Question

Anthropologists study bones to determine the behaviors and characteristics of individuals during their lifetimes. Identify assumptions that can be made from this cross section of a femur.

Answer 1

Answer:

The assumptions that can be made from this statement are:

1. The individual's bone was strongest from front to back.

2. The individual was physically active

Explanation:

If behaviors and characteristics of individuals during their lifetimes are determined through studying bones, it means

*The individual's bone was strongest from front to back - overall, human bone strength has declined dramatically over the past 10, 000 years. However there is significant variation between population showing the localised nature of the shift from foraging to farming

*The individual was physically active - the elongated shape of the bone shows that this person was physically active in life