresh, 1943, 1955, 1970). Growth stunting is identified in individuals who fall less than -two standard deviations from the expected femur length-for-age. Additionally, this research investigates a pattern of abnormal, multilayered cortical bone deposition seen primarily in individuals with growth stunting. The correlation between abnormal cortical bone deposition and growth stunting has the potential for macroscopic identification of growth disruption in skeletal remains.
Recommended Citation
Stone, S. M. August, "INVESTIGATING FEMORAL GROWTH STUNTING AND CORTICAL BONE DEPOSITION: A BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL CASE STUDY FROM 17th CENTURY TRANSYLVANIA" (2026). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 386.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/386