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Becoming adults: exploring the late ontogeny of the human talus

hal.structure.identifierAlma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna = University of Bologna [UNIBO]
dc.contributor.authorFIGUS, Carla
hal.structure.identifierAlma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna = University of Bologna [UNIBO]
dc.contributor.authorSORRENTINO, Rita
hal.structure.identifierUniversity of Southern California [USC]
hal.structure.identifierUniversity of the Witwatersrand [Johannesburg] [WITS]
dc.contributor.authorCARLSON, Kristian
hal.structure.identifierArchéosciences Bordeaux
hal.structure.identifierÉcole Pratique des Hautes Études [EPHE]
dc.contributor.authorCOLOMBO, Antony
hal.structure.identifierAlma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna = University of Bologna [UNIBO]
dc.contributor.authorBORTOLINI, Eugenio
hal.structure.identifierUniversité de Venise Ca’ Foscari | Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia
hal.structure.identifierAbdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics [Trieste] [ICTP]
dc.contributor.authorBERNARDINI, Federico
hal.structure.identifierUniversity of Zagreb
dc.contributor.authorERJAVEC, Igor
hal.structure.identifierEötvös Loránd University [ELTE]
dc.contributor.authorHAJDU, Tamás
hal.structure.identifierEötvös Loránd University [ELTE]
dc.contributor.authorSZENICZEY, Tamás
hal.structure.identifierInstitute of Archaeology [Budapest]
dc.contributor.authorMATEOVICS-LÁSZLÓ, Orsolya
hal.structure.identifierUniversity of Szeged [Szeged]
dc.contributor.authorPAP, Ildiko
hal.structure.identifierAbdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics [Trieste] [ICTP]
dc.contributor.authorTUNIZ, Claudio
hal.structure.identifierInstitute for Anthropological Research [Zagreb]
dc.contributor.authorNOVAK, Mario
hal.structure.identifierAlma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna = University of Bologna [UNIBO]
dc.contributor.authorBELCASTRO, Maria Giovanna
hal.structure.identifierPennsylvania State University [Penn State]
dc.contributor.authorRYAN, Timothy
hal.structure.identifierAlma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna = University of Bologna [UNIBO]
dc.contributor.authorBENAZZI, Stefano
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-18T02:00:54Z
dc.date.available2025-04-18T02:00:54Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-04
dc.identifier.issn2296-701X
dc.identifier.urihttps://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/206246
dc.description.abstractEnIntroduction The talus plays an important role in receiving and dissipating the forces and linking the leg and the foot. As such, it is of paramount importance to analyze how its morphology, internal and external, changes during late ontogeny and through adolescence. Method To explore both the external shape and the internal architecture of the talus, Geometric Morphometrics and trabecular analysis have been applied to a sample of 35 tali from modern human juveniles aged between 5 and 15 years old (Middle Neolithic (4800–4500 BCE) to mid-20th century). Results Results show that, as the overall size of the talus increases, the shape and orientation of talar facets also change. The youngest individuals exhibit a functional talus that is still characterized by a relatively immature shape (e.g., subtly expressed margins of articular surfaces) with articular facets only minimally rotated towards an adult configuration. In adolescents, talar shape has achieved adult form after the age of 11, with all the articular facets and posterior processes well-developed. Considering internal morphology, trabecular bone varies between age classes. While Bone Volume Fraction shifts during the age 5–15 range, Degree of Anisotropy is relatively more stable over the developmental period examined in the study since it exhibits smaller variations between age classes. Discussion This study examined the late ontogeny of the human talus by considering both internal and external morphology. Results suggest that, although the locomotion has already assumed an adult-like pattern, the exploration of late talar growth may help understand how the talus adapts to changes in locomotor activity and how it responds to the increase in weight. Present results can be used to a better understanding of talar plasticity, improving interpretations of adult human talar form.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media
dc.title.enBecoming adults: exploring the late ontogeny of the human talus
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fevo.2023.1205277
dc.subject.halSciences de l'Homme et Société/Anthropologie biologique
bordeaux.journalFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
bordeaux.volume11
bordeaux.hal.laboratoriesArchéosciences Bordeaux - UMR 6034*
bordeaux.institutionUniversité de Bordeaux
bordeaux.institutionUniversité Bordeaux Montaigne
bordeaux.institutionCNRS
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-05038652
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-05038652v1
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