Oxygen isotopes in bioarchaeology: Principles and applications, challenges and opportunities

S Pederzani, K Britton - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Oxygen isotope analyses of skeletal remains (18 O/16 O, δ 18 O) are a powerful tool for
exploring major themes in bioarchaeology (the study of biological archaeological remains) …

Calcium orthophosphates in nature, biology and medicine

SV Dorozhkin - Materials, 2009 - mdpi.com
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates. These materials are of the special significance because they …

Calcium orthophosphates (CaPO4): occurrence and properties

SV Dorozhkin - Progress in biomaterials, 2016 - Springer
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates (CaPO 4). This type of materials is of the special significance for …

Calcium orthophosphates: occurrence, properties, biomineralization, pathological calcification and biomimetic applications

SV Dorozhkin - Biomatter, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates. This type of materials is of special significance for human beings …

Tooth development in human evolution and bioarchaeology

S Hillson - 2014 - books.google.com
Human children grow at a uniquely slow pace by comparison with other mammals. When
and where did this schedule evolve? Have technological advances, farming and cities had …

[HTML][HTML] Mammalian dental function and wear: a review

PS Ungar - Biosurface and Biotribology, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a brief synopsis of work on relationships between mammalian tooth
form and function, and considers the role of dental wear in studies of mammal teeth …

Barium distributions in teeth reveal early-life dietary transitions in primates

C Austin, TM Smith, A Bradman, K Hinde… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Early-life dietary transitions reflect fundamental aspects of primate evolution and are
important determinants of health in contemporary human populations,. Weaning is critical to …

The evolutionary context of the first hominins

B Wood, T Harrison - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
The relationships among the living apes and modern humans have effectively been
resolved, but it is much more difficult to locate fossil apes on the tree of life because shared …

Three-dimensional synchrotron virtual paleohistology: a new insight into the world of fossil bone microstructures

S Sanchez, PE Ahlberg, KM Trinajstic… - Microscopy and …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The recent developments of phase-contrast synchrotron imaging techniques have been of
great interest for paleontologists, providing three-dimensional (3D) tomographic images of …

Wintertime stress, nursing, and lead exposure in Neanderthal children

TM Smith, C Austin, DR Green, R Joannes-Boyau… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Scholars endeavor to understand the relationship between human evolution and climate
change. This is particularly germane for Neanderthals, who survived extreme Eurasian …