Paleoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins, is a rapidly growing field at the intersection of
molecular biology, paleontology, archaeology, paleoecology, and history. Paleoproteomics …

The analysis of ancient proteins from paleontological, archeological, and historic materials is
revealing insights into past subsistence practices, patterns of health and disease, evolution …

Genomic analyses of Neanderthals have previously provided insights into their population
history and relationship to modern humans 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, but the social organization of …

The phylogenetic relationships between hominins of the Early Pleistocene epoch in Eurasia,
such as Homo antecessor, and hominins that appear later in the fossil record during the …

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the methods and issues in the current
practice of forensic anthropology. It introduces students to all the major topics in the field …

The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease, Second Edition is a comprehensive source
dedicated to better understanding this group of conditions that have significant …

Palaeoproteomics is an emerging neologism used to describe the application of mass
spectrometry-based approaches to the study of ancient proteomes. As with palaeogenomics …

Given the absence of written records, the main source of information available to analyze
gender inequalities in early complex societies is the human body itself. And yet, for decades …

Tooth enamel is the outer covering of tooth crowns, the hardest material in the mammalian
body, yet fracture resistant. The extremely high content of 95 wt% calcium phosphate in …

Sex estimation of skeletons is fundamental to many archaeological studies. Currently, three
approaches are available to estimate sex–osteology, genomics, or proteomics, but little is …