Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Българско е-Списание за Археология, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2022)

Abstract:The skeletal remains of two individuals were discovered in a dugout dwelling (# 10) during rescue excavations of the early medieval metallurgical centre “Brestnitsa–Poleto”, northwestern Bulgaria. While these are not the only skeletons discovered on th...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):American Journal of Physical Anthropology; Nov2021, Vol. 176 Issue 3, p459-473, 15p

Abstract:Copyright of American Journal of Physical Anthropology is the property of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However,...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Open Quaternary, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2022)

Abstract:The polar bear ('Ursus maritimus') is the apex predator of the Arctic but its distribution throughout the Pleistocene and Holocene has not previously been reported. Although natural death specimens of this species (‘fossils’) are rare, archaeological r...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, Vol 128, Iss 2 (2022)

Abstract:Almost fifty years after the first definition of the Messinian salinity crisis (MSC), the events that occurred in the Mediterranean during the terminal portion of the Miocene still attract the attention of a large and diverse scientific community. Alth...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Biology, Vol 11, Iss 856, p 856 (2022)

Abstract:Correct age-at-death estimation in adult individuals is one of the challenges of forensic investigation. Forensic anthropology macroscopic techniques are non-invasive methods for this purpose. However, several methods need to be applied to accurately e...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Revista Argentina de Antropología Biológica, Vol 24, Iss 1 (2022)

Abstract:In bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology the most reliable skeletal element for sex estimation is the pelvis; nevertheless, when it is missing, other postcranial elements must be used. The main goal of this research is to provide sectioning points f...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):BioTechniques, Vol 71, Iss 1, Pp 376-381 (2021)

Abstract:DNA extraction is of utmost importance in archaeobiology, as it determines the success of further DNA analyses. This study concentrates on the success of ancient DNA extraction using silica spin columns and PCR-based analysis from archaeological skelet...

Publication Type:eBook

Abstract:In the present as in the past, the dead have been deployed to promote visions of identity, as well as ostensibly wider human values. Through a series of case studies from ancient Egypt through prehistoric, historic, and present-day Europe, this book di...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Biology, Vol 10, Iss 1231, p 1231 (2021)

Abstract:Human skeletal remains are considered as real biological archives of each subject’s life. Generally, traumas, wounds, surgical interventions, and many human pathologies suffered in life leave identifiable marks on the skeleton, and their correct interp...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Forensic Sciences Research, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 89-97 (2020)

Abstract:Ancestry assessment represents a major component of forensic anthropological analysis of recovered human remains. Interpretations of ancestry, together with other aspects of the biological profile, can help narrow the search of missing persons and cont...