Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Hagaman, Kristin Rae
Author's Email Address	kristin.hagaman@gmail.com
URN	etd-04302009-210253
Title	Activity-Induced Musculoskeletal Stress Marker Analysis of the Windover Population
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Anthropology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Glen H. Doran Committee Chair Frank Marlowe Committee Member Lynne Schepartz Committee Member
Keywords	Bioarchaeology Physical Anthropology Osteology Enthesopathies Muscle Insertion Activity Reconstruction
Date of Defense	2009-04-13
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Musculoskeletal stress marker (MSM) analysis was carried out on selected individuals from the Windover burial site (8Br246) in an attempt to reconstruct activity patterns. A combination of 23 muscle and ligament insertion sites were scored based on robusticity markers, the presence of stress lesions, or the presence of ossification exostosis. The sample was composed of 39 males and 30 females ranging in age from 18 to 71. The MSM scores were analyzed in terms of age, sex, and bilateral asymmetry, and also controlled for robusticity. A system of rank-ordering was used to identify the muscles with the highest scores. Results indicated that there was not a strong sexual division of labor among the Windover people; males and females most likely engaged in similar activities, with each sex completing some discrete activities. Results also support the possibility that the Windover people were operating some type of watercraft by either paddling or rowing.
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