Funerary taphonomy has come of age as an important field in osteoarchaeology. Its goal is
to reconstruct funerary practices by using taphonomic evidence, including both evidence …

The basic aims and requirements of recording and analysis of disarticulated1 and
commingled2 human bone have changed little from those presented in the original 2004 …

Abstract Evaluation of zooarchaeology's quantitative units known as NISP (number of
identified specimens) and MNI (minimum number of individuals) during the last three …

An introduction to the range of factors that affect the composition and condition of human
bone assemblages recovered from archaeological contexts, with discussion of the …

Fragmented, co-mingled assemblages of human and animal bones are not uncommon in
archaeological deposits, particularly in prehistoric contexts. It is suggested, firstly, that …

This article examines evidence for violence as reflected in skull injuries in 378 individuals
from Neolithic Denmark and Sweden (3,900–1,700 BC). It is the first large‐scale …

Objectives Inflammatory periosteal reaction (IPR) on the visceral surfaces of the ribs has
been used in bioarchaeology as an indicator of lower respiratory tract disease. This article …

An estimate of how many individuals are represented in a commingled assemblage is
important to interpret the wider context (archaeologically or forensically), for further analyses …

This paper presents a new macroscopic method for identifying chop marks on
archaeological faunal assemblages and highlights the major differences in the morphology …

Mortuary practices in southern Greece undergo a radical transformation at the beginning of
the Mycenaean era (or Late Bronze Age, around 1700 BCE). This period sees the …