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Historical overview and challenges in the development of bioarchaeology in Japan

open access: yesFrontiers 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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Sex estimation using humeral and femoral head diameters in contemporary and prehispanic mexican populations

open access: yesRevista 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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Enigmatic Bones: A Few Archaeological, Bioanthropological, and Historical Considerations Regarding an Atypical Deposit of Skeletonized Human Remains Unearthed in Khirbat al-Dusaq (Southern Jordan)

open access: yesOpen 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

open access: yesAnnals 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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Human, All Too Human: Differentiating Non-Human from Human Bones in Protohistoric Cremation Contexts from Northern Italy

open access: yesHeritage, 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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Neolithic Fisheries : Osteoarchaeology of Fish Remains in the Baltic Sea Region

open access: yes, 2008
The variety of fish species found at the archaeological sites indicates the exploitation of local and regional ecosystems. The focus of the fisheries varies from site to site. The study is based on the analyses of faunal materials from 10 archaeological sites from Eastern Middle Sweden, Gotland, and Åland dating to approximately 3800 – 1850 B.C.
Olson, Carina
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British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Race Equality Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Racism continues to be widespread, subtle and often ignored or selectively attended to within organisations. This review sought to evaluate the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO)’s existing race equality ...
Hullock, K. M.   +8 more
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Publications from Osteological Analysis at The Mile, Pocklington and Burnby Lane, Pocklington 2018-2022

open access: yes, 2022
This collection comprises two publications from osteological analysis of human remains recovered during excavations at land at The Mile, Pocklington and land at Burnby Lane, Pocklington.
York Osteoarchaeology
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Leopoli-Cencelle (9th–15th centuries CE), a centre of Papal foundation: bioarchaeological analysis of the skeletal remains of its inhabitants

open access: yesAnnals 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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L., 1758) skeleton from Hungary: Cranial morphology and zoological interpretations

open access: yes, 2022
The articulated skeleton of an adult male lynx was found in association with four dogs and scattered bones of other domesticates in a pit at Zamárdi-Kútvölgyi-dűlő II, Hungary.
László Bartosiewicz   +5 more
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