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The Sustainability of Dental Calculus for Archaeological Research [PDF]

, 2017
Dental calculus is a mineralized plaque biofilm formed by microbiota of the oral microbiome. Until recently, the vast research potential of dental calculus for archaeological study was not fully appreciated and it was often discarded.
Mackie, Meaghan, Radini, Anita, Speller, Camilla Filomena   +2 more
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Leprosy at the edge of Europe—Biomolecular, isotopic and osteoarchaeological findings from medieval Ireland

PLOS ONE, 2018
Relatively little is known of leprosy in Medieval Ireland; as an island located at the far west of Europe it has the potential to provide interesting insights in relation to the historical epidemiology of the disease. To this end the study focuses on five cases of probable leprosy identified in human skeletal remains excavated from inhumation burials ...
G. Michael Taylor, Eileen M. Murphy, Tom A. Mendum, Alistair W. G. Pike, Bethan Linscott, Huihai Wu, Justin O’Grady, Hollian Richardson, Edmond O’Donovan, Carmelita Troy, Graham R. Stewart   +10 more
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Ecología isotópica en la Puna Seca Argentina: un marco de referencia para el estudio de las estrategias de pastoreo en el pasado [PDF]

, 2014
El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en comprender las causas de variación en las composiciones isotópicas de pasturas y camélidos domesticados de la Puna Seca Argentina, a fin de construir un marco de referencia para la interpretación de las ...
Samec, Celeste Tamara
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An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Late Islamic Cemeteries Within the Cathedral (15th–18th Century CE) and the Ruins of Adulis (Mid-19th–Early 20th Century CE), Massawa, Eritrea: Funerary Architecture, Funerary Rituals, Burial Rites, and Bioarcheological Data Identifying Late Islamic Graves in Central Eastern Eritrea

Heritage
Systematic studies on Late Islamic cemeteries that integrate architectural, ritual, and biological aspects remain relatively rare, particularly in Islamic countries or regions with an active Muslim presence.
Omar Larentis, Nelly Cattaneo, Paolo Lampugnani, Susanna Bortolotto, Emanuele Zappa, Andrea Gregorini, Yotam Gezae, Tsegai Medin, Ilaria Gorini, Serena Massa   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early evidence of extra-masticatory dental wear in a Neolithic community at Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan. [PDF]

Int J Osteoarchaeol, 2022
Walsh S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Folded, layered textiles from a Bronze Age pit pyre excavated from Over Barrow 2, Cambridgeshire, England. [PDF]

, 2015
The textiles from Over Barrow, Cambridgeshire, England present the opportunity to examine the burial practices at the end of the Early Bronze Age. They were excavated from a pit pyre cremation along with cremated bone, a bone needle/pin and two small ...
Harris, Susanna
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People of Lepenski Vir: Sharing and caring for the 3D osteoarchaeological record

, 2019
In the past years, means of acquisition of 3D information became all present - the requirements to successfully create an accurately reconstructed copy of an object in 3D dramatically plummeted and made the process broadly available to both professionals and enthusiasts alike.
Pendić, Jugoslav, Jovanović, Jelena, Marković, Jelena, Stefanović, Sofija, Stojanović, Dragoslav   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Employing radiography (X-rays) to localize lesions in human skeletal remains from past populations to allow accurate biopsy, using examples of cancer metastases. [PDF]

Int J Osteoarchaeol, 2022
Mitchell PD, Dittmar JM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Flesh on the Bones: Animal Bodies in Atlantic Roundhouses [PDF]

, 2011
This volume presents the state of research across Europe to illustrate how comparable interpretative frameworks are used by archaeologists working with both prehistoric and historical ...
Madgwick, Richard, Mulville, J., Parker Pearson, M., Powell, A.   +3 more
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A Severe Case of Biparietal Thinning in a Medieval Skull From a Northern Italy Necropolis. [PDF]

J Craniofac Surg, 2022
Tonina E, Larentis O, Tesi C, Fusco R, Campagnolo M, Licata M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source