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Reconstructing Early Human Subsistence in Near Oceania: New Insights From Matenkupkum and Matenbek

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The colonization of New Ireland ~44–40,000 years ago represents the earliest evidence of human occupation in Near Oceania. Yet, the precise impacts of climatic changes on subsistence strategies during the Late Pleistocene, Last Glacial Maximum, and Holocene remain poorly understood.
Joëlle den Toom, Glenn Summerhayes, Anne Ford, Karen Greig   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Association of Pregnancy and Scurvy in Indigenous Women and Their Children From the Late Holocene in California (USA)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Limited evidence of nutritional deficiencies has been identified in bioarchaeological studies of Native California populations, although isotopic and ethnohistoric research provides evidence of regional, seasonal, and cultural variability in food shortages.
Alyson Caine, Christopher Canzonieri, Eric J. Bartelink, Andrew Galvan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Smile From the Past: Exploring a Fixed Bone Dental Bridge From Eighteenth/Nineteenth Century Porto (Portugal)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents the first documented case of a fixed bone dental bridge in Portugal. This item was recovered alongside the remains of a young adult individual of indeterminate sex from the 19th century burial site of the 3rd Order of Our Lady of Carmo in Porto, Portugal.
Steffi Vassallo, Alexandra Patrícia Lopes Esteves, Sandra Assis, Zélia Rodrigues, Nicholas Márquez‐Grant, Anne Malcherek, Manuel F. C. Pereira, Manasij Pal Chowdhury, Francisca Alves Cardoso   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Spinal Pathology in Adolescents From Urban Centers in the Post‐Medieval Netherlands (1650–1850 CE)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study of trauma in individuals undergoing growth and development remains an understudied area of research but can provide unique insights into the lived experiences and social identities of young people in the past. This study examines vertebral compression fractures and Schmorl's nodes in children and adolescents (1–20 years at death ...
Meghan D. Langlois, Rachel Schats, Sarah Burrow, Megan B. Brickley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bone Anvils and New Types of Osseous Tools at Walīla (Volubilis, Morocco): Use of Animal Byproducts in the Industries of a Medieval Town

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bone anvils used to sharpen metal sickle blades are frequently documented in the archaeological record of the Roman and medieval Mediterranean and beyond, with new finds reported each year. This article reports anvils from the early medieval town of Walīla (Roman Volubilis) in northern Morocco and presents two other types of bone tools (bone ...
Lisa Yeomans, Davit Naskidashvili, Asmae El Kacimi, Hassan Limane, Corisande Fenwick   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The niche variation hypothesis predicts hunting returns across human cultures

Oikos, EarlyView.
The niche variation hypothesis (NVH) proposes that a broader population niche arises from greater individual specialization. Despite decades of empirical testing, research remains constrained to non‐human foragers, and the generality of NVH may extend beyond wildlife. The analysis of > 8000 hunting records from 12 human societies across four continents
Raul Costa‐Pereira
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Biocultural Synthesis of the Peopling of the Americas: Introduction to the Special Issue. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
Menéndez LP, Hubbe M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Considering Intermediaries as Relational Localizers: A Case Study of Localization in the Thai–Southeast Myanmar Border Humanitarian Response

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Two conceptualizations of pathways to moderating power asymmetries in humanitarian practice have emerged in localization discourse—one emphasizing procedural reforms and the other highlighting relational transformation. Dominant Global North‐mediated localization frameworks emphasize procedural approaches with a focus on shifting to a direct ...
Meghan Sullivan
wiley   +1 more source

Contemporary trends of witchcraft accusations and resulting violence against children: A scoping review and bibliometric analysis protocol. [PDF]

PLoS One
Spence C, Mahama ES, Jarvis K, Zettl M, Yakong VN, Ani-Amponsah M, Vallianatos H, Adjorlolo S, Setsoafia CK, Maina G, Richter S, Petrucka P.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bridging the gap between science, policy and stakeholders: Towards sustainable wolf–livestock coexistence in human‐dominated landscapes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract While the return of wolves (Canis lupus) to many European countries is a conservation milestone, the negative impacts are unevenly distributed across society, placing high pressure on livestock grazing systems. For this perspective, scientists from diverse disciplines and geographical backgrounds reflect on the state of livestock–wolf ...
Emu‐Felicitas Ostermann‐Miyashita, Hannah Kirkland, Ann Eklund, Darragh Hare, Hugh A. H. Jansman, Christian Kiffner, John D. C. Linnell, Robin Rigg, Suzanne A. Stone, Sandra Uthes, Manuela von Arx, Hannes J. König   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source