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Emerging inequality in the San Pedro de Atacama oases (Chile): An investigation of entheseal patterns using ANCOVA and Factorial ANOVA
AbstractBioarchaeologists have focused extensively over the past few decades on how to best investigate past activity, often concentrating on data collection protocols and more recently focusing on statistical approaches. Here, we complement ongoing studies focusing on emerging inequality during the Middle Period (AD 400-1000) in the San Pedro de Atacama oases (Chile) by investigating entheseal patterns among individuals (n = 210) interred in four cemeteries. This period represents a time of demographic expansion and the development of interregional networks and formalized social inequalities, all of which would have shape...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Colleen M. Cheverko, Sarah A. Schrader, Christina M. Torres, William J. Pestle, Mark Hubbe Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research

Testing the guidelines of the New Coimbra Method for recording entheseal changes via interobserver agreement in a Bronze Age skeletal sample from K ültepe‐Kanesh, Türkiye
This study aims to determine the applicability of the method’s guideline by testing the interobserver agreement (IOA) with observers who were not trained b y the developers. The second objective of this study is to apply the New Coimbra Method to a relatively small archaeological sample, in this case a Bronze Age population from Kültepe-Kanesh, Türkiye. Four observers (the authors) scored EC in three entheses of the right upper limb of 52 adults. IOA was analysed via Fleiss’ kappa (FK) and percentage of agreement (PA) tests. FK test results indicate moderate overall agreement (0.458), while PA implies significantly h...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Donald Kale, Handan Üstündağ, Semih Özen, Doruk Cafer Özgü Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The Role of Status, Diets, and Mobility in Understanding the Impacts of Urbanization in Early Medieval Bergen, Norway (St. Mary ’s Church): Insights from Stable Isotope Analyses
AbstractThis research examines the diets and mobility of higher status individuals buried in the St. Mary ’s (Mariakirken) churchyard (1140 and 1248AD), located in Bergen, Norway. Stable isotope data are used to explore the role that diets (preferential access, choice of foods) may have played in mitigating the negative impacts of rapid urbanization. Dietary reconstruction involved analysis of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope ratios from paired bone and tooth samples from St. Mary ’s individuals (N=25). Oxygen isotope ratios (δ18O) were derived from analyses of tooth enamel carbonate to comment on in...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alexis E. Dolphin, Mathew A. Teeter, Paul Szpak Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

King Olaf ’s Men? Contextualising Viking Burials at S:t Olofsholm, Gotland, Sweden
This study seeks to illuminate who were buried at S:t Olofsholm, through a biocultural lens, and whether these burials can be linked to folklore and sagas associated with the site. Five burials of possibly six individuals (cal. AD 980 –1270), were assessed macroscopically and through stable isotope analysis (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S,87Sr/86Sr, δ18O) of incremental dentine, and bulk enamel and bone samples. Sagas and legends associated with S:t Olofsholm mention episodes of conflict and contact involving King Olaf Haraldsson of Norway (later canonised as Saint Olaf), Gutes and Icelanders, and travels between Norway and Kyiv R...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jonny Geber, Catriona Pickard, Sarah Macaud, Sabine Sten, Dan Carlsson Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Subsistence strategies in the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age in Nenjiang River Basin: A zooarchaeological and stable isotope analysis of faunal remains at Honghe site, Northeast China
AbstractThe Nenjiang River Basin, located in the northern part of Northeast China, is an important cultural region that has attracted much attention from academic communities. Previous studies demonstrated that hunting and gathering always dominate the subsistence for prehistoric populations in this region. Herein, we further investigate the evolution of dietary and economic strategies in the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age occupations at the recently excavated Honghe site of the Nenjiang River Basin by means of a multidisciplinary approach incorporating zooarchaeological and stable isotope analysis. The results of zooarchae...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Qiyao Liang, Quanjia Chen, Naifan Zhang, Wei Zhang, Chao Ning, Dawei Cai Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

DOGS (14 ‐18th CENTURIES AD) FROM NADYM GORODOK ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE (WESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA): MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION
AbstractAn osteological collection of dogs from an aboriginal population settlement (Nadym Gorodok) in Western Siberia is described in this work. There were numerous bones (more than 1600) well preserved in the permafrost cultural layer, including almost complete skeletons of dogs of various ages. Craniological characteristics and reconstructions of the size and functions of the aboriginal dog were studied. The analysis of the finds showed that there was a large number of dogs in Nadym Gorodok in the 14 –18th centuries AD. Dogs were bred on site in the settlement. During the 4 centuries, middle-size dogs of the same buil...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Olga P. Bachura, Tatyana V. Lobanova, Oleg V. Kardash Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Post ‐mortem treatment of preterm infants at the Gangshang site during the Late Neolithic period, Shandong Province, China
DiscussionCombined with the placement of the jars in which the three infants were buried, it is believed that this unique placement method was intentional and specific to the infant deaths. These results are instructive for exploring the postmortem treatment of dead infants by ancient residents of the Dawenkou culture period (4200BC-2600BC) in Shandong Province, China, and the significance and possible causes of the unique burial type. (Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Zhangqiaochu Yang, Qiang Zhang, Chao Zhu, Yuni Xiao, Bo Sun, Wen Zeng, Lin Guo, Zhixing Yi, Rong Fan, Yongsheng Zhao Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Bird bone artifact from the Late Eneolithic/Early Bronze Age site of Z ók (Hungary)
AbstractBird bones were rarely used for production of artifacts, due to various reasons —they were much smaller and thinner than bones of mammals usually selected for tool production; they also have specific shapes and fine structure, inadequate for the majority of common artifact types. They were occasionally used for some specific objects, such as flutes, pipes, needle cases, and a mulets. When it comes to the Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age periods in south-eastern Europe, bird bone artifacts are rare; only few have been discovered thus far. In this paper, we will present one additional finding of a bird bone artifact...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 16, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Selena Vitezovi ć, Jelena Bulatović, Jovan D. Mitrović Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research

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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 10, 2023 Category: Science Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

A study of reviewing at the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology: Accepting, declining, fairness, and responsibilities
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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Piers D. Mitchell Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research

Designing Databases and Using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) for Entheseal Datasets: An Example from the Tiwanaku Culture (AD 500 ‐1100)
AbstractStudying entheseal changes (EC) in human skeletal remains involves questions surrounding how researchers should collect, process, and evaluate these data as there are no set standards. Osteoarchaeological research should also be able to answer population-level queries using entheses, such as if group A was moving their body in different ways from group B? Or are there age-related tasks or gendered labors? However, not all entheseal data can be easily evaluated in this fashion. If researchers select one area of the body, they may not be able to discuss population-level differences. In addition, if data are evaluated...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Sara K. Becker, Kyra E. Stull, Elaine Chu Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research

Defects ‐related early childhood caries as hints of possible maternal–fetal health issues: Evidence from medieval northern Italy
AbstractDevelopmental defects of enamel (DDE) are important markers of stress as they arise from the disruption of ameloblastic activity during enamel matrix secretion and mineralization. Defects on the crowns of the deciduous dentition provide insights into maternal –fetal health because they can emerge during intrauterine development as a result of gestational issues. The presence of previous defective enamel represents one of the most predisposing causes of caries development. Thus, circular caries on the deciduous dentition are considered an indicator of s tress because of their ascertained relation with dental ename...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Chiara Tesi, Stefano Ricci, Luca Levrini, Giovanna Giorgetti, Monica Campagnolo, Rosagemma Ciliberti, Roberta Fusco, Omar Larentis, Marta Licata Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Bird bone artefact from the Late Eneolithic/Early Bronze Age site of Z ók (Hungary)
AbstractBird bones were rarely used for production of artefacts, due to various reasons – they were much smaller and thinner than bones of mammals usually selected for tool production; they also have specific shapes and fine structure, inadequate for the majority of common artefact types. They were occasionally used for some specific objects, such as flutes, pipes, needle cases, amul ets, etc. When it comes to the Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age periods in south-eastern Europe, bird bone artefacts are rare; only few have been discovered thus far. In this paper, we will present one additional finding of a bird bone artefa...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 9, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Selena Vitezovi ć, Jelena Bulatović, Jovan D. Mitrović Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

Micro computed tomography and histological examination of a pathological lesion (healed fracture) in a horse tooth from the medieval site of Crkveno Brdo, Serbia
AbstractThis paper aims to provide insight into the etiology and differential diagnosis of a rare severe pathological lesion in an isolated equine tooth from the medieval site of Crkveno Brdo. The site is located in the southern part of the Carpathian Basin, that is, in the northern part of present-day Serbia near Senta, some 9  km south-west of the town center in the vicinity of the village of Gornji Breg. The specimen presented in this study comes from the cultural layer dated to the period between the 14th and the 15th centuries. A healed oblique fracture was present in the right upper second premolar (106) of a horse ...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - February 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nemanja Markovi ć, Bruce Rothschild, Perica Špehar, Jugoslav Pendić, Oliver Stevanović, Carsten Staszyk Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

An unprecedented case of cranial surgery in Longobard Italy (6th –8th century) using a cruciform incision
AbstractThe Longobard necropolis of Castel Trosino dates from the 6th to the 8th century CE. Among the tombs excavated, the skull of an older female shows the first evidence of a cross-shaped bone modification on a living subject. Macroscopic, microscopic, and CT scan analyses revealed signs of at least two sets of scraping marks. Specifically, SEM analysis shows thatperimortem bone-scraping traces are present on the skull. Both healed and non-healed defects suggest that the woman has received at least twice intentional bone modifications to address her condition. This is the first evidence of a cross-shaped therapeutic in...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - January 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ileana Micarelli, Flavia Strani, Samuel Bedecarrats, Sara Bernardini, Robert R. Paine, Lawrence Bliquez, Caterina Giostra, Valentina Gazzaniga, Mary Anne Tafuri, Giorgio Manzi Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research