Objectives Sex‐based occupational variability constitutes a fundamental component of
human behavior and a major focus of research focusing on biocultural evolution. However …

In anthropological sciences, the areas of the bones where muscles or ligaments attach
(“entheses” or “muscle attachments”) are routinely used for reconstructing habitual physical …

Entheses are acknowledged as skeletal markers capable of revealing several biological and
behavioral aspects of past individuals and populations. However, entheseal changes (ECs) …

Systematic tool use is a central component of the human niche. However, the timing and
mode of its evolution remain poorly understood. A newly developed method for the analysis …

Human osteoarchaeology, the study of human skeletal remains from archaeological
contexts, has a long history in Greece. This review paper examines the developments that …

The evolution of the human hand is a topic of great interest in paleoanthropology. As the
hand can be involved in a vast array of activities, knowledge regarding how it was used by …

This chapter will explore the lives and deaths of men interred in a cemetery located in the
Phalero delta, beyond the walls of Athens, where Attica meets the sea. Sources indicate that …

This chapter will explore the lives and deaths of men interred in a cemetery located in the
Phalero delta, beyond the walls of Athens, where Attica meets the sea. Sources indicate that …

Age is a key axis upon which social identities and social relationships are negotiated over
the life course, and early life experiences can also have significant implications for individual …

This paper critically evaluates the range of skeletal attributes available for identifying activity
patterns in the past. Our investigation is contextualized in the study of Phaleron, an Archaic …