International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 
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This study is one of the first to investigate urbanism and health in ancient Cyprus, with focus on the Hellenistic –Roman periods. The comparison of the two sites provides new insights into the health of Hellenistic–Roman Cypriot populations, enabling future investigation and comparison between urban–rural regional and neighboring sites. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Grigoria Ioannou,
Kirsi O. Lorentz Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The rarest among the rare? Acrometastases and disability in the past and beyond
AbstractMetastatic bone disease significantly impacts cancer-related morbidity and mortality nowadays. Herein, we present an adult individual, probably a female, with multiple osteolytic lesions, of variable sizes, distributed predominantly in the axial skeleton but also affecting elements of the appendicular region. This individual also exhibits atypical manifestations of metastatic bone disease, in the form of acrometastases —metastases in the extremities, which are uncommon events in current clinical settings. The individual's skeletonized remains were exhumed from a crypt in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit (Esp írito ...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nathalie Antunes ‐Ferreira,
Francisco Curate,
Carlos Prates,
Benoit Bertrand,
Carina Marques Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research
Interpersonal violence in colonial era in Papua, Indonesia: A case study of trauma patterns of a Biak individual
This report is a significant resource for future bioarchaeological studies in Papua as it provides one of the only accounts of skeletal trauma during the colonial period in the region. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - September 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Rizky Sugianto Putri,
Toetik Koesbardiati,
Delta Bayu Murti,
Rebecca Lorraine Kinaston Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research
Predictive use of modern reference osteological collections for disentangling the shape of Eurasian equid cheek teeth and metapodials in archaeological material
AbstractEquids have shaped past Eurasian societies in many ways. This applies in particular to domestic horses, donkeys, and their hybrids. Key to documenting modes of exploitation and cultural trajectories in past societies is the correct taxonomic classification of tooth and bone specimens found in archaeological sites. However, close osteomorphological resemblance of wild and domestic equids and their economically valuable hybrids, that is, mules and hinnies, complicates the identification of intentionally fragmented or naturally damaged archaeological specimens. Here, we apply geometric morphometrics (GM) to mandibular...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - August 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Azadeh F. Mohaseb,
Rapha ël Cornette,
Michaela I. Zimmermann,
Hossein Davoudi,
Rémi Berthon,
Claude Guintard,
Thomas Cucchi,
Pauline Hanot,
Elmira Mohandesan,
Véra Eisenmann,
Joris Peters,
Marjan Mashkour Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Two cases of cystic echinococcosis reported from al ‐Andalus cemeteries (southern Iberia): Insights into zoonotic diseases in Islamic Medieval Europe
We report the presence of two fragmented ovoidal calcified formations associated with human remains in different medieval Islamic cemeteries from the Kingdom of Granada in al-Andal us (Southern Iberia, 13th–15th centuries AD). These formations were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The localization, morphology, and composition of the calcifications indicate that they are hydatid cysts caused byE. granulosus, representing the first evidence of cystic echinococcosis in Islamic Medieval Europe. Our results are in line with archeological and historical records of human –anim...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - August 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ram ón López‐Gijón,
Salvatore Duras,
Rosa Maroto‐Benavides,
Luis A. Mena‐Sánchez,
Edgard Camarós,
Sylvia Jiménez‐Brobeil Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
STARC OSTEOARCH: An open access resource for recording and sharing human osteoarchaeological data
AbstractThis paper introduces an open access resource for recording and sharing macroscopic data on archaeological human skeletal remains: STARC OSTEOARCH. The resource was developed using a cloud collaboration service, Airtable, and it accommodates data collection on individual skeletons as well as disassociated commingled remains. The attributes covered include key information on demography (sex and age-at-death), taphonomy (zonation, anatomical preservation, weathering, fragmentation, and other types of post-mortem alteration), diet (dental diseases and dental wear), mechanical stress (entheseal changes, osteoarthritis,...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - August 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Antonio Caruso,
Anna Karligkioti,
Gkampriella Selempa,
Efthymia Nikita Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research
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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - August 18, 2023 Category: Science Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research
Early childhood nurturing strategies in groups of the Yellow River's middle reaches from the late Yangshao culture (3500 –2800 BCE): A stable isotope perspective
We present dentin incremental and bone collagenδ13C andδ15N isotope data from 17 individuals from two late Yangshao culture archeological sites (Qingtai 青台 and Shuanghuaishu 双槐树). The result showed that all individuals in the sample weaned between 2.5 and 3.8 years old, and other than the fact that females weaned slightly sooner than males in the Qingtai sites, there were no sex variations in dietary trends across life history stages. Th e majority of individuals consistently consumed C4 foods (millets) from early childhood onward. A small number of individuals consumed both C3 and C4 foods at an early age, a...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - August 11, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Shuai Lei,
Wanfa Gu,
Qian Wu,
Yingjun Xin,
Yi Guo Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Birds among the Moche of northern Peru: Examining food, environment, and ritual through avian taxa from Huaca Colorada (600 –900 CE)
AbstractRelatively little attention has been paid to the importance of birds as alternative food sources and as ceremonial offerings in Moche practices. I examine bird remains from the Late Moche (600 –900 CE) site of Huaca Colorada of the Jequetepeque Valley, Peru, to investigate the role of birds in daily activities and their use in ritual events. The Moche used birds in diverse ways in both domestic and ceremonial activities. Beginning with their use as food source, this analysis addresses the active hunting and opportunistic collection of various avian taxa to establish some of the ways that these animals formed pa...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - August 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Aleksa K. Alaica Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research
Viking sagas, early Christian cults, and the movement of people in the 10th –13th‐century Viking world
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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - July 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Piers D. Mitchell,
Robin Bendrey Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research
Prehistoric human diet composition in Northwest Patagonia: Complementing isotopic analysis with zooarchaeological information
AbstractIn this work, we study diet composition of prehistoric human populations of Northwest Patagonia by exploring the combination of two different approaches frequently used in bioarchaeology, Bayesian isotope mixing models, and zooarchaeological analysis. For this purpose, we compiled a large dataset of previously published δ13C and δ15N human and resource values, as well as zooarchaeological data, corresponding to the Middle –Late Holocene and distributed throughout Northwest Patagonia. We first propose a replicable approach to divide the region into different areas comprising human individuals that shared the sam...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - July 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Bruno F. Moscardi,
Valeria Bernal,
Diego Rindel,
Florencia Gord ón,
S. Ivan Perez Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research
Songs of the past ‐ papers of the 10th ICAZ Bird Working Group Meeting
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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - July 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hanneke J. M. Meijer,
Samuel J. Walker Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research
An osteometric analysis of elk (Cervus elaphus manitobensis) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
AbstractTeeth are commonly preserved in the zooarchaeological record and can be used to estimate the age of individuals in a faunal assemblage. However, there are currently no criteria for discerning the sex of elk based on dental metric characteristics. Here, we present the results of an osteometric analysis of modern elk (Cervus elaphus manitobensis) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to create an age profile for the sample, establish metrical parameters for evaluating sex, and discern the relationship between age and size. The analysis of tooth development stages in younger elk was combined with the assessment...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - July 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Claire E. Brandes,
Suzanne E. Pilaar Birch Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Human and camelid paleodiets in El Bols ón valley (NW Argentina): A stable isotope approach
We present the first systematically obtained data on carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N) isotopic relationships as measured on camelid and human bone collagen. They come from five camelid individuals from Los Viscos archaeological site, dating to the last 1200 years, and from six human individuals from archaeological rescues and isolated finds bracketed between at least ca. 1300 cal CE and ca. 500 cal CE, as no other human samples are available in the study area. The results suggest that camelids consumed predominantly locally available C3 pastures, while the human paleodiet was primarily based on C4 plants, w...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - July 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Camila Neveu Collado,
Violeta Anah í Killian Galván,
Mariana Mondini,
María Alejandra Korstanje Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research
Using mixing models to study human paleodiets in central ‐western Santa Cruz (Argentina) during Late Holocene
This article seeks to evaluate the differential consumption of resources over time and between sexes among hunter–gatherer populations in the region. A total of 39 adult individuals of both sexes, recov ered from stone burial structures with different chronologies, were analyzed. Quantitative diet reconstruction was achieved through the use of the Bayesian mixing model known as Food Reconstruction Using Isotopic Transferred Signals (FRUITS). The results show that the guanaco (Lama guanicoe) was the most consumed animal throughout the studied period, considering both temporal and sex differences. Additionally, there is an...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - July 9, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Cecilia Chaile,
Augusto Tessone Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research
