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Human dissection and comparative anatomy: Archaeological evidence for nineteenth-century anatomical practice at University College London. [PDF]
Excavation at University College London revealed more than 8700 human skeletal fragments representing at least 38 individuals, alongside over 800 animal remains. Features consistent with dissection, specimen preparation and curation provide evidence for the use of human and animal material in nineteenth‐century anatomical education, offering rare ...
Birch W, Kausmally T.
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Integrating whole‐bone and regional analyses to understand human scapular growth
Abstract This study investigates ontogenetic changes in human scapular morphology using three‐dimensional geometric morphometrics with whole‐bone and region‐specific analyses. The aim is to evaluate whether the scapula follows a regular developmental pattern and whether its functionally distinct components, the scapular spine (SS) and glenoid fossa ...
Azahara Salazar‐Fernández +3 more
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Ravil Gabdrakhmanovich Fakhrutdinov (1937—2014)
The obituary is dedicated to the renowned archaeologist Ravil Gabdrakhmanovich Fakhrutdinov (March 14, 1937–March 10, 2014). He was a specialist in medieval archaeology and history, with a wide scale of scientific interests ranging from the Volga ...
Kazakov Evgeniy P. +1 more
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Abstract The preauricular sulcus has long been debated as a pelvic feature variably attributed to obstetric stress, ligamentous traction, and broader biomechanical processes. To clarify its determinants, we analyzed 409 adult individuals from three archeological and one early modern skeletal collection from the Iberian Peninsula, integrating graded ...
Rebeca García‐González +5 more
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Trinkets and Charms: the use, meaning and significance of later medieval and early post-medieval dress accessories [PDF]
This is a thematic study of dress accessories of late medieval to early post-medieval date from two regions of mainland Britain. It is an investigation of everyday objects which aims to re-engage the material world with past individuals.
STANDLEY, ELEANOR,ROSE
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The article offers new data on the Neolithisation process in the Struma valley and the Central Balkans based on recent research at the Early Neolithic settlement Ilindentsi in southwestern Bulgaria.
Małgorzata Grębska-Kulow +1 more
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The fossil record stays silent: Confusions and conundrums for hominin pelvis evolution
Abstract The evolution of the hominin pelvis is commonly modeled as a series of stages driven largely by the requirements of bipedal locomotion, reproduction, thermoregulation, and pelvic floor muscular support. These patterns are complicated by variation in canal dimensions in relationship with different changes in overall pelvic breadths. To quantify
Helen K. Kurki, Cara M. Wall‐Scheffler
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Biocultural perspectives on birth defects in medieval urban and rural English populations. [PDF]
The biocultural and epidemiological approaches have been used as investigative methods by which to assess the prevalence of birth defects of the axial skeleton among five English Medieval population samples (Raunds Fumells, Northamptonshire; the hospital/
Sture, J.F.
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The emergence of historical anthropology was a fundamental factor in the institutional development of French medieval archaeology during the second part of 20th century. The consequence, if not the reason, of this new dimension in the study of archeology
Mathias Dupuis
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ABSTRACT The Roman city of Doclea is a key archaeological site of Montenegro, valued for its impressive remains and its role in the nation's cultural identity within European and the Mediterranean history. Doclea was the second‐largest city in the province of Roman Dalmatia, a municipium created in the first century ad and named after the Illyrian ...
Tatjana Koprivica +5 more
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