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Small Scattered Fragments Do Not a Dwarf Make: Biological and Archaeological Data Indicate that Prehistoric Inhabitants of Palau Were Normal Sized

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Title
Small Scattered Fragments Do Not a Dwarf Make: Biological and Archaeological Data Indicate that Prehistoric Inhabitants of Palau Were Normal Sized
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PLOS ONE, August 2008
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0003015
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Scott M. Fitzpatrick, Greg C. Nelson, Geoffrey Clark

Abstract

Current archaeological evidence from Palau in western Micronesia indicates that the archipelago was settled around 3000-3300 BP by normal sized populations; contrary to recent claims, they did not succumb to insular dwarfism.

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Country Count As %
United States 3 6%
Germany 2 4%
Brazil 1 2%
France 1 2%
Thailand 1 2%
Philippines 1 2%
Unknown 45 83%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 35%
Researcher 9 17%
Other 5 9%
Student > Bachelor 4 7%
Student > Master 4 7%
Other 12 22%
Unknown 1 2%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 31%
Social Sciences 14 26%
Arts and Humanities 8 15%
Environmental Science 3 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 6%
Other 7 13%
Unknown 2 4%