Published: 2020-10-30

Cognitive Bias and Facial Depiction from Skeletal Remains

Caroline Wilkinson

1-14

Abstract

The human face is physically, psychologically, and socially significant, and facial appearance is crucial to social identity. Therefore, the...

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Two Probable Cases of Infection with Treponema pallidum during the Neolithic Period in Northern Vietnam (ca. 2000–1500 B.C.)

Melandri Vlok, Marc Fredrick Oxenham, Kate Domett, Tran Thi Minh, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, Hirofumi Matsumura, Hiep Hoang Trinh, Thomas Higham, Charles Higham, Nghia Truong Huu, Hallie Ruth Buckley

15-36

Abstract

Skeletal evidence of two probable cases of treponematosis, caused by infection with the bacterium Treponema pallidum, from the northern...

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Beyond the Biocultural Approach

A Quantitative Assessment of the Use of Theory in Bioarchaeological Assessment of the Use of Theory in Bioarchaeological Literature from 2007 to 2018

Colleen M. Cheverko, Kathryn E. Marklein, Melissa A. Clark, Rebecca C. Mayus, Sara A. McGuire, Evonne Turner-Byfield, Madelyn K. Green, Nicole M. Weiss, Emma M. Lagan, Mark Hubbe

37–56

Abstract

A primary goal of bioarchaeology is to reconstruct the biocultural context of past societies, which is frequently achieved by incorporating...

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Tibiotalar and Metatarsophalangeal Squatting Facets in a Late Woodland Period Context in West-Central Illinois

Maria Ostendorf Smith, Katharine C. Woollen

57–74

Abstract

Pressure facets of the ankle (tibiotalar joint) and foot (metatarsophalangeal joints) are circumscribed cortical surface concavities caused by...

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