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Ancient DNA & stable isotope profiling of fossil eggshell [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Eggshell is frequently encountered within palaeontological and archaeological deposits and due to various chemical and physical properties, it is highly valued as a substrate for geochronology, palaeodietary and palaeoecological applications. Despite the
Oskam, Charlotte
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Animais como psicopompos nas sepulturas do Sítio Arqueológico Justino? (Canindé de São Francisco — Sub-região de Xingó — Sergipe, Brasil)

open access: yesAntípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, 2017
The sub-region known as Xingó in the town of Canindé de São Francisco, in the State of Sergipe (Northeastern Brazil), has several important archaeological sites, among which the Justino site stands out for having many traces of the ancient populations ...
Albérico Nogueira de Queiroz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Vulnerability of an Inuit Archaeological Site in a Changing Periglacial Environment: A Novel Multimethod Geophysical Approach in Arctic Geoarchaeology

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With northern regions warming at twice the global rate, assessing the state of archaeological sites in these areas is critically important. In this study, we used a multimethod geophysical approach (ERT, GPR, and EMI) to characterize the current geocryological conditions of an Inuit archaeological site on South Aulatsivik Island (Labrador ...
Rachel Labrie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aproximaciones y escalas de análisis en la zooarqueología y tafonomía sudamericanas. algunas reflexiones sobre su estado actual y perspectivas para su desarrollo

open access: yesAntípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, 2011
Theoretical and methodological aspects of zooarchaeology and taphonomy are discussed in relation to the development of these disciplines in South America.
Mariana Mondini, A. Sebastián Muñoz
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Adventive Vertebrates and Historical Ecology in the Pre-Columbian Neotropics

open access: yesDiversity, 2009
The arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere (ca. AD 1500) is generally used as a convenient reference point for signaling the early appearance of invasive faunas. Although use of this date embraces an implicit belief in benign landscape management
Peter W. Stahl
doaj   +1 more source

A new legacy: potential of zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry in the analysis of North American megafaunal remains

open access: yesFrontiers in Mammal Science
Museum legacy collections, often derived from large-scale archaeological excavations, can serve as paleoenvironmental archives of Late Pleistocene megafaunal composition and dynamics. Many of these collections, however, contain large quantities of highly
Mariya Antonosyan   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Morphometric Analysis of the Pituitary Gland and Sella Turcica Using Computed Tomography Images in Hamdani Sheep: Evaluation of Sexual Dimorphism

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 3, May 2026.
In this study, computed tomography was employed to assess the morphometry of the pituitary gland and sella turcica in Hamdani sheep. Analysis demonstrated distinct sexual dimorphism, with males exhibiting significantly higher values across all volumetric and osteometric parameters.
Mahmut Öntürk, Osman Yılmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Household Rituals and Merchant Caravanners: The Phenomenon of Early Bronze Age Donkey Burials from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Most studies of ritual and symbolism in early complex societies of the Near East have focused on elite and/or public behavioural domains. However, the vast bulk of the population would not have been able to fully participate in such public displays. This
Haskel J. Greenfield   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zooarchaeology of the Iron Age in Western Iberia: new insights from the Celtic oppidum of Ulaca

open access: yesArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2022
The Vettones were one of the most important Celtic peoples of the Late Iron Age in Western Iberia (between the Duero and Tagus Rivers). It is a period recognised from the spread of the cremation ritual in the cemeteries, the development of iron ...
Verónica Estaca-Gómez   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Associated bone groups; beyond the Iron Age [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
As zooarchaeologists move away from the purely economic towards ‘social zooarchaeological’ interpretations, the consideration of articulated/associated faunal remains has become more common-place. This paper presents results from a research project which
Morris, James
core  

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