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 retrieval and re-deposition of elements of the human skeleton, especially the skull (ie,
cranium and mandible), is a common feature of Neolithic Near Eastern funerary practices. A …

The social organization of the first fully sedentary societies that emerged during the Neolithic
period in Southwest Asia remains enigmatic, 1 mainly because material culture studies …

The transition from a human diet based exclusively on wild plants and animals to one
involving dependence on domesticated plants and animals beginning 10,000 to 11,000 y …

Recent bioarchaeological analyses at the Neolithic Anatolian site of Çatalhöyük have
revealed considerable variation in skeletal completeness, preservation, articulation, and …

Houses are rich resources for understanding prehistoric social structure. However,
conventional working methods often handle houses as stable entities that reflect the nature …

Digital 3D modelling is increasingly common in archaeological recording, but building the
models is only part of the story. Sharing and interacting with these digital representations is …

Archaeologists have adopted the Gini coefficient to evaluate unequal accumulations of
material, supporting narratives modelled on modern inequality discourse. Proxies are …

A post medieval mass grave containing hundreds of skeletons, many of which belonging to
non-adults, has been discovered. A large-scale multidisciplinary study has been …

Résumé Pour la période néolithique, la sédentarité des hommes est inférée de la présence
de constructions durables groupées, identifiées comme villages, où des traces d'activité et …