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

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 697-708, May/June 2026.
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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Possible Case of Child Abuse at the Early Urban Centre of Tell Brak, NE Syria

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 768-774, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Child abuse is rarely identified in skeletal remains from archaeological contexts, as its diagnosis remains a significant challenge. Due to that, case studies of child abuse are rare in the literature. Here, we discuss a 6–9‐month‐old infant from Late Chalcolithic (c. 4200–3900 bce) Tell Brak, Syria, who exhibited several signs consistent with
Aleksandra Grzegorska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peer Comment

open access: yesInternet Archaeology, 2015
Peer comment on Bones, Bodies, and Blogs: Outreach and Engagement in Bioarchaeology by Katy Meyers Emery and Kristina Killgrove.
Lisa-Marie Shillito
doaj  

Visualising Heritage: using 3D immersive technologies to innovate, document and communicate rich narratives for HS2

open access: yesInternet Archaeology
The University of Bradford has established wide-ranging skillsets and capabilities as Visualising Heritage that have been built around expertise with 3D imaging for human bioarchaeology and for contextual understanding of archaeological sites, landscapes,
Thomas Sparrow   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decolonizing Bioarchaeology: an Autoethnographic Reflection

open access: yesNew Proposals, 2018
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Heather Robertson
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Family in Medieval Society: A Bioarchaeological Perspective

open access: yesGenealogy
One of the periods with the greatest social, cultural, and religious changes was, without a doubt, the European medieval period. The concept of “Family” was one of the fields that gradually evolved, from individuals who shared the same biological lineage,
Cláudia Gomes, Ana Curto
doaj   +1 more source

Infectious diseases and the First Epidemiological Transition in Central and Western Eurasian prehistory

open access: yesDocumenta Praehistorica
The hypothesis of a First Epidemiological Transition postulates that, with the advent of the Neolithic, the proximity to domesticated animals would have increased exposure to zoonotic pathogens, whereas the population growth and concentration that often
Andrea Martín-Vela   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Problemy i perspektywy badań paleodemograficznych nad kulturą wielbarską na przykładzie cmentarzyska w Kowalewku

open access: yesPrzeszłość Demograficzna Polski, 2016
The article presents problems and prospects of palaeodemographic research on burial grounds of the Wielbark Culture exemplified with Site no 12 in Kowalewko.So far mainly mortality tables havebeen used in the research.
Marta Chmiel-Chrzanowska, Rafał Fetner
doaj   +1 more source

Early Chersonesus Population Characteristics based on the Anthropological Materials from the Excavations by G.D. Belov

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей
The article presents the results of a study of the materials from the necropolis of the Chersonesus fortified settlement, dated V–IV centuries BC.
Anastasia Dm. Buriak
doaj   +1 more source

Spina Bifida Occulta in Medieval and Postmedieval Times in Eastern Romania [PDF]

open access: yesMemoirs of the Scientific Sections of the Romanian Academy, 2016
This paper provides bioarchaeological evidence of Spina Bifida Occulta (SBO) in human skeletons discovered in medieval and post-medieval sites of Eastern Romania and evaluates its prevalence and patterns by examining its relationship to age, sex, type of
Vasilica-Monica Groza   +3 more
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