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AABA Task Force on the Ethical Study of Human Remains Recommendations: Proposal for the Management and Oversight of Community Partnership and Ethical Stewardship of Human Remains

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 189, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Ethically responsible and culturally acceptable management, study, and stewardship of legacy skeletal and other human remains currently held and managed in scientific institutions is a longstanding concern that, over the length of these collections' existence, has been exiguously addressed.
Benjamin M. Auerbach   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Skeletal Dysplasia During the Bronze Age in Northeast Thailand (3000–2500 BP)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 318-324, March/April 2026.
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

Developing a collaborative project on higher education pedagogy: The institutional, organizational, and community identity dimensions of student staff partnerships [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This case study presents an ambitious student-staff partnership project at University College London (UCL) to publish a collaborative book on higher education pedagogy.
Clark, Lauren   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Reliability of Species Assessment of Archaeological Cremated Bone Fragments: Confidence in Diagnosis and Interobserver Agreement

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 341-349, March/April 2026.
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

Review of Egyptian Bioarchaeology: Humans, Animals, and the Environment

open access: yesPapers from the Institute of Archaeology, 2015
Egyptian Bioarchaeology: Humans, Animals, and the Environment, by Ikram, S., Kaiser, J. & Walker, R. (eds).
doaj   +2 more sources

Health and the Experience of Childhood in Late Neolithic Vietnam [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The article aims to examine aspects of mortuary behavior in late Neolithic/early Bronze Age (Phung Nguyen phase) populations represented at the site of Man Bac in Viet Nam, specifically how mortuary behavior illuminates the role of children, and adult ...
Cuong, Nguyen Lan   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Dental Stigmata and Skeletal Lesions of Congenital Treponematosis in Early Agricultural Vietnam (4000–3500 bp)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 401-413, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Prior research has documented treponematosis at a single site in Mainland Southeast Asia from northern Vietnam dated to the early agricultural transition (~4000–3500 bp). To date, no other cases in Southeast Asia's prehistory have been identified.
Melandri Vlok   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioarchaeology and burial practices at Capela de Nossa Senhora da Victória (Rio Maior, Portugal) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A team of archaeologists discovered numerous human remains during three seasons of excavations and architectural analysis at Capela de Nossa Senhora da Victória (Our Lady of Victory Chapel) in Rio Maior, Portugal between 1987 and 1989.
Murphy, Kimmarie   +4 more
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Fixed and Fluid: The Two Faces of Gender Roles—A Combined Study of Activity Patterns and Burial Practices in the European Neolithic

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 189, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study investigates gender roles in the European Neolithic by analyzing activity‐related skeletal changes (ARSCs) and burial practices at two Polgár microregion sites in Hungary: Polgár‐Ferenci‐hát (5300–5070 cal. bce) and Polgár‐Csőszhalom (4800–4650 cal. bce). Materials and Methods A total of 125 well‐preserved adult skeletons
Sébastien Villotte   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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