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Osteological, multi-isotope and proteomic analysis of poorly-preserved human remains from a Dutch East India Company burial ground in South Africa [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
Skeletal remains discovered in Simon’s Town, South Africa, were hypothesised as being associated with a former Dutch East India Company (VOC) hospital. We report a novel combined osteological and biochemical approach to these poorly-preserved remains.
Judyta Olszewski, Rachael A. Hall, Lisette M. Kootker, Neil J. Oldham, Robert Layfield, Barry Shaw, Leon Derksen, Martijn Manders, Tim Hart, Sarah A. Schrader   +9 more
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A Strong Supporter: Evidence for the Role of the Fifth Finger in Habitual Gripping Activity. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
ABSTRACT Objectives The fifth finger plays a key role in manual dexterity, yet its habitual use and functional integration within the hand remain poorly understood. This study investigates the contribution of the fifth ray to habitual gripping activities and its synergistic relationship with the thumb.
Leder C, Schrader SA.
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A Review of Research Aims for Historical Anatomical Skeletal Collections in the United States. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
ABSTRACT Objectives Many osteological methods used by biological anthropologists today were initially developed using historical anatomical skeletal collections such as the Hamann‐Todd and Terry Collections. However, these collections were amassed through state legislation that permitted the dissection and curation of unclaimed individuals.
Simon AM, Passalacqua NV, Hubbe M.
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Detection of chromosomal aneuploidy in ancient genomes [PDF]

Communications Biology
Ancient DNA is a valuable tool for investigating genetic and evolutionary history that can also provide detailed profiles of the lives of ancient individuals. In this study, we develop a generalised computational approach to detect aneuploidies (atypical
Kyriaki Anastasiadou, Marina Silva, Thomas Booth, Leo Speidel, Tony Audsley, Christopher Barrington, Jo Buckberry, Diana Fernandes, Ben Ford, Mark Gibson, Alexandre Gilardet, Isabelle Glocke, Katie Keefe, Monica Kelly, Mackenzie Masters, Jesse McCabe, Lauren McIntyre, Paola Ponce, Stephen Rowland, Jordi Ruiz Ventura, Pooja Swali, Frankie Tait, David Walker, Helen Webb, Mia Williams, Annsofie Witkin, Malin Holst, Louise Loe, Ian Armit, Rick Schulting, Pontus Skoglund   +30 more
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Petrified child mummies by Paolo Gorini (19th century CE, Lodi, Lombardy, Italy): anthropological, pathological, and conservation perspectives [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
This study presents an interdisciplinary analysis of six non-adult petrified specimens prepared by the Italian scientist Paolo Gorini (1813–1881) in Lodi, Lombardy, during the 19th century.
Omar Larentis, Omar Larentis, Omar Larentis, Ilaria Gorini, Michele Campus, Stefano Vanin, Enrica Tonina, Enrica Tonina, Giuseppina Carta, Alberto Carli, Lisa De Luca, Dario Piombino-Mascali, Dario Piombino-Mascali   +12 more
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A Cat Skeleton from the Balatlar Church Excavation, Sinop, Turkey [PDF]

Animals, 2021
In the 2015 excavation season, an east–west oriented burial (2015-Grave-14) built with large dimension stone blocks was unearthed on the south edge of “Area IVi” at the Balatlar Church in Sinop, on the northeastern Black Sea coast of Turkey.
Vedat Onar, Gülgün Köroğlu, Altan Armutak, Öğül Emre Öncü, Abu B. Siddiq, Aleksander Chrószcz   +5 more
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Integrated multidisciplinary analysis of mobile digital radiographic acquisitions of the mummies of the Hermits from the Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona (Italy - 17th to 19th Century CE) [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Paleoradiology has become a standard diagnostic method in the study of mummified or embalmed bodies. Among the various available techniques, computed tomography valuing for its ability to provide detailed information.
Omar Larentis, Omar Larentis, Omar Larentis, Ilaria Gorini, Michele Campus, Marta Lorenzetti, Giancarlo Mansueto, Susanna Bortolotto, Emanuele Zappa, Andrea Gregorini, Laura Rampazzi, Stefano Vanin, Giuseppina Carta, Alberto Carli, Lara Simonaitis, Lisa De Luca, Enrica Tonina   +16 more
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Estimation of Height at Withers Based on Long Bone Measurements of Living Cats [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences
In this study, coefficients enabling estimation of shoulder height were obtained by taking morphometric measurements from radiographic images of live cats using the radiogrammetric method.
Dominik Poradowski, Zihni Mutlu, Yusuf Altundağ, Aleksander Chrószcz, Özlem Sarıtaş, Joanna Wolińska, Vedat Onar   +6 more
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An extensive archaeological dental calculus dataset spanning 5000 years for ancient human oral microbiome researchEuropean Nucleotide ArchiveEuropean Nucleotide ArchiveDryad [PDF]

Data in Brief
Archaeological dental calculus can provide detailed insights into the ancient human oral microbiome. We offer a multi-period, multi-site, ancient shotgun metagenomic dataset consisting of 174 samples obtained primarily from archaeological dental calculus
Francesca J. Standeven, Gwyn Dahlquist-Axe, Jessica Hendy, Sarah Fiddyment, Malin Holst, Krista McGrath, Matthew Collins, Amy Mundorff, Anita Radini, Josef Wagner, Conor J. Meehan, Andrew Tedder, Camilla F. Speller   +12 more
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The Virtual Database of the Documented Human Osteological Collection (DHOC) of the Certosa Cemetery of Bologna (Italy, 19th-20th Century). [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
ABSTRACT This article aims to introduce a new virtual database of skeletal human remains from the Documented Human Osteological Collection (DHOC) of the Certosa Cemetery of Bologna (Emilia Romagna, northern Italy) housed at the University of Bologna. The Virtual DHOC of the Certosa Cemetery of Bologna (VirtualDHOC) is stored in the publicly accessible ...
Sorrentino R, Pietrobelli A, Mameli D, Mariotti V, Nicolosi T, Belcastro MG.   +5 more
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