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Juvenile sex estimation using the elevation of the auricular surface: A systematic review and meta ‐analysis
AbstractThe development and identification of methods for effective sex estimation of physiologically juvenile remains continue to challenge bioarchaeologists. This systematic review and meta-analysis of investigates the diagnostic accuracy of auricular surface elevation (ASE) for sex estimation of physiological juveniles; determines how the diagnostic accuracy differs between the categorical ASE method and the adapted ranked ASE method; and assesses if the diagnostic accuracy of ASE sex estimation improves with age. ASE sex estimation is used as a component of puberty estimation. A forward search using Google Scholar, SCO...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 2, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Maura K. Griffith, Carolyn Rando Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research

The urban sea: Cribra orbitalia, porotic hyperostosis, linear enamel hypoplasia, and sinusitis in three diachronic urban sites from the Dutch province of Zeeland (1030 –1800 CE)
This study provides a new perspective on bioarcheological approaches to urbanization, shedding light on the intricate realities of urbanization in Zeeland and offering important insig hts into its complexities. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Maia Casna, Sarah A. Schrader Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 12, 2024 Category: Science Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

Combing through museum collections. A “museomic” application of ZooMS
This article presents the application of Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS) to osseous Longobard artifacts from the collection of the “Musei Reali di Torino” (MRT; Torino, Italy). Like most archaeological items made of worked bone/antler in museum collections, the raw material of such specimens is usually attributed to deer, often without accurate taxonomic attribution. Therefore, the main aim of the present investigation was to shed light on taxonomical aspects using biomolecular approaches.We first examined the collagen preservation of the artifacts, then we compared three sampling methods (invasive, eraser-...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 1, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Alessia Monticone, Elisa Panero, Erika Heritier, Barbara Pergolizzi, Federica Dal Bello, Enrica Mecarelli, Rosa Boano, Paolo de Vingo, Maria Codlin, Enrica Pessione, Beatrice Demarchi Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Rare finding of a porcelain gallbladder in an early 20th ‐century asylum cemetery: Radiologic, clinical, and bioarchaeological perspectives
This study reports on an ovoid calcification found in the torso of adult skeleton from an early 20th-century mental asylum cemetery in Mississippi. The calcified object was imaged using conventional x-ray and computerized tomographic (CT) scanning (standard and micro), which produced images consistent with those of a clinically diagnosed porcelain gallbladder containing a single large gallstone. The aim of this paper is to raise awareness of this medical condition, which may not be familiar to most anthropologists, and of the efficacy of CT scanning for the identification of calcified gallbladders, which may increase the n...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 31, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jennifer E. Mack, Candace M. Howard, Ralph H. Didlake Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

“Death or conversion”: From welfare to famine in the Jewish quarter of Lleida, Spain (12th–14th century)
AbstractThe urban planning work carried out in the old seminary district of Lleida, over an area of more than 6,000  m2, uncovered important remains of the oldCuirassa quarter. This quarter was inhabited by the Jewishaljama between the 12th century and the end of the 15th century CE. Archeological excavations have documented streets, squares, and private spaces corresponding to several houses, one of which was destroyed by the Christian assault and fire of the Jewish quarter on 13 August 1391. The study of the important archeozoological assemblages from this area has made it possible to characterize, for the first time, ...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 28, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ariadna Nieto ‐Espinet, Sílvia Valenzuela‐Lamas, Marta Moran, Xavier Payà, Isabel Gil Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research

Processing water birds for food at the Island of K ökar in the Baltic Sea during the medieval and early modern period (ca. CE 1400–1700)
This study shows the seasonal importance of water birds to island and coastal inhabitants living in the middle of the Baltic Sea during the late medieval and early modern periods (ca. CE 1400 –1700) and practical implementations for interpretation of cut and chop marks. The paper is based on a bird bone assemblage retrieved from a remote ecclesial site on the island group of Kökar, which is part of the Åland Islands, as well as historical documents and local specialist knowledge. The site was established by Franciscan friars somewhere in the mid-15th century. Documents indicate that the friars had landownership, income...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 27, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hanna Kivikero, Viktor Eriksson Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Reconstructing the life histories of a noble couple from the Joseon period, Korea, based on skeletal evidence and historical records
This study is an osteobiography of a noble couple who were members of the “ruling elite” in the 18th-century Joseon period, Korea. The archaeological context and historical records indicate that the couple lived and died during a period marked by strict observance of social hierarchy. The husband's skeleton exhibits clear evidence of craniosynostosis and spinal scolio sis. In particular, congenital craniosynostosis of the skull likely caused deformities in his craniofacial morphology during his lifetime. The physical deformities and discomforts revealed by his craniofacial and vertebral skeleton shed light on the docum...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Eun Jin Woo, Helen Cho, Joon Yeol Ryu, Won Joon Lee, Min Woo Seo, Yangseung Jeong Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

A fifth ‐ to sixth‐century CE lynx (Lynx lynx L., 1758) skeleton from Hungary 2: Stature and archaeological interpretations
AbstractLynx remains are rare in archaeological assemblages. The skeleton of an adult male accompanied by four dogs was found in a large Migration Period pit at Zam árdi–Kútvölgyi-dűlő II, Hungary. Extant lynx skeletons were used in estimating the shoulder height of this individual. Its stature is comparable to those of the large dogs it was buried with. None of the five skeletons showed skinning marks. Although the physical reconstruction of the lynx wa s of help in appraising this special pit, the actual nature of the deposit remains in question. Possible interpretations range from the mundane discard of carcasses...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 22, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Erika G ál, László Bartosiewicz, Viktória Kiss, Friderika Horváth, Eszter Melis Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Measuring the merit of a sensationalist documentary: A critical assessment of the julcuy “Giant”
AbstractThis commentary evaluates the assertions presented in the documentary seriesCode of the Wild that the skeleton of a 7-ft Mante ño-Huancavilca individual allegedly recovered in the Ecuadorian village of Julcuy serves as evidence that a population of individuals of considerable stature once inhabited the region. Given that an intact femur survived a flood that occurred in Julcuy during the rainy season of 2023, it was possib le to implement the Trotter and Gleser technique to determine the individual's stature with precision. By analyzing the femur of this individual, the commentary demonstrates that the stature of ...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicholas Landol Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

Cranial selection in the cremated remains of the Iron Age Golasecca Celtic Civilization (Northwestern Italy, 9 ‐4th century BCE)
AbstractThe Golasecca Celtic Civilization (GCC) developed in the Italian Iron Age, between the 9th and 4th centuries BCE, and is characterized by the predominant use of cremation as a funerary ritual in the Italian area. Reconstructing the steps of the cremation ritual in archaeology is a complex challenge, as many anthropic actions leave only faint traces in cremated remains. Within the funerary rituals of prehistoric and protohistoric Italy, the skull has received particular attention from numerous archaeological cultures and civilizations. The context of via Marconi 2020 (Sesto Calende, Varese, northern Italy) has allow...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 16, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Omar Larentis, Ilaria Gorini, Daniela Patrizia Locatelli Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Sex differences in mechanical stress and associated labor in Hellenistic –early Roman Menainon, Sicily
AbstractThis paper explores mechanical stress in the Hellenistic/early Roman community of Menainon (Sicily) to test the existence of sex-based division of labor. For this purpose, human skeletal remains from 79 males and 65 females, dating to the 4th –1st ca. BCE, were examined for degenerative joint disease, intervertebral disc disease, cross-sectional geometric properties, and entheseal changes. Our findings support an equal share of workload between males and females, who appeared to have experienced similar mechanical stress levels. In con trast, they do not support a systematically greater mechanical load among male...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Antonio Caruso, Efthymia Nikita Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

A cattle mandible thong ‐smoother from a grave: Strap production and cattle traction in the Late Copper Age in Hungary
AbstractA recently found cattle-based mandibular thong-smoother, which was the only bone tool in the Baden culture burial of a 6 –10-year-old child at the site of Balatonlelle-Rádpuszta-Romtemplom mellett (western Hungary), represents the best-preserved Eneolithic implement in this category ever published in Hungary. Being one of the oldest specimens from the distribution area of mandibular thong-smoothers, it brings new i nformation regarding the origin and possible use of this rarely identified type of tool linked to strap and thong-making in the period from the Eneolithic to the Middle Bronze Age. Having been recover...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 10, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Erika G ál, Piroska Rácz, Mária Bondár Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

An analysis of interobserver variability in the recording of maxillary sinusitis in human osteoarchaeological remains
This study presents the results of the analysis of interobserver variability in the recording of bone changes related to maxil lary sinusitis among three observers within three human osteoarchaeological populations. The results of Cohen's kappa coefficient tests indicated variability in agreement between different observers. The agreement on the presence/absence of maxillary sinusitis in different osteoarchaeological popula tions ranged from κ = 0.433 (“moderate” agreement) to κ = 0.629 (“substantial” agreement). The agreement on the type of bone change present within affected sinuses was often poor, with...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 9, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Anna M. Davies ‐Barrett, Maia Casna, Derek A. Boyd, Sarah A. Inskip Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

Primary double teeth in archeological medieval material from the area of Poland: A report on two cases
AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate primary double teeth in archeological material from the area of Poland and a brief review of the literature on the subject. Two cases of fusion of anterior primary teeth in two infants from past populations living in eastern (8th –9th cent. CE) and southern (15th cent. CE) parts of Poland are presented. A macroscopic as well as a radiographic assessment of the teeth was performed, which, in case 1, included a periapical X-ray and CBCT imaging (Gendex–USA GXDP-800) and, in case 2, scanning with a SkyScan micro-CT scanner, along with reconstruction images made using NRECON...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 7, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Beata Borowska, Justyna Marchewka ‐Długońska, Tomasz Dzieńkowski, Marcin Wołoszyn, Alicja Budnik, Bartosz Leszczyński, Andrzej Wróbel, Kamil Mrożek, Bartłomiej Bartecki, Anna Hyrchała, Agnieszka Bruzda–Zwiech Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research