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A Case report of possible Legg ‐Calve‐Perthes disease on Roman dogs from Gaul (France)
AbstractThis case study reviews the first archaeological cases of avascular femoral head necrosis, known as Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, on two small Roman dogs from ancient Gaul (France). LCPD diagnosis is difficult in advanced degenerative stages of the disease and one of its differential diagnoses is slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). In both cases presented here, the development of this disease is probably related to the small morphology of the two dogs. Small dogs appeared to emerge in the Roman Empire when the dog became highly specialised. This disease raises questions about the health conditions of these smal...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Camille Lamarque Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

Diet of the Chanyu and his people: Stable isotope analysis of the human remains from Xiongnu burials in Western and Northern Mongolia
This study was designed to study the effect of social stratification on human diet in the Xiongnu society. Human remains unearthed from three different sites in northern and western Mongolia were analyzed for stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values. The results demonstrate that a certain amount of C4 component was consumed by people of different social levels. The three noble individuals from terrace tombs at the Gol Mod 2 site ate a similar diet to most of the burial followers buried in satellite tombs, indicating similar lifestyle or a close relationship between them. Commoners from the Ereen Hailaas were very close to...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 23, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Zhou Ligang, Mijiddorj Enkhbayar, Erdenebaatar Diimaajav, Lan Wanli, Liu Bin, Iderkhangai Tumur ‐Ochir, Ulziibayar Sodnom, Galbadrakh Baatar Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Bone spearheads from the Late Prehispanic Period of Sierras of Cordoba (Argentina)
AbstractThe archaeological record of the Late Prehispanic Period of Sierras of C órdoba, Argentina (~1220–330 cal BP) has revealed a rich and highly developed bone industry. The worked bones are purported to include various types of hunting or warfare weapons such as arrowheads, knives and daggers, or bleeders. However, most of the latter two tools can now be interpreted as spear or spear-thrower dart heads based on ethnographic and macro-wear studies. Thus, the aim of this article is to present the techno-typological and functional analysis carried out on the bone spearheads collected at the San Roque archaeological ...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Mat ías E. Medina, Gisela Sario, Sebastián Pastor Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Sheep (Ovis aries) of Venda speakers during the second millennium AD in South Africa
AbstractLittle remains known about the physical size of local sheep from southern Africa during the distant past. Early Venda speakers settled in the region during the middle of the second millennium AD, and an early site associated with them, Mutokolwe B, yielded 11 complete metapodia of sheep. This is the largest find of this nature in the southern African region for farming communities. The fauna from Mutokolwe B dates to between AD 1450 and 1550. Measurements of archeological sheep bones can help tease apart questions of breed development and socio-economic organization in the past. We used these metapodials to calcula...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Shaw Badenhorst, Munyadziwa Magoma Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

More than they could chew: Activity ‐induced dental modifications in a Portuguese medieval–modern rural population
This study provides new insights into how ancient populations used their dentitions, even when the osteological remains are recovered from a commingled context. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 14, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Dulce Neves, Ana Maria Silva, Fl ávio Simões, Sofia N. Wasterlain Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Sheep (Ovis aries) of Venda ‐Speakers during the Second Millennium AD in South Africa
AbstractLittle remains known about the physical size of local sheep from southern Africa during the distant past. Early Venda-speakers settled in the region during the middle of the second millennium AD, and an early site associated with them, Mutokolwe B, yielded eleven complete metapodia of sheep. This is the largest find of this nature in the southern African region for farming communities. The fauna from Mutokolwe B dates to between AD 1450 and 1550. Measurements of archaeological sheep bones can help tease apart questions of breed development and socio-economic organisation in the past. We used these metapodials to ca...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 11, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Shaw Badenhorst, Munyadziwa Magoma Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

Pathologies of a horse skeleton from the early medieval stronghold in Gda ńsk (Poland)
AbstractThe study presents an analysis of a horse skeleton discovered in the timber and earth frame of the rampart surrounding the ducal stronghold in Gda ńsk. The body of the animal was deposited sometime from the beginning of the 11th to the mid-12th century. The male horse was aged 8 –9 years old and had an estimated withers height of 128 cm (12.6 hands). The dentition and lesions on the skull suggest that the horse was used for riding. Two types of skeletal injuries are visible – the first resulted from the use of the horse and is visible on the skull, teeth, vertebrae, and limb bones. Such bone lesions are descri...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 11, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Daniel Makowiecki, Maciej Janeczek, Edyta Pasicka, Aleksandra Rozwadowska, Rafa ł Ciaputa, Karolina Kocińska Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Prone burials and evidence of interpersonal violence: A case study from early medieval Bavaria, Germany
AbstractIn early medieval times, the people of the Baiuvarii inhabited large parts of modern Bavaria (Germany). Among other evidence, about 10,000 graves dating from this time provide evidence of an exceptional level of settlement activity. These graves were arranged predominately in multiple parallel rows, so called “Reihengräber”, whereby the bodies were placed in stretched, supine positions. Burials that deviate from this custom are rarely found. For this reason, the excavation of a male skeleton at the cemetery of Aying-Großhelfendorf (7th-8th century) attracted particular attention. The skeleton with label numbe...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Ja Young Lee, Albert Zink, Bernd P äffgen, Angelika Wolfseder‐Freitag, Michaela Harbeck, Bernd Trautmann Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

More than they could chew: Activity ‐induced dental modifications in a Portuguese Medieval‐Modern rural population
This study provides new insights into how ancient populations used their dentitions, even when the osteological remains are recovered from a commingled context. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 5, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Dulce Neves, Ana Maria Silva, Fl ávio Simões, Sofia N. Wasterlain Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Cortical bone maintenance and loss in Colonial Mexico City: Analysis of sex ‐ and age‐related differences
This study utilizes metacarpal radiogrammetry to analyze cortical bone thickness and bone loss for a sample of indigenous individuals (n = 120) from theHospital Real San Jos é de los Naturales (HSJN) skeletal collection in Colonial Mexico City. The results indicate statistically significant differences between males and females in total length, total width, and cortical thickness, but no difference in the standardized cortical index measure. There are significant differences in age groups for all measures except total length and the population follows a similar pattern of decreased cortical index over the life course....
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 4, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Julie K. Wesp, Paulina Elizabeth Hern ández López Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Cortical Bone Maintenance and Loss in Colonial Mexico City: Analysis of sex and age ‐related differences
This study utilizes metacarpal radiogrammetry to analyze cortical bone thickness and bone loss for a sample of Indigenous individuals (n=120) from theHospital Real San Jos é de los Naturales (HSJN) skeletal collection in Colonial Mexico City. The results indicate statistically significant differences between males and females in total length, total width, and cortical thickness, but no difference in the standardized cortical index measure. There are significant differences in age groups for all measures except total length and the population follows a similar pattern of decreased cortical index over the life course. When ...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Julie K. Wesp, Paulina Elizabeth Hern ández López Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Horse ‐riding as a habitual activity among the early medieval Avar population of the cemetery of Csokorgasse (Vienna): Sex and chronological differences
This study identifies possible sex and chronological differences in the prevalence of metric and nonmetric traits indicating habitual horse-riding within the adult population of the Avar cemetery Wien11-Csokorgasse i n Austria. A total of 149 skeletons from this cemetery (ca. 625–800 AD) were analyzed. Poirier's facets, plaque, and cribriform changes of the femur-neck junction were documented, and the index of ovalization (IOA) of the acetabulum was calculated. Males surpassed females significantly in the prev alence of Poirier's facets of the right (p = 0.011) and the left femur (p = 0.048) and showed significantl...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 23, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Birgit B ühler, Sylvia Kirchengast Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 19, 2022 Category: Science Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

A 10  ka intentionally deformed human skull from Northeast Asia
AbstractThe oldest-known undoubted cultural practices of intentional cranial deformation (ICD, also known as artificial cranial modification) appeared in the Middle East, Australia, and Northeast China in the terminal Pleistocene-early Holocene populations. Here, we report an ICD calvarium fossil (Songhuajiang II) discovered from an underwater sand mining site near Harbin City in Northeast China. With a calibrated accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon age of 11,095 –10,745 BP, the fossil calvarium is among the oldest-known ICD records in the world. A combination of pronounced superciliary arches, salient tempor...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Qiyu Yin, Qiang Li, Hucai Zhang, Ning Ma, Wei Zhang, Xijun Ni Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

SexEst: An open access web application for metric skeletal sex estimation
AbstractSkeletal sex estimation is an essential step in any osteoarchaeological study; hence, several metric and morphological methods have been developed for this purpose, employing different skeletal elements. This paper has a dual purpose: 1. Test the performance of several machine learning classification models for skeletal sex estimation using worldwide samples of cranial and postcranial measurements, and 2. Present a free web application for the implementation of the models that exhibit the highest accuracy so that the sex of unknown skeletons can be straightforwardly estimated. Regarding the first objective, using t...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 14, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Chrysovalantis Constantinou, Efthymia Nikita Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research