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Landscape Archaeology of the Late La Tène in South Pannonia: Perspectives and Possibilities of Stable Isotope Analyses

open access: yesEtnoantropološki Problemi, 2017
In the long tradition of research into the La Tene period in the region of South Pannonia many questions have been raised, but economic activity, especially agriculture and cattle-breeding, have not received due attention.
Teodora Radišić
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Surviving Childhood: The Relationship Between Childhood Health and Longevity in the Early Bronze Age Necropolises Mokrin and Ostojićevo (2100-1800 BC)

open access: yesEtnoantropološki Problemi
The study of prehistoric societies requires a holistic approach to all segments of the population. Researchers agree that the period of growth and development is crucial for the life course, its quality, and duration.
Marija Krečković Gavrilović   +1 more
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Cancer in Ancient Human Populations: Methods and Practice in Bioarchaeology and Paleopathology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Best Undergraduate Writing in Anthropology Award, 2019-2020Despite its prevalence in contemporary public health, research on the paleopathology of cancer is still extremely limited.
Gardner, Elijah
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Violence indicators in Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina: The Regional Development Period from a regional perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy, Argentina) has been extensively studied by archaeologists. Studies have been focused mainly on the Late Regional Development Period (1250 1430 AD), which has been defined as a time of social conflict.
Botta, Florencia Natalia   +1 more
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Burials of Sugoklea Barrow. Palaeopathological Aspect of the Study

open access: yesВестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2020
Introduction. The aim of the study is to identify the causes of differences in the diseases profile, as well as sex and age indicators of different groups of people of the Yamnaja and Babino cultures buried in Sugoklea barrow on the border of the steppe ...
Aleksandra D. Kozak
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Poundbury Camp in context – a new perspective on the lives of children from urban and rural Roman England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objectives The current understanding of child morbidity in Roman England is dominated by studies of single sites/regions. Much of the data are derived from third to fifth century AD Poundbury Camp, Dorchester, Dorset, considered an unusual site due to
Adams   +185 more
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Skeletal Dysplasia During the Bronze Age in Northeast Thailand (3000–2500 BP)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines a case of skeletal dysplasia in an adult male (B290) from the Bronze Age at the site of Ban Non Wat, Northeast Thailand. Skeletal dysplasia, a group of genetic disorders affecting bone and cartilage growth, presents diagnostic challenges due to overlapping clinical features.
Nuttheera Kaoboriboon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing raw materials in Vinča culture: a case study of osseous raw materials from Vitkovo

open access: yesDocumenta Praehistorica, 2013
In analyses of material recovered from archaeological sites, a dichotomy often exists between ‘specialist’ and ‘archaeological’ studies. This is especially noticeable in the case of faunal remains and bone artefacts. Bone artefacts are sometimes treated
Selena Vitezović, Jelena Bulatović
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Reliability of Species Assessment of Archaeological Cremated Bone Fragments: Confidence in Diagnosis and Interobserver Agreement

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ancient practice of cremation has been documented across numerous cultures, yet burnt remains can indeed become a huge challenge for anthropologists, both in archaeological and in forensic contexts. The analysis of such skeletal material presents significant challenges associated with the alterations caused by the process of burning.
Carlotta Sala   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Osteoarthritis, entheses, and long bone cross-sectional geometry in the Andes: Usage, history, and future directions. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Akin to approaches encouraged by Verano (1997) in the Andes, and Ortner (2011, 2012) for general paleopathological studies, this article focuses on accurate descriptions and definitions of osteoarthritis, entheses, and long bone cross-sectional geometry.
Becker, Sara K
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