Studying infants in the past is crucial for understanding the evolution of human life history
and the evolution of cooperation, cognition, and communication. An infant's growth, health …

In 2013 we presented a model for identifying nursing behavior from primate teeth based on
rapid postnatal concentration changes in the non-essential trace element barium. Here we …

The biological life history of infants from archaeological contexts can provide a unique
insight into past human populations. Dental mineralized tissues contain a permanent record …

Burial customs in the Iberian Period (Iron Age II) included cremation. Only perinatal and
newborn infants were buried directly beneath floor settlement. These infants represent the …

Objective To investigate and describe the variation in enamel daily secretion rates (DSRs) of
naturally exfoliated deciduous molars (n= 345) from five modern-day populations (Aotearoa …

Accentuated lines in dental microstructure are hypothesized to correlate with potentially
stressful life history events, but our understanding of when, how and why such accentuated …

Understanding the growth patterns and developmental trajectories of teeth during early life
stages provides valuable insights into the ontogeny of individuals, particularly in …

Abstract The Neonatal Line (NNL) of the tooth serves as a unique identifier, allowing us to
distinguish whether a child survived birth. This line is essential for assessing the age at …

Japanese macaques are ideal to advance understanding of a wide‐spread pattern of
recurrent developmental distress in great apes, preserved as repetitive linear enamel …

Only a few cases of twins have been reported in the bioarchaeological literature so far and
their identification is usually prompted by the find situation. A confirmation of this assumption …