Human remains from Arma di Nasino (Liguria) provide novel insights into the paleoecology of early Holocene foragers in northwestern Italy

VS Sparacello, G Goude, A Varalli, I Dori… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We report the discovery and analysis of new Mesolithic human remains—dated to ca.
10,200–9000 cal. BP—from Arma di Nasino in Liguria, northwestern Italy, an area rich in …

On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data

G Senczuk, S Mastrangelo, P Ajmone-Marsan… - Genetics Selection …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background During the Neolithic expansion, cattle accompanied humans and
spread from their domestication centres to colonize the ancient world. In addition, European …

Disentangling diagenetic and biogenic trace elements and Sr radiogenic isotopes in fossil dental enamel using laser ablation analysis

L Rey, T Tacail, F Santos, S Rottier, G Goude, V Balter - Chemical Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
The reconstruction of life histories traits such as the ontogenic evolution of diet or sequences
of mobility can be achieved for fossil mammals thanks to laser ablation analysis of trace …

Influence of the addition of different radiopacifiers and bioactive nano-hydroxyapatite on physicochemical and biological properties of calcium silicate based …

D Antonijević, A Despotović, V Biočanin… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of different radiopacifiers on the
physicochemical and biological properties of novel calcium silicate based endodontic …

Extensive pedigrees reveal the social organization of a Neolithic community

M Rivollat, AB Rohrlach, H Ringbauer, A Childebayeva… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Social anthropology and ethnographic studies have described kinship systems and
networks of contact and exchange in extant populations,,–. However, for prehistoric …

[HTML][HTML] Flavours of Pictish life: using starch grains and phytoliths to trace late Roman and early medieval culinary traditions

S Prado, G Noble - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the seasonal and daily aspects of late Roman and early medieval life in
northern Britain has been hugely challenging due to a dearth of excavated sites and poor …

Leaf surfaces and neolithization - the case of Arundo donax L

SC Nunes, AP Gomes, P Nunes… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Arundo donax L.(Arundinoideae subfamily, Poaceae family) is a sub-tropical and temperate
climate reed that grows in arid and semi-arid environmental conditions, from eastern China …

Radiocarbon dates associated to Neolithic contexts (ca. 5900-2000 Cal BC) from the Northwestern Mediterranean Arch to the High Rhine Area

H Martínez-Grau, B Morell-Rovira… - Journal of Open …, 2021 - edoc.unibas.ch
This paper presents a compilation of radiocarbon dates associated with the process of
arrival, development and consolidation of the first farming communities that settled between …

A multidisciplinary study on the social customs of the Tang Empire in the Medieval Ages

D Zhao, Y Chen, G Xie, P Ma, Y Wen, F Zhang, Y Wang… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Multidisciplinary research on human remains can provide important information about
population dynamics, culture diffusion, as well as social organization and customs in history …

Sex and age-related social organization in the Neolithic: A promising survey from the Paris Basin

L Rey, S Rottier, F Santos, G Goude - Journal of Archaeological Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Previous studies have identified differences based on sex in adult diet and age-based
changes in the funerary treatment of children in the Neolithic of northern France. This …