Sex estimation is considered as one of the essential parameters in forensic anthropology
casework, and requires foremost consideration in the examination of skeletal remains …

The study of bioarchaeological evidence associated with burials is essential for achieving a
global perspective on cremation as a funerary practice, its chronological and geographical …

In this study, we present osteological and strontium isotope data of 29 individuals (26
cremations and 3 inhumations) from Szigetszentmiklós-Ürgehegy, one of the largest Middle …

Sex estimation of human remains is one of the most important research steps for physical
anthropologists and archaeologists dealing with funerary contexts and trying to reconstruct …

Following a mid twelfth-century BC demographic crisis, Frattesina, in northern Italy, arose as
a prominent hub linking continental Europe and the Mediterranean, as evidenced by the …

Estimation of sex is an essential parameter which helps in establishing the biological profile
of the deceased in forensic and archaeological examinations. There are two types of …

The estimation of the maximum temperature affecting skeletal remains was previously
attempted via infrared techniques. However, fossilization may cause changes in the …

Objectives Heat exposure can lead to apparently random osteometric changes that hinder
the application of metric methods used for biological profiling. The impracticality of using …

Sex identification in ancient human remains is a common problem especially if the skeletons
are sub-adult, incomplete or damaged. In this paper we propose a new method to identify …

Distinguishing trauma from heat-induced fractures is a challenge faced by forensic
anthropologists and pathologists during medicolegal investigations in which fire has been …