Strontium is a chemical element without biological functions in humans. In fact, only two
biological roles are known, both as a biomineral constituent. However, strontium and …

Stable isotope analysis is a powerful tool for reconstructing the diet and health of ancient
individuals. The carbon and nitrogen stable isotope compositions of human tissues reflect …

We conducted a multi-isotope study of five fifth-century AD cemeteries in modern-day
Hungary to determine relationships between nomadic-pastoralist incomers—the historically …

Objectives Inca imperial strategies of political and territorial expansion varied across
conquered regions depending on local ecology and cultural resistance, and Chachapoya …

This study presents for the first time the diet of a Late Antiquity population in southern
Portugal (Civitas of Pax Julia), from the Roman villa of Monte da Cegonha (predominantly …

The modern manifestation of mummy studies began to take shape in the 1970s and has
experienced significant growth during the last several decades, largely due to biomedical …

Анализ стабильных изотопов азота и углерода-один из современных методов
изучения различных аспектов жизни древних популяций, включая диету и экономику. В …

Increased mobility and human interactions in the Mediterranean region during the eighth
through fifth centuries BCE resulted in heterogeneous communities held together by political …

Abstract The steppes of Central Asia have long been inhabited by communities practicing
various forms of mobile pastoralism as their primary means of subsistence. This study …

The bioarchaeology of care is a framework through which researchers can begin to infer the
level of care an individual may have required based on the presence of paleopathological …