“Putting flesh and fat back onto the bones”: A 3D analysis of the influence of body composition and mass on bone architecture

• Thesis title in Czech: "Návrat svalů a tuku zpět na kosti": 3D analýza vlivu tělesné kompozice a hmotnosti na kostní architekturu
• Thesis title in English: “Putting flesh and fat back onto the bones”: A 3D analysis of the influence of body composition and mass on bone architecture
• Key words: tělesná hmotnost, kostra, bioarcheologie, forenzní antropologie
• English key words: Body mass, human skeleton, bioarcheology, forensic anthropology
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2014/2015
• Thesis type: dissertation
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics (31-110)
• Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Brůžek, CSc., Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned by the advisor
• Date of registration: 22.10.2014
• Date of assignment: 22.10.2014
• Date and time of defence: 07.11.2018 00:00
• Date of electronic submission: 20.06.2018
• Date of proceeded defence: 07.11.2018
• Opponents: RNDr. Petr Velemínský, Ph.D.

Preliminary scope of work in English

To explore the relationship between soft tissues (i.e. muscles and fat components), body mass and bone by using 3D analysis. This could be useful in both bioarcheological and forensic contexts. Steps to achieve this aim: (1) To grasp background literature concepts (i.e. body mass estimation methods, researches on the relationship between various body components, methods used to analyze tomographic material); (2) to perform a 3D and statistical analysis on different samples of recent modern humans with known sex, height, weight at death and possibly data on activity; (3) to participate on international meetings and to produce scientific articles along the advancement of the research.