Sexual Dimorphism in Homo erectus Inferred from 1.5 Ma Footprints Near Ileret, Kenya [PDF]
Sexual dimorphism can be one of the most important indicators of social behavior in fossil species, but the effects of time averaging, geographic variation, and differential preservation can complicate attempts to determine this measure from preserved ...
Hatala, Kevin G. +2 more
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Paleodemography of the Late Iron Age Cemetery from Fântânele–Dealul Iuşului, Transylvania
In the Late Iron Age biritual cemetery from Fântânele-Dealul Iuşului / La Gâţa the remains of 43 individuals from 41 graves have been excavated to this day.
Sándor Berecki +2 more
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Age estimation by tooth/pulp ratio in canines by peri-apical X-rays: reliability in age determination of Spanish and Italian medieval skeletal remains [PDF]
Estimation of age at death is an unavoidable step in the process of human identification, both in forensic practice and in the anthropological and palaeopathological study of skeletal remains. In several cases, in which medical or demographic records are
F. Bertoldi +6 more
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Cremation as limitation? A paleodemographic inquiry into the accuracy of macroscopic analysis of cremated human remains based on an East Lithuanian sample [PDF]
Capabilities of skeletal anthropology are limited when studying cremations. The paper assesses the pattern of these limitations and the probability of bias in the macroscopic analysis of cremated remains with an emphasis on its aspects in need of special
Kurila, Laurynas
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The paper analyzes the gender and age structure of the population of the Potapovo and Sintashta cultures in the late Bronze Age based on anthropological materials from a cemetery in the Volga-Ural region.
Artem V. Bogdanash, Еgor P. Kitov
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Population of the Late Medieval city of Vologda: characteristics based on the materials from the excavations at the former Ilyinsky Monastery cemetery [PDF]
This article presents the results of a study of the materials recovered from the Medieval cemetery in Vologda, dating to the 15th–16th centuries. In contrast to previously examined collections, the sample derived from the Ilyinsky Monastery cemetery is ...
Buriak A.D. +3 more
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A Bayesian alternative for aoristic analyses in archaeology
Abstract Aoristic analysis is often used to handle chronological uncertainties of datasets where scientific dates (e.g., 14C and OSL) are unavailable, and observations are described by association to archaeological periods or phases. Although several advances have been made over the last 2 decades, the basic principle of this approach remains ...
Enrico R. Crema
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Palaeodemography of Gonur: a review
This paper outlines results of a palaeodemographic study on the Late Bronze Age skeletal sample from Gonur Depe — an ancient proto-urban center in the Murghab oasis (Southern Turkmenistan, 2300–1500 ВС).
Kufterin V.V., Dubova N.A.
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Age assessment at the time of death based on panoramic radiography [PDF]
Background. The determination of age at the time of death is an important method in forensic anthropology and paleodemography. The possible postmortem investigation of the teeth and jaws enables the determination of age at the time of death, as the bones
Đurić Marija +2 more
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Estimation indirecte de l'âge en paléodémographie : approche bayésienne [PDF]
International audienceEn vue d'estimer la structure par âge des populations du passé en ne disposant que d'indicateurs biologiques, les paléodémographes ont développé un certain nombre de méthodes statistiques, utilisant une population de référence pour ...
Buchet, Luc +3 more
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