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Heritage, 2023 We discuss the probable presence of tuberculosis in non-adults of a medieval rural community in northern Italy with a biocultural perspective. Before birth, mother and child have a closely interconnected relationship, as suggested by the role of ...
Omar Larentis +2 more
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Heritage, 2021 The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are and will continue to be devastating for the tourism sector, especially for the cultural one. It is necessary to reflect on the new strategies to be adopted to deal with the heavy losses that the world of ...
Marta Licata +4 more
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Enterramientos infantiles en las necrópolis tardoantiguas y medievales de Humanejos (Parla, Madrid) [PDF]
Munibe Antropologia-Arkeologia, 2019 A continuación se presentan los resultados relativos a las tumbas con individuos no-adultos halladas en tres necrópolis del yacimiento de Humanejos (Parla, Madrid): la más antigua datada en época tardoantigua, otra medieval islámica y una tercera ...
Ana Mercedes Herrero Corral +4 more
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Digital Documentation in Narrow Burial Spaces Using a 360° Borescope Prototype
Heritage, 2023 This paper illustrates and discusses a novel method for the digital documentation of human remains in narrow spaces. A 360° borescope prototype made up of a panoramic camera and a lighting LED system was designed and assembled to acquire data in confined
Riccardo Valente +3 more
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Historical overview and challenges in the development of bioarchaeology in Japan
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 Archaeological human skeletons provide direct evidence of the physical features, lifestyle, diseases, mortality, and health of our ancestors. Bioarchaeology explores population-based trends that vary according to subsistence, social stratification ...
Tomohito Nagaoka
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Revista Argentina de Antropología Biológica, 2022 In bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology the most reliable skeletal element for sex estimation is the pelvis; nevertheless, when it is missing, other postcranial elements must be used. The main goal of this research is to provide sectioning points for
Adriana Zamora +5 more
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Open Archaeology, 2022 This article presents the results of the archaeological, bioanthropological, and historical analysis of an atypical human bone deposit found at the medieval Islamic desert site of Khirbat al-Dusaq in southern present-day Jordan.
Hofstetter Tobias +2 more
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Leprosy in skulls from the Paris Catacombs
Annals of Human Biology, 2020 Background: The Paris Catacombs contain the remains of approximately 6 million people dating back to the 15th century, when leprosy was endemic in France.
Patrícia D. Deps +3 more
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Heritage, 2023 Differentiating cremated non-human bones from human ones in archaeological contexts is a challenging task. This analysis aims at proposing a rather solid criterion based on an osteoarchaeological sample.
Omar Larentis
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Annals of Human Biology, 2020 Background The medieval city of Leopoli-Cencelle (9th–15th centuries CE) represents an exceptional study-model for extending our knowledge of the Italian Medieval period due not only to the large sample size available but also to the widespread presence ...
Marica Baldoni +5 more
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