Given their strong affinity for the skeleton, trace elements are often stored in bones and teeth
long term. Diet, geography, health, disease, social status, activity, and occupation are some …

This book provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its
downfall during the Reformation. Blending the evidence from material remains and written …

Objectives This study examines the biological sex and geographical origins of adolescents
buried at the St Mary Magdalen leprosarium (Winchester, UK). The data are combined with …

Nearly four decades after the first applications of strontium isotope analyses in archaeology
and paleoecology research, it could be said that we are entering a “Golden Age”. Here, we …

ABSTRACT Archaeological sites at Affad (Sudan) are the only ones in northeastern Africa
providing ostological remains of both African aurochs (Bos primigenius), dated to 50 kya …

The aims of this study were to explore the origins of 19 children buried in two mass graves
and the general cemetery at the post‐medieval St Gertrude Church cemetery in Riga, Latvia …

Volcanic emissions are known to be a serious source of pollution to humans and animals.
This study aimed to examine the possible health burden of fluoride (F) exposure from …

Congenital, infectious, or traumatic pathologies diagnosed from human skeletal remains
may at first sight be observed as splendid sources to investigate concepts, such as disability …

In this paper we describe the first application of lipid analysis on Icelandic pottery from the
Middle Ages to investigate the availability of food at two monasteries. This preliminary study …

Human activities are affecting marine biodiversity globally by accelerating extinction rates,
altering ecosystem conditions, and changing community structures. These changes can only …