In this article we aim to highlight the potential of forgotten grave materials in our museum depositories for gaining insights into prehistoric life. By applying a multi-proxy approach to the skeletal remains of two graves of uncertain... more
This article is a Bioarchaeology of Care and Disability focused analysis of an individual who suffered a severe fracture of the left knee in Late Medieval Lund, Scania (1300-1536 CE). We question the degree to which written sources from... more
This study investigates human diet and mobility to understand the socioeconomic organisation of a Late Roman community in Liguria, a transitional region between Italy and Gaul, during the 3rd-5th century CE. By combining archaeological,... more
The determination of the original condition of human remains prior to burning is critical since it may facilitate the reconstruction of circumstances surrounding death in forensic cases. Although the use of heat-induced bone changes is... more
Sex determination of human burned skeletal remains is extremely hard to achieve because of heat-related fragmentation, warping and dimensional changes. In particular, the latter is impeditive of osteometric analyses based on references... more
Bones submitted to heat experience structural and chromatic modifications. In particular, heat-induced bone warping and thumbnail fractures have been linked to the burning of fleshed and green bones -where the soft tissues have been... more
Prispevek predstavlja dognanja interdisciplinarne raziskave človeških kostnih ostankov, odkritih leta 2011 na grobišču iz starejše železne dobe na Cesti Borisa Kidriča v Zagorju ob Savi. Študija je del obsežnejšega projekta... more
Documents the results of archaeological excavations at Megiddo in northern Israel, concentrating on two tombs excavated in 2016: a monumental chamber tomb from Middle Bronze III and a simpler pit burial from Late Bronze I"-Provided by... more
ogether with Brighton Dome, the Corn Exchange originally formed part of the stable complex of the Royal Pavilion, the seaside palace of George, Prince of Wales, who subsequently became the Prince Regent and later King George IV (Figs 1... more
A Osteomielite Multifocal Crónica Recorrente (OMCR) é uma doença osteoarticular inflamatória que se manifesta sobretudo em crianças. Afecta principalmente os ossos longos e as clavículas e, menos frequentemente, a coluna e a pelve.... more
A correct biological profile leads to a better understanding of the past and assists in the identification of human remains within bioarchaeology and forensic casework. Sex estimation forms a critical component of a biological profile.... more
An incomplete, probably femoral head (caput femoris) with the appearance of a decorated bone artefact was found in grave AH 168 at the Gáň cemetery (Galanta district, Slovakia). The cemetery was dated to the Early Bronze Age (1900 BC) and... more
Zie voor een uitgebreide toelichting van deze technieken p.248-249. afeelding©Saricon bv afeelding©Saricon bv Magnetometriedata: binnen de rode lijn zijn de ritmische refecties zichtbaar die te Radardata: de refecties in de 2 rode cirkels... more
The idea that human has "360 bones and joints" can be traced far to the past. This paper meant to show that the idea stretched back to many ancient science of different civilizations.
This article presents a case of osteomyelitis variolosa from a skeleton excavated in the Western Cemetery at Cirencester (Corinium) in Britain, dated to the 3rd or 4th c. CE. This osteological condition is caused by the variola virus, the... more
Sex estimation based on amelogenin peptides in dental enamel has opened up possibilities to study prehistoric demography in a new light. The application of this technique is of particular importance for the analysis of prehistoric... more
Objectives: Decades of archaeological and bioarchaeological research have demonstrated that ancient Maya cities underwent dynamic changes over time, including shifts in sociopolitical organization as well as their cultural and economic... more
Research on vitamin D deficiency in past and present populations shows the profound effect diet has on health. The rural Dutch community of Beemster, The Netherlands, revolved around cattle farming with access to enough sunlight to... more
On the upper reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates, archaeologists encounter evidence that challenges conventional understandings of early state formation as a transition from 'small-scale, egalitarian' to 'large-scale, stratified'... more
Ever since its first discovery at Megiddo in the 1930s, "B lack Wheelmade Ware" has sparked the interest of researchers, especially regarding its origin. Most of the research so far has focused on northern Palestine. Lebanon has... more
The reconstruction and subsequent rescue archaeological excavation in the baroque chapel of St Barbara in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Přeštice has resulted in the discovery of one atypical burial in a small bricked... more
The aim of our paper is to demonstrate a case (KD429) with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) from the 2nd-3rdcentury-CE Carpathian Basin. The skeleton of KD429 was subject to a detailed macromorphological evaluation, focusing on the detection... more
In this editorial, we reflect on the most read publications and some key highlights from 2024 in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. Of those papers published in the journal last year, the ten most read titles are listed in... more
The sphenoid bone, an unpaired, irregular, and pneumatic (air-filled) component of the neurocranium, is a clinically important landmark, particularly in surgery and radiology. This bone is often regarded as one of the most complex bones... more
Background: The cranial sutures are the fibrous tissues uniting the skull bones as they approximate one another during development .The coronal, sagittal and lambdoid sutures were analyzed for quantifying the sutural patency as... more
Bab adh-Dhra', located in modern-day Jordan, was one of many walled townsites in the region during a time of urban experimentation in the Early Bronze Age. The lives of non-adults in these urban centers has remained largely unexplored. •... more
Foramina or openings in the skull are very important as they allow passage of important structures likes nerves and blood vessels through them. Various people have studied variations in foramina as these variants have been found to be... more
Background: Lingula is a bony projection on the medial surface of the mandibular ramus. It isclosely related to the mandibular foramen and inferior alveolar nerve and it serves as a very important bony landmark in oral, maxillofacial... more
Background: Lingula is a bony projection on the medial surface of the mandibular ramus. It isclosely related to the mandibular foramen and inferior alveolar nerve and it serves as a very important bony landmark in oral, maxillofacial... more
Der har været beboelse ved Helsingør by siden tidlig middelalder (1200-tallet) og måske endda helt tilbage til Stenalderen. Den tidlige bebyggelse var et fiskerleje. Byens udformning i dag skyldes især Erik af Pommern og hans... more
The people of Early Bronze Age Bab adh-Dhra’ (modern Jordan) faced many stressors throughout their lives thought to be linked to increased urbanization. This study sought to investigate three hypotheses: (1) there is an association... more
The introduction of sugarcane in Europe by the Arabs in the 10th century AD brought about a drastic change in gastronomy and oral health. In Southern Spain (Al‐Andalus), sugarcane was mainly consumed by the elite, although its consumption... more
Little is known about the types of social organization characterizing the pre-Roman Celtic populations of Italy. Here, we explore the funerary variability characterizing the late Iron Age site of Seminario Vescovile (SV: Verona, Italy, 3... more
During the Iron Age, north-eastern Iberian communities relied on crop cultivation and animal husbandry for their subsistence. The latter was mainly focused on caprine, with sheep being prominent due to their suitability to the... more
Drawing on modelling of age at death in skeletal remains, this article unveils hitherto unrecognized demographic patterns in the Nordic Corded Ware complex. This population formed part of the European Corded Ware complex that has been... more
The Han-Xiongnu War, a series of pivotal conflicts between the two most powerful empires in early Iron Age Eastern Eurasia, was investigated through an integrated multidisciplinary approach encompassing genetics, geology, anthropology,... more
Entheses are always visible on the bone, although with variable forms and degrees of expression. The term "robusticity" indicates the "normal" osseous markings at entheses, while "enthesopathy", indicates the... more
Post-mortem manipulation of human bodies, including the commingling of multiple individuals, is attested throughout the past. More rarely, the bones of different individuals are assembled to create a single 'individual' for burial. Rarer... more
The CRUMBEL project stands for CRemation, Urns and Mobility – Population dynamics in BELgium, and focusses on the study of cremated human remains from Belgium dating from the Neolithic to the Early Middle Ages. It combines radiocarbon... more
Cremation graves appear in different forms and shapes, from urns to simple pits and from single to plural graves. The challenging nature of highly fragmented cremated human remains renders the identification of multiple individuals within... more
Introduction/Objective. The foramen of Vesalius is a variable foramen located at the base of the skull, anteromedial to the foramen ovale, and lateral to the foramen rotundum. Through this foramen, passes one of the emissary veins, which... more
This research investigates sex roles and labor in ancient Etruscan society, comparing and contrasting the bioarchaeological profile of human remains of five females and two males from the sacred area of the 'monumental complex' (Civita,... more
Före kristendomen ägde asadyrkan rum i Sverige, före den Frejdrkan och före den soldrkan. Och Svergies namn kom från soldyrkan (Svarog/Heimdalldyrkan) och Frejdyrkan (Suviddyrkan).
Svears namn kommer från sol-eld dyrkan.
Svears namn kommer från sol-eld dyrkan.
A Tafonomia Forense, disciplina que inves6ga os processos que afetam os organismos após a morte, desempenha um papel fundamental na interpretação dos ves=gios biológicos, na reconstrução da cena e na es6ma6va do intervalo post mortem (PMI... more
At the Treblinka extermination and forced labor camp only a few SS soldiers and around a hundred watchmen kept guard over thousands of prisoners. Despite their lower rank in the Nazi hierarchy than SS soldiers, watchmen were vital to... more
This piece explores thoughts on the need for and application of ethical guidelines in osteoarchaeology; how they can be helpful and constructive, but also how there might be differences in opinion amongst populations in different parts of... more
Metric analysis of skeletal material is integral to the analysis and identification of human remains, though one commonly used measuring device, the osteometric board, has lagged in recent advancement. Traditional boards are bulky and... more