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Sex bias in Neolithic megalithic burials

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 180, Issue 1, Page 196-206, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Objectives A statistical study comparing osteological and ancient DNA determinations of sex was conducted in order to investigate whether there are sex biases in United Kingdom and Irish Neolithic megalithic burials. Materials and Methods Genetic and osteological information from human individuals from 32 megalithic sites in the UK and Ireland
Elliot Elliott   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elemental models of primate nursing and weaning revisited

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 180, Issue 1, Page 216-223, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Objectives Intra‐tooth patterns of trace elements barium (Ba) and strontium (Sr) have been used to infer human and nonhuman primate nursing histories, including australopithecine and Neanderthal juveniles. Here, we contrast the two elemental models in first molars (M1s) of four wild baboons and explore the assumptions that underlie each ...
Tanya M. Smith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Photogrammetry as a New Scientific Tool in Archaeology: Worldwide Research Trends

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
Archaeology has made significant advances in the last 20 years. This can be seen by the remarkable increase in specialised literature on all archaeology-related disciplines. These advances have made it a science with links to many other sciences, both in
Carmen Marín-Buzón   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Testing different 3D techniques using geometric morphometrics: Implications for cranial fluctuating asymmetry in humans

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 180, Issue 1, Page 224-234, January 2023., 2023
When measuring the shape human crania, 3D digitizer, CT scanner, and surface scanner will measure precisely enough that individuals can be told apart in a principal component plot. Abstract This study aimed to test the performance of 3D digitizer, CT scanner, and surface scanner in detecting cranial fluctuating asymmetry. Sets of 32 landmarks (6 in the
Trine Bottos Olsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphologies in‐between: The impact of the first steps on the human talus

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, Volume 306, Issue 1, Page 124-142, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Objective The development of bipedalism is a very complex activity that contributes to shaping the anatomy of the foot. The talus, which starts ossifying in utero, may account for the developing stages from the late gestational phase onwards.
Carla Figus   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning Arrives in Archaeology

open access: yesAdvances in Archaeological Practice, 2021
Overview Machine learning (ML) is rapidly being adopted by archaeologists interested in analyzing a range of geospatial, material cultural, textual, natural, and artistic data.
Simon H. Bickler
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Airborne LiDAR-Derived Digital Elevation Model for Archaeology

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
The use of topographic airborne LiDAR data has become an essential part of archaeological prospection, and the need for an archaeology-specific data processing workflow is well known.
Benjamin Štular   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The birth of the clinic. An archaeology of medical perception

open access: yesMedicina e historia, 1975
JOHN C. KRANTZ, jr., Historical medical classics involving new drugs, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins Co., 1974, 8vo., pp. x, 129, illus., $8.50. Reviewed by Edwin Clarke, M.D., F.R.C.P., Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 183 Euston Road ...
John C. Krantz
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Public Archaeology: sharing best practice. Case studies from Wales

open access: yesInternet Archaeology, 2020
In 2013, Cadw published the 'Cadw Community Archaeology Framework'. This defined community archaeology practice in Wales, and outlined: a range of aims; a definition and context for community archaeology; a background to community archaeology; a vision ...
Seren Griffiths   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Future is Now: Archaeology and the Eradication of Anti-Blackness

open access: yesInternational Journal of Historical Archaeology, 2020
Building a new anti-racist archaeology will require an unprecedented level of structural changes in the practices, demographics, and power relations of archaeology.
M. Franklin   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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