Contributory Factors of Extraneous New Bone Growth on the Endocranial Surfaces of Human Infant and Sub-Adult Skeletal Remains

This study investigates the factors that may contribute to endocranial bone changes in human sub-adult skeletal remains in an effort to differentiate bone changes, or lesions, caused by pathological processes and those caused by growth and development. The contributory factors investigated included the presence of endocranial bone lesions, the age-at-death of the individual, the precise location of the bone change, the dynamic nature of the locations, and the presence (or absence) of postcranial and/or ectocranial indicators of pathology within the individual. The sample population used for this research was comprised of 129 individuals from 15 different Native American groups over five states and two cultural regions, ranging in age from birth to 15 years. Age-at-death was determined and macroscopic examinations of all bone surfaces were completed for all individuals. Results of chi-square tests performed on the data show that endocranial changes have a statistical association with lesion location, the dynamism of the location, and postcranial and/or ectocranial indicators of pathology. It can be stated that there is a correlation that can be established between certain specific factors and lesions caused by pathological processes whereas other factors showed a correlation to growth and developmental processes, or were found not to be contributory to either process

Post-Franco Theatre

In the multiple realms and layers that comprise the contemporary Spanish theatrical landscape, “crisis” would seem to be the word that most often lingers in the air, as though it were a common mantra, ready to roll off the tongue of so many theatre professionals with such enormous ease, and even enthusiasm, that one is prompted to wonder whether it might indeed be a miracle that the contemporary technological revolution – coupled with perpetual quandaries concerning public and private funding for the arts – had not by now brought an end to the evolution of the oldest of live arts, or, at the very least, an end to drama as we know it