Human Bones Can Teach Us About 6,000 Years Of Farming

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 01:20 in Biology & Nature

We can identify an athletic body by analysis of their skeletons because bones show remarkably rapid adaptation to both the intensity and direction of strains. Put under stress through physical exertion – such as long-distance walking or running – they gain in strength as the fibers are added or redistributed according to where strains are highest.   read more

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