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Bioarchaeology of infectious diseases

open access: yes, 2018
Infectious diseases have been a major cause of morbidity and mortality in human populations for thousands of years, and subsequent responses to these pathogens can sometimes be identified in archaeological human remains.
Kori Lea Filipek   +5 more
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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
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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
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Fact Sheet- Ancient DNA: What is it? Why is it Important? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
A Fact Sheet on ancient DNA from IPinCH\u27s "Bioarchaeology, DNA, and Indigeneity" Research ...
Alan Goodman   +4 more
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Egyptian bioarchaeology and identity

open access: yes
Bioarchaeology comprises the study of human remains in their wider archaeological and biosocial context. Bioarchaeology moves the study of human remains beyond osteological analysis; its key is to add nuance to the understanding of identity and to give ...
Zakrzewski, Sonia
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The afterlife of death

open access: yes, 2017
Foreword to volume on bioarchaeological projects and encounters with evidence of postmortem examinations - dissection or autopsy in historic skeletal collections is relatively rare, but recently there has been an increase in the number of reported ...
Sappol, Michael,
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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
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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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The Diet of Sovereignty: Bioarchaeology in Tlaxcallan

open access: yes, 2020
My dissertation, “The Diet of Sovereignty: Bioarchaeology in Tlaxcallan”, explores the role of foodways and food sovereignty in contexts of imperial resistance.
Alcantara, Keitlyn Elizabeth
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¿QUIÉNES VIAJABAN?: INVESTIGANDO LA MUERTE DE VIAJEROS PREHISPÁNICOS EN EL DESIERTO DE ATACAMA (CA. 800 AC-1536 DC)

open access: yesEstudios Atacameños, 2012
Históricamente, los estudios de movilidad en los Andes se han centrado en el modelo caravanero, según el cual fueron grupos de hombres de tierras altas, con sus recuas de llamas, los agentes encargados del tráfico interregional.
Christina Torres-Rouff   +2 more
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