Despite its transformative impact on human history, the early domestication of the horse
(Equus caballus) remains exceedingly difficult to trace in the archaeological record. In recent …

The early onset of weaning in modern humans has been linked to the high nutritional
demand of brain development that is intimately connected with infant physiology and growth …

The multifaceted behavioral and ecological flexibility of pigs and wild boar (Sus scrofa)
makes study of their domestication both complex and of broad anthropological significance …

We studied the abnormalities in enamel microstructure associated with enamel hypoplasia
in human teeth from the early medieval (5th–7th century AD) cemetery of Barbing, Germany …

This study documents and interprets systemic stress during the agricultural transition in
prehistoric Japan using linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) defects and cribra orbitalia (CO) …

Despite the almost ubiquitous presence of Holocene Sus remains in Island South East Asia
(ISEA), the domestication of pigs and their dispersal in this region remains somewhat …

Importance Exposure to maternal psychosocial stressors during the prenatal and perinatal
periods can have major long-term mental health consequences for children. However, valid …

Enamel hypoplasia is often split into several macroscopic categories, including pit, localised,
linear and plane-form defects. All types have been considered a sign of 'non-specific stress' …

The timing and sequence of enamel development, as well as enamel thickness, was
documented for individual cusps (protoconid, hypoconid, metaconid, entoconid) in 15 …

Infants in a skeletal population are important proxies of an ancient society's adaptation and
well-being. This study uses microscopic dental enamel defects (Accentuated Retzius Lines …