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A Clinical Study of the Distribution and Morphology of Harris Lines

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Harris lines are commonly used in bioarcheology to infer lifestyle in ancient populations; however, their etiology and identification parameters are still under debate. The aim of this study is to observe the distribution of the lesions in a contemporary clinical sample to address their association with etiological factors, age, biological sex,
Claudia Moro, Lucie Biehler‐Gomez, Pranavan Selliah, Carmelo Messina, Mayorathan Uruthirapasupathi, Daniele Maria Gibelli, Federica Boschi, Cristina Cattaneo   +7 more
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Navigating the Flames: Comparative Analysis of Cremation Practices in the Roman and Early Medieval Periods at Gbely‐Kojatín (SK) and Přítluky (CZ)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cremation became the dominant funerary practice in the Middle Danube Region during the Roman Period (RP) (1st–4th century) and reappeared in the Early Medieval Ages (EMA) (6th/7th–8th century). This study aims to reconstruct differences in cremation conditions from the Gbely‐Kojatín site (Slovakia, RP and EMA) and the Přítluky site (Czech ...
Katarína Hladíková, Anna Pankowská, Marek Hladík, Pavla Kučerová, Rastislav Milovský   +4 more
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Whale Collections and Exhibitions at the Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa (Italy)

Heritage
The Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa hosts the most important osteological collection of extant cetaceans in Italy as well as one of the most relevant all over Europe.
Simone Farina, Chiara Sorbini, Patrizia Scaglia, Marco Merella, Alberto Collareta, Giovanni Bianucci   +5 more
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Biometric Analysis of Giant and Large Murid Remains From Matja Kuru 2, Timor‐Leste

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Published research on Matja Kuru 2 (MK2) demonstrates its significance for understanding human lifestyle during the terminal Pleistocene and Holocene. Murids represent the most commonly identified taxa in the site, with specimens preliminarily classified as small, large and giant based on size comparisons.
Sarah Hannan, Sofia C. Samper Carro, Sue O'Connor   +2 more
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La vida antes del PVAc. Apuntes para la historia de la conservación en argentina

Revista Argentina de Antropología Biológica, 2010
RESUMEN En este trabajo repasaremos las formas de tratar y conservar los restos óseos humanos en tanto colecciones pertenecientes a museos. Nos referiremos principalmente al tratamiento recibido durante el siglo XX.
Elvira I. Baffi
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Morphometric and Paleobiological Insights Into Pleistocene Sicilian Wolf Populations

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Pleistocene wolves (Canis lupus) from Sicily represent one of the few known insular populations of this species from that time period. Despite their potential relevance for understanding carnivore adaptations in insular contexts, no dedicated study has previously investigated their morphology and evolutionary significance.
Domenico Tancredi, Carolina Di Patti, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Matteo Cammarata   +3 more
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Archaeozoological Studies on the Golden Horde Urban and Rural Settlements as a Source for Reconstruction of Economic Processes

Археология евразийских степей
Archaeozoological studies, carried out according to the methodological scheme of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, analyzed collections of animal bone remains from excavations of nine cities and six rural settlements of the
Liliya V. Yavorskaya
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“Pre-columbian moulages”. Huacos, mummies and photographs in the controversy over precolumbian diseases, 1894-1910 [PDF]

, 2015
By the late nineteenth century an international controversy arose referred to the probable existence of certain diseases such as leprosy, syphilis and lupus in pre-Columbian America.
Farro, Máximo Ezequiel, Podgorny, Irina
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Species composition and distribution of gallinaceous birds (Aves, Galliformes) in the south of eastern Europe during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene—a review

Boreas, EarlyView.
This study investigates the species composition and distribution of gallinaceous birds (Galliformes) in the south of eastern Europe, specifically within the territory of present‐day Ukraine, during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. The research is based on the comprehensive revision of skeletal remains found at archaeological sites.
Leonid Gorobets, Tyt Volynskyi, Mykola Knysh, Oleksandr Kovalchuk   +3 more
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Occurrence and evolution of cannibal behaviour in extant snakes

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Extant snakes (Serpentes) are a highly diverse group of squamate reptiles, which have independently evolved key morphological adaptations to consume a large variety of vertebrate and invertebrate prey. While these predator–prey interactions have been widely addressed by several studies, little is known regarding the occurrence of cannibal ...
Bruna B. Falcão, Vinícius A. São Pedro, Omar M. Entiauspe‐Neto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source