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Dental disease and dietary patterns in coastal Phoenicia during the Roman period
AbstractThe current paper presents one of the first bioarchaeological studies on dental disease and dietary patterns in coastal Phoenicia during the Roman period, focusing on the dentition of 145 adults from the contemporary and geographically proximal sites of Byblos, Beirut, and Tyre. Pathological conditions of the oral cavity and dental wear were used to assess intra-assemblage and inter-assemblage differences. Byblos in almost all instances exhibited higher levels of dental diseases and wear than Beirut and Tyre, suggesting a greater consumption of carbohydrates but also poorer oral hygiene and greater mechanical stres...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - July 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Mahmoud Mardini, Ali Badawi, Tania Zaven, Raffi Gergian, Efthymia Nikita Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Stable isotopes and paleodiet of the ancient inhabitants of Nueva Esperanza: A late Holocene site from Sabana de Bogot á (Colombia)
This study aims to present new stable isotope data to discuss the dietary patterns of agriculturalists inh abiting Nueva Esperanza (Sabana de Bogota) during the last 2300 years B.P. In addition, we present the radiocarbon chronology of the site to assess dietary change during the site occupation phases. Data forδ13Ccol andδ15Ncol were obtained from bone/dentine collagen and dental calculus from humans (n = 71) and faunal (n = 20) skeletal remains. The local isotopic ecology was investigated, and the human data were assessed by age, sex, and time period. Humans presented mostly mixed diets with a predominance of...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - June 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Sebasti án Rivas, Diana Calderón, Catherine Marulanda, Luisa Fernanda Mendoza, G. Richard Scott, Simon R. Poulson, Miguel Delgado Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research

Paleodiets of hunter ‐gatherers from the central Patagonian coast: Reviewing scopes and limitations of stable isotope analyses
AbstractThis work reviews paleodietary reconstructions of hunter-gatherers from the northeast province of Chubut, Argentina. The isotopic record of human bone can complement information from zooarchaeological and technological studies with its particular resolution on the long-term diet of individuals. Previousδ13C andδ15N studies found dietary differences between the coastal area and the lower basin of the Chubut River, both in the proportion of marine resources in the diet and the trophic positions of prey. However, it is challenging to test hypotheses concerning human diets in northeastern Patagonia, where C3 and CAM ...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - June 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Sayuri Kochi, Julieta G ómez Otero, A. Francisco Zangrando, Augusto Tessone, Andrew Ugan Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research

Spondylolysis in ancient Nubian skeletal populations
This study is a component of a larger survey of spinal health. It presents a comparative analysis of spondylolysis, with the aim of providing an insight into the quality of life, environmental and socio-political stresses faced by individuals in ancient Nubia. This study provides bioarchaeological data from 515 adult individuals with preserved lumbar vertebrae (where spondylolysis is most commonly observed) from five populations that date from the Meroitic to the Medieval period (350  BC–1500 AD). Contextual data from settlements and cemeteries were used to interpret the data. The results demonstrated an overall crude ...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - June 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Samantha Tipper, Penelope Wilson, Charlotte A. Roberts Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Animal resource exploitation at the Huadizui site on the eve of state formation in China (1850 –1750 BC)
This study contributes to our understanding of the role of animal exploitation in the process of state formation. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - June 16, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Yiting Liu, Jing Yuan, Wanfa Gu, Qian Wu, Yongqing Zhang, Yang Wang Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - June 6, 2023 Category: Science Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

A common ecogeographic trend in the internal nasal cavity variation across Mesolithic to Bronze Age Eastern European and Caucasian populations
AbstractThe ecogeographic trends in the shape of the internal nasal cavity and external facial skeleton were explored in a sample of Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Age skulls from Northeastern Europe and the Caucasus and tested against a background of the variation in recent populations from the same area. The volume, surface area, and several linear dimensions of the internal nasal cavity as well as a set of 3D landmarks of the external mid-face were collected in a sample of computed tomography (CT) scans of 121 adult male skulls from six modern human populations of Eastern Europe, Anatolia, and Caucasus (74 individual...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Pavel D. Manakhov, Andrej A. Evteev Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The distal femoral epiphysis used as a fetal maturity marker: Implications of extant medical data for bioarcheological analysis
AbstractThe distal epiphysis of the femur is classically reported as a marker of fetal maturity and is thus identified in a bioarcheological context as an indicator that an individual died at or around the time of birth; it thus provides crucial information in the creation of the biological profile and associated burial practices. The aim of the present study was to re-evaluate this use by investigating an extant sample to assess (i) the age-related frequencies of both distal femoral and proximal tibial epiphyses and (ii) the influence of factors such as sex, vitality, and morbidity on the maturation of both epiphyses. The...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Caroline Partiot, Fr édéric Santos, Mélissa Niel, Clémence Delteil, Emmanuelle Lesieur, Kathia Chaumoitre, Marie‐Dominique Piercecchi, Pascal Adalian Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

A biocultural study of nasal fracture, violence, and gender using 19th –20th century skeletal remains from Portugal
AbstractNasal fracture is usually described as the most common type of fracture of the facial bones, either alone or associated with other fractures. This work aims to study the nasal fracture among Portuguese individuals from the 19th and 20th centuries. The focus is on patterning in trauma in relation to gender and in the attempt to distinguish violent from accidental injury. The sample comprises 2023 (52.6% males, 47.4% females) individuals from three Portuguese identified skeletal collections who were born between 1804 and 1951 and died between 1895 and 1969. Age at death ranges between 1 and 109  years old. Nasal an...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Bruno M. Magalh ães, Simon Mays, Sarah Stark, Ana Luísa Santos Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Application of the microtomography technique in density studies of prehistoric and historical human skeletal materials
AbstractBone density is not a standard parameter examined during anthropological analysis, although researchers increasingly attempt to assess bone mineral density (BMD) in prehistoric populations. Computed tomography (CT) has great potential in this type of research. Micro CT is a precise and universal tool for bone density measurement based on CT value (attenuation factor of the X-rays at a given point in space). Thirty-four archaeological human radial bone samples from four chronologically and geographically different sites from southern Poland were examined here. Real BMD was measured (mass/volume) and compared with BM...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jacek Tarasiuk, Barbara Mnich, Sebastian Wro ński, Aleksandra Lisowska‐Gaczorek, Krzysztof Szostek Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Cleaning archaeological bones: Influence of water, ethanol, and acetone on microhardness
AbstractThe application of conservation treatments on archaeological bone is, in many cases, a necessary step for its study. Cleaning interventions can generate modifications on the surface of the material or even modify elements of the study. The variables involved in this process have been scarcely characterized. The present study reports on the characterization of how different liquids commonly used in cleaning processes can contribute to the onset of modifications by influencing microhardness. Three media were experimented with water, ethanol, and acetone. The Knoop microhardness test was used to measure the hardness o...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - May 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: No é Valtierra, Lloyd A. Courtenay, Albert Fabregat‐Sanjuan, Lucía López‐Polín Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

Birds for Isis: The evidence from Pompeii
AbstractPeople have always been fascinated by birds. In the Roman period, birds (particularly chicken) were still largely employed in several rituals. Although Roman writers, such as Cicero, Livy, Pliny the Elder, and Aelian, inform us about the use of birds in a number of rituals, the archaeological evidence rarely allows us to associate the collected zooarchaeological remains with a single deity.In 2017, a well-preserved archaeological context located in the vicinity of the temple of Isis in Pompeii and related to a single ritual event (dated to the mid-1st century CE), revealed a number of faunal remains as well as cera...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 28, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Chiara Assunta Corbino, Beatrice Demarchi Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The effects of cultural networks on migration among Early and High Medieval populations in Central Europe based on dental phenotypic data
AbstractThroughout the region of Central Europe, population movements have transcended political boundaries throughout history. The Early (6th to 11th centuries AD) and High (11th to 14th centuries AD) Medieval periods were times of constantly shifting cultural relationships, as well as climatic fluctuations. Limited archeological and historic records for the region often focus on the broader cultural processes of the time, and to a large degree, on elites. Very little work has focused on population movement, particularly across cultural boundaries. Here we examine the potential effects of cultural processes on the movemen...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Corey S. Ragsdale, Petr Velem ínský Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Anemias in ancient Egyptian child mummies: Computed tomography investigations in European museums
In conclusion, pathological enlargement of the frontal cranial vault as an indicator for chronic hemolytic anemia and iron deficiency anemia had a high prevalence, especiall y in the younger children. The mummy with radiological signs of thalassemia seems to be the first case with radiological evidence of skeletal effects of this anemia to the cranial vault and postcranial skeleton from ancient Egypt. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Stephanie Panzer, Karl O. Schneider, Stephanie Zesch, Wilfried Rosendahl, Randall C. Thompson, Albert R. Zink Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

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No abstract is available for this article. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - April 12, 2023 Category: Science Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research