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Bones of Contention: Reflections on Osteoarchaeology and the Baltic Region
Archaeologia Lituana, 2020 During the last decade, some of the most significant archaeological interpretations included the integrated use of scientific methods, including osteoarchaeology.
László Bartosiewicz
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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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Tallow Hill Cemetery, Worcester: The Importance of Detailed Study of Post-Mediaeval Graveyards
, 2003 NoFrom the Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology held in Southampton, England in 2003...
Boylston, Anthea +2 more
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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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Special issue adaptive tools for resilient bones: biostatistical approaches to past physical activity in osteoarchaeology [PDF]
, 2022 In this introduction to the special issue, Adaptive Tools for Resilient Bones: Biostatistical Approaches to Past Physical Activity in Osteoarchaeology, we discuss the outcome of the workshop held in Leiden (the Netherlands; November 18–19, 2021).
Schrader S.A., Carballo Pérez J.
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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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