Research reveals reality of Ice Age teen puberty

University of Victoria ^ | September 12, 2024 | Press release

[SunkenCiv]

Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents. In a study published today in the Journal of Human Evolution of the timing of puberty in Pleistocene teens, researchers are addressing a knowledge gap about how early humans grew up.

Found in the bones of 13 ancient humans between 10 and 20 years old is evidence of puberty stages. Co-led by University of Victoria (UVic) paleoanthropologist April Nowell, researchers found specific markers in the bones that allowed them to assess the progress of adolescence.

"By analyzing specific areas of the skeleton, we inferred things like menstruation and someone's voice breaking," says Nowell.

The technique was developed by lead author Mary Lewis from the University of Reading. Lewis's technique evaluates the mineralization of the canines and maturation of the bones of the hand, elbow, wrist, neck and pelvis to identify the stage of puberty reached by the individual at their time of death.

[nitzy]

They were trying to determine at which age Pleistocene adolescents picked which gender they would develop into.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, why wouldn’t researchers do research to figure that out?

[Sacajaweau]

Grant Money is just plain worthless most times.

[Magnum44]

[gundog]

And starting fires....

[gundog]

I hadn’t seen that one....🤣

[SkyDancer]

Using flashlight battery to get it going.

[Sirius Lee]

I STILL want to know what exactly a boy does with a tampon...

You soak them under the tap and throw them at other kids like they're water balloons of course. It's hilarious.

[gundog]

Will that work? Might need some steel wool. Vaseline in the first aid kit is good, too. Alcohol prep pads, too, I would think.

[Fireone]

Federal grant money should be terminated 100%.
It is nothing more than wealth redistribution, mostly done to buy influence, or steal it for oneself.
The U.S. Government should be reduced in size, scope, and most importantly, budget, by 90-95%.
A return to the Constitutional duty of the Federal government would save the country. Otherwise, it’s just a matter of (a short) time.

[alexander_busek]

Research reveals reality of Ice Age teen puberty

Regards,

[Salamander]

Arguably the best character in GOT.

(but my heart still belongs to The Hound)

[SkyDancer]

Using a very thin wire you short out the battery, the thin wire in some dry tinder and the glowing wire will start it burning.

[SkyDancer]

Using a very thin wire you short out the battery, the thin wire in some dry tinder and the glowing wire will start it burning.

[mewzilla]

Ah, the old Thagomizer on the seat trick!

(chortle)

That one never gets old!

(ha ha)

[Sawdring]

My image of Pleistocene life

[BiteYourSelf]

Why wouldn’t they?🙄

[SunkenCiv]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4265791/posts?page=22#22

[gundog]

Thin wire is probably more versatile than steel wool, though the latter is good for kindling a fire. Are you a Survival Lilly fan?

[SkyDancer]

I learned all my woodland lore from my uncle.