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It runs in the family: Kinship analysis using foot anomalies in the cemetery of Middenbeemster (Netherlands, 17th to 19th century)
In conclusion, this study gave an insight into t he social structure of post-medieval Dutch communities. Future improvements to kinship analysis may not only be beneficial for bioarchaeology, but also for other fields such as forensic anthropology. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 11, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Elle B. K. Liagre, Menno L. P. Hoogland, Sarah A. Schrader Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Specifying subsistence strategies of early farmers: New results from compound ‐specific isotopic analysis of amino acids
In this study, we conducted, for the first time on early farmers from France, compound-specific isotope analysis on bone collagen amino acids (CSIA-AA). Results indicate a particularly high trophic level of some humans with protein intake mainly based on terrestrial animal resources (domestic cattle and pig), whereas others rather have a plant-based diet. Freshwater resources appeared to be not significant, and several possible food combinations are discussed. Pig particularly appears more herbivorous than previously assumed and has possibly consumed manured cereals from human food waste. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 10, 2022 Category: Science Authors: L éonie Rey, Yuichi I. Naito, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Stéphane Rottier, Gwenaëlle Goude, Naohiko Ohkouchi Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Bone spearheads from the Late Prehispanic Period of Sierras of C órdoba (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 spe ar 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 loc...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 9, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Mat ías E. Medina, Gisela Sario, Sebastián Pastor Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The Embodiment of Colonial Strategy: Osteoarthritis in Ancient Nubia
This study suggests that the varying imperial strategies utilized by the Egyptian Empire may have impacted the physical activities and daily lives of Nubians and that these tactics were not equal throughout Nubia, but were tailored to communities. It is therefore difficult to discuss a singular outcome of colonization; rather, these interpretations need to be nuanced with community-level archaeological context. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 3, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Sarah A. Schrader Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Exploring the inclusion of developmental stress trajectories on past adult mortality patterns: Quantifying skeletal plasticity and adult mortality risk in post ‐medieval London using a probability tree model
AbstractSufficient evidence supports arguments that early life conditions can influence adult morbidity and mortality in the past and present. Critical periods in which individuals are more susceptible to stressors leading to long-term effects vary, but how often and to what degree these long-term effects occur is less certain. To evaluate skeletal stress markersthat fully develop during different life history stages(i.e., childhood and adolescence) and explore their influence on adult morbidity and mortality, we constructed four growth trajectory categories to estimate the effect of developmental timing of stress indicato...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 2, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Cynthia Sabazali, Colleen M. Cheverko Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Recovery lines in ancient Egyptian child mummies: Computed tomography investigations in European museums
In conclusion, systematic assessment of recovery lines on CT images of ancient Egyptian child mummies showed a high prevalence of these lines. Many chil dren had a combination of different lines, indicating more than one episode of growth disturbance. The spectrum of recovery lines included the better known metaphyseal and diaphyseal transverse lines as well as the less known bone-within-bone appearance that share the same pathomechanism. The mummy with lead lines seems to be the first case of radiological evidence of lead poisoning from ancient Egypt. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - March 2, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Stephanie Panzer, Karl O. Schneider, Stephanie Zesch, Wilfried Rosendahl, Jana Helmbold ‐Doyé, Randall C. Thompson, Albert R. Zink Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Practice makes perfect? Inter ‐analyst variation in the identification of fish remains from archaeological sites
AbstractIdentification of faunal specimens based on a morphological comparison with known-identity reference specimens is the standard methodology used in zooarchaeological analysis. However, the accuracy of identifications is rarely considered. In this paper, we report results of an experiment in which 13 analysts were asked to identify 50 fish skeletal elements from a reference collection and 50 fish skeletal elements from an archaeological collection in southern Ontario. The type and level of experience of the analysts and the amount of time they invested in the identification were controlled. The archaeological specime...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 25, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Alicia L. Hawkins, Michael Buckley, Suzanne Needs ‐Howarth, Trevor J. Orchard Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Recovery lines in ancient Egyptian child mummies: CT ‐investigations in European museums
In conclusion, systematic assessment of recovery lines on CT images of ancient Egyptian child mummies showed a high prevalence of these lines. Many children had a combination of different lines, indicating more than one episode of growth disturbance. The spectrum of recovery lines included the better known metaphyseal and diaphyseal transverse lines as well as the less known bone-within-bone appearance that share the same pathomechanism. The mummy with lead lines seems to be the first case of radiological evidence of lead poisoning from ancient Egypt. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 24, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Stephanie Panzer, Karl O. Schneider, Stephanie Zesch, Wilfried Rosendahl, Jana Helmbold ‐Doyé, Randall C. Thompson, Albert R. Zink Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Allometry of Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) for predicting the body length of individuals from two pre ‐Columbian sites in the Pearl Island Archipelago (Panama)
AbstractThe Mexican hogfish (Osteichthyes: Labridae,Bodianus diplotaenia Gill, 1862) is widely distributed throughout the tropical eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to northern Peru, including all oceanic islands. Artisanal fishers occasionally capture it today and its remains are recovered at pre-Columbian dwelling sites along the Pacific Coast of America. This paper addresses the advantages of using allometry to estimate size ranges of Mexican hogfish in pre-Hispanic archaeological samples from two ancient settlements in the Pearl Island Archipelago of Panama: 1) Playa Don Bernardo (PdB), a Preceramic site (6.2...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Mar ía Fernanda Martínez‐Polanco, Philippe Béarez, Máximo Jiménez‐Acosta, Richard G. Cooke Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 16, 2022 Category: Science Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

Specifying subsistence strategies of Early farmers: new results from compound specific isotopic analysis of amino acids (CSIA ‐AA)
In this study we conducted, for the first time on early farmers from France,compound specific isotope analysis on bone collagen amino acids (CSIA-AA). Results indicate a particularly high trophic level of some humans with protein intake mainly based on terrestrial animal resources (domestic cattle and pig), while others rather havea plant-based diet. Freshwater resources appeared to be not significant and several possible food combinations are discussed. Pig particularly appears more herbivorous than previously assumed and has possibly consumed manured cereals from human food waste. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 15, 2022 Category: Science Authors: L éonie Rey, Yuichi I. Naito, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Stéphane Rottier, Gwenaëlle Goude, Naohiko Ohkouchi Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Length estimation of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) using vertebrae
AbstractAtlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus; BFT) is a large (up to 3.3 m in length) pelagic predator which has been exploited throughout the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean since prehistoric times, as attested by its archaeological remains. One key insight derivable from these remains is body size, which can indicate past fishing abilities, the impact of fishing, and past migration behaviour. Despite this, there exists no reliable method to estimate the size of BFT found in archaeological sites. Here, thirteen modernThunnus spp. skeletons were studied to provide power regression equations that estimate body length f...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - January 24, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Adam J. Andrews, Dimitra Mylona, Lucia Rivera, Rachel Winter, Vedat Onar, Abu B. Siddiq, Fausto Tinti, Arturo Morales ‐Muniz Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Taking from the dead: grave disturbance of Sarmatian cemeteries in the Banat region
AbstractThe phenomenon of intensive grave disturbance of the Carpathian Basin graves in the Antiquity is especially associated with the Sarmatian cemeteries, dated to between the first and early fifth centuries CE. In this paper, this phenomenon was investigated in 20 cemeteries (179 graves) from the Banat region (East Serbia and West Romania). Analyzes showed that more than half of the graves in the Banat were reopened, without any regional or inter-site difference, as well as no sex or age preferences. Applying archaeothanatological methodology to filed documentation and published reports, we were able to discern three p...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - January 21, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Tamara Pavlovic, Lavinia Grumeza, Mirjana Roksandic, Marija Djuric Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Violence in Hasmonean Judea: Skeletal evidence of a massacre from 2nd –1st century BCE Jerusalem
AbstractDuring a salvage excavation conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, a mass grave containing the skeletal remains from 124 individuals, many with evidence of weapon injuries, was discovered in a water cistern outside the Old City of Jerusalem. Radiocarbon dates derived from human bone and the date of the material finds suggest the skeletal remains date to the end of the 2nd century or the beginning of the 1st century BCE. The aim of this research is to analyze the weapon injuries in order to reconstruct the nature and context of this violence. The human skeletal remains from 23 individuals recovered from the ...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - January 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Jenna M. Dittmar, Yossi Nagar, Kfir Arbiv, Tehillah Lieberman, Piers D. Mitchell Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Looking for the most suitable method for the study of entheseal changes: Application to upper limb's fibrocartilaginous entheses in a human medieval sample
AbstractThe study of entheseal changes (ECs), that is, osseous changes that occur at muscle attachment sites, has increased in recent years because they have been considered one of the most promising markers of activity in the human skeleton. Their aetiology is highly questioned because several factors unrelated to mechanical stress may be involved in their occurrence. Here, we test the validity of some methods created on different bases for the study of ECs to try to make an approach towards the most beneficial aspects of each method. Seven upper limbs' fibrocartilaginous entheses from a sample of 60 adult medieval indivi...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - January 18, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Uxue Perez ‐Arzak, Sébastien Villotte, Alvaro Arrizabalaga, Gonzalo J. Trancho Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research