Biogeochemical methods using stable isotopes and trace elements have been increasingly
developed and applied to reconstruct modern and ancient breastfeeding and weaning …

Oral health is an integral and core component of overall health and well-being. The main
oral diseases include dental caries (tooth decay), periodontal disease (gum disease) and …

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human
skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones …

Age of weaning is an important measure of parental investment, and in various human and
non-human primate studies, has been correlated with a range of developmental factors such …

Early-life dietary transitions reflect fundamental aspects of primate evolution and are
important determinants of health in contemporary human populations,. Weaning is critical to …

Tooth enamel is inherently weak, with fracture toughness comparable with glass, yet it is
remarkably resilient, surviving millions of functional contacts over a lifetime. We propose a …

Empirical observations of δ 15 N of bone collagen by age at death from 56 archaeological
sites (n= 1560) document an increase over the adult mean at ages∼ 0–2 years. These …

The early onset of weaning in modern humans has been linked to the high nutritional
demand of brain development that is intimately connected with infant physiology and growth …

Background Nitrogen isotope analysis of bone collagen has been used to reconstruct the
breastfeeding practices of archaeological human populations. However, weaning ages have …

Neoecology and paleoecology both seek to answer the same questions, albeit using
different material, at different time scales and with different limitations. Nevertheless, too …