Objective This paper reviews factors confounding the understanding of the past occurrence
of anemia. Using the evidence gathered, a framework is presented of ways forward to …

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human
skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones …

The archaeological record shows that large pre-Inca agricultural systems supported
settlements for centuries around the ravines and oases of northern Chile's hyperarid …

Objectives Stable isotope analysis of sequential dentine samples is a potentially powerful
method to reveal insights into early life‐histories of individuals in the past. Dentine …

Ancient Native American ancestors (Clovis) have been interpreted as either specialized
megafauna hunters or generalist foragers. Supporting data are typically indirect (toolkits …

Breastfeeding is known to be a powerful mediator of maternal and childhood health, with
impacts throughout the life course. Paleodietary studies of the past 30 years have …

This paper explores the nature and extent of conflict in Late Neolithic Europe based on
expanded skeletal evidence for violence from the San Juan ante Portam Latinam rockshelter …

The coexistence of cultural identities and their interaction is a fundamental topic of social
sciences that is not easily addressed in prehistory. Differences in mortuary treatment can …

The timing of infant weaning in the past is important for its implications for birth-spacing and
infant survival, and hence for population maintenance or growth under different socio …

Much of the research on the bioarchaeology of infant feeding is interpreted solely as the
result of the availability of suitable weaning foods and “weaning stress,” which largely …