The arrival of millets to the Atlantic coast of northern Iberia

B González-Rabanal, AB Marín-Arroyo, E Cristiani… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Despite being one of the most important crops in the recent prehistory of Eurasia, the arrival
and exploitation of millets in the westernmost part of Europe are still largely underexplored …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond dirty teeth: Integrating dental calculus studies with osteoarchaeological parameters

A Radini, E Nikita - Quaternary International, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of ancient human dental calculus (mineralized dental plaque, also known as
tartar) is becoming increasingly important in osteoarchaeology, human palaeoecology and …

Back to the roots: dental calculus analysis of the first documented case of coeliac disease

A Gismondi, A D'Agostino, G Di Marco… - Archaeological and …, 2020 - Springer
Dental calculus of a Roman woman (late first century–early second century CE), supposed
to be the first historical evidence of coeliac disease (CD), was subjected to archaeobotanical …

Effects of chemical pre-treatments on modified starch granules: Recommendations for dental calculus decalcification for ancient starch research

C Le Moyne, A Crowther - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Starch granules and other plant microremains embedded in dental calculus provide
information about the diet and culinary practices of past individuals. While most researchers …

Microscopic and virtual approaches to oral pathology: A case study from El Mirador Cave (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)

M Lozano, B Gamarra, R Hernando… - Annals of Anatomy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The analysis and diagnosis of ancient oral pathologies have been improved
with the application of new techniques such as microscopy and scanning methods over the …

Degenerative joint disease in the Chalcolithic population of El Mirador cave (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain): The vertebral column

M Yustos, M Lozano, JI Morales… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Degenerative joint disease (DJD) is one of the most common pathological conditions
identified in the archaeological record and remains a health problem in modern populations …

[HTML][HTML] Dental evidence of textile-related task activities in the Bronze Age site of Laderas del Castillo (Alicante, Spain)

A Romero, REB Rial, FJJ Maestre… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The burial 7 from the Argaric site of Laderas del Castillo (Alicante, Spain), dating from the
2nd millennium BC, included a skeleton associated with a carinated vessel indicative of …

Gigapixel-like imaging strategies for dental anthropology: Applications for scientific communication and training in digital image analysis

JC Willman, M Lozano, R Hernando, JM Vergès - Quaternary International, 2020 - Elsevier
Gigapixel and gigapixel-like (GPL) imaging strategies are a powerful means of
communicating scientific results of visual observations in academic and public spheres. GPL …

What about Dinner? Chemical and Microresidue Analysis Reveals the Function of Late Neolithic Ceramic Pans

J Beneš, V Todoroska, K Budilová, J Kovárník… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Late Neolithic palafitte site, Ustie na Drim, in the northern part of Lake Ohrid (North
Macedonia), excavated in 1962, offered ceramic fragments of large, flat, elongated pans …

[PDF][PDF] Putting dental calculus under the microscope

BP Barthold - 2024 - scholarlypublications …
6| Discussion Archaeological researchers are presented with a unique challenge. Because
time eventually degrades everything, the archaeological record will always be incomplete …