Objective This study reviews the palaeopathological literature discussing maxillary sinusitis
to examine current trends and issues within the study of this condition, and to make …

More than 20 years ago, Wood et al.(Curr Anthropol 33: 343–370, 1992) published “The
Osteological Paradox: Problems of Inferring Prehistoric Health from Skeletal Samples,” in …

This book is entirely devoted to the study of children's skeletons from archaeological and
forensic contexts. It provides an extensive review of the osteological methods and theoretical …

Recently, the value of the study of children and childhood from archaeological contexts has
become more recognized. Childhood is both a biological and a social phenomenon …

Stress plays an important role in the etiology of multiple morbid and mortal outcomes among
the living. Drawing on health paradigms constructed among the living augments our …

It is accepted that linear enamel hypoplasias (LEHs), a specific type of enamel thickness
deficiency, are related to periodic physiological disruptions to enamel matrix secretion …

This paper explores the potential of combining different isotope systems from different
tissues to improve resolution when reconstructing breastfeeding and weaning practices …

Endochondral growth, appositional growth, and acquisition of cortical bone thickness in the
femur are investigated in subadult skeletons (N= 43, dental age range birth to 12 years) from …

Bone mineral density (BMD) is a frequent topic of discussion in the clinical literature in
relation to the bone health of both adults and children. However, in archaeological and/or …

Background: Vitamin D deficiency rickets is associated with skeletal deformities including
swollen rib junctions, bowing of the legs, and the flaring and fraying of the wrist and long …