We aimed to test the possible differences in gonial angle values between a Medieval sample and a contemporary sample because literature suggests that modern skulls tend to have larger gonial angles. We analyzed the gonial angle values in a Medieval sample (n=69) and a current sample (20th century sample; n=146). We found that current gonial angle values were 3.6º (CI95% 2.2-4.9) larger than the Medieval angle values (p<0.001). No significant differences between the right and left angle values in both the Medieval (p=0.131) and current sample (p=0.120) were observed. The right angle values of the current sample were 3.6º larger (CI95% 1.9-5.3) than the medieval right angle values while the left angle values of the current sample were 3.5º larger (CI95% 1.9-5.2) than the Medieval left angle values. Our research suggests that the present population have larger angle values than the Medieval population.
Gonial angle measures in Medieval and contemporary skeletons
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Borja Faus-Valero1, Susanna Llidó-Torrent1, Marcos Miquel-Feutch1, Laura Quiles-Guiñau1, Marcelino Perez-Bermejo1, Shahed Nalla1,2, Juan A. Sanchis-Gimeno1
1 GIAVAL Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Human Embryology, University of Valencia, Faculty of Medicine, Avda. Blasco Ibanez 15, E46010 - Valencia, Spain
2 Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa
Abstract
Eur. J. Anat.
, 25
(1):
41-
48
(2021)
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