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Beyond the Binary? A Multi‐Method Approach to Sexing Children at the Viking Age Site of Ihre, Gotland

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The assessment of sex is fundamental in osteoarcheological analysis, yet traditional morphological methods are less reliable for children due to the incomplete development of sexually dimorphic traits. This study applies a multi‐method approach—integrating morphological, metric, and genetic data—to assess sex and, through analysis of burial ...
Marieke Ivarsson‐Aalders   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demographic Composition and Pathology of the Human Occupants and Sacrificial Victims at Ancient Korean Tombs

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Archaeological evidence demonstrates that mortuary practices involving human sacrifice, known in Korea as sunjang, were conducted in ancient Korea. However, few studies have examined the biological attributes of individuals associated with this practice to explore the relationship between sacrificial victims and principal tomb occupants or to ...
Eun Jin Woo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Introduction of Chickens Into Norway and Their Early Use: New Evidence From the Borgund Kaupang

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chickens reached areas of northern Europe by the 6th to 5th century bce, but their dispersal into Scandinavia appears delayed. Here we present a thorough assessment of chicken remains recovered from Borgund, a deserted late Viking Age–Medieval urban site located near Ålesund on the west coast of Norway. Direct and indirect dating of 20 chicken
Samuel J. Walker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cuon Versus Canis: A Comparative Guide to the Morphological Distinction of Postcranial Bones and Its Archaeo‐Paleontological Implications

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The genera Cuon and Canis are part of the carnivore guild during the late Middle and Late Pleistocene in Europe. However, most identifications in archaeo‐palaeontological contexts are made on cranial and dental elements as these are taxonomically the most diagnostic anatomical regions.
Alfred Sanchis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropological, Pathological, and Historical Analyses of a Mummified Cranium From Bolivia Hosted in the Museum of Cantonal Archaeology and History of Lausanne, Switzerland

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The past decade has seen a worldwide tendency to re‐examine human remains found in old museum collections. These studies look at the provenance of the remains, the way they ended up in specific collections, the context from which they are likely issued, and all the parameters implicated in their current presence in museum custody.
Abegg Claudine   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the squamation of Australerpeton cosgriffi Barberena, a temnospondyl amphibian from the Upper Permian of Brazil

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2002
Abdominal scales of a juvenile specimen of Australerpeton cosgriffi Barberena 1998 are made of primary compact bone rich in osteocyte lacunae; vascular canals and primary osteons are rare with no sign of remodelling of the tissue by resorption and ...
DIAS ELISEU V., RICHTER MARTHA
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