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Aggressive or funerary cannibalism? Skull-cup and human bone manipulation in Cueva de El Toro (Early Neolithic, southern Iberia) (2019)
Journal Article
Santana, J., Rodríguez-Santos, F. J., Camalich-Massieu, M. D., Martín-Socas, D., & Fregel, R. (2019). Aggressive or funerary cannibalism? Skull-cup and human bone manipulation in Cueva de El Toro (Early Neolithic, southern Iberia). American journal of physical anthropology, 169(1), 31-54. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23805

Objective: We analyze the processing sequence involved in the manufacture of a skull‐cup and the manipulation of human bones from the Early Neolithic of Cueva de El Toro (Málaga, Spain). Materials and methods: The Early Neolithic material studied inc... Read More about Aggressive or funerary cannibalism? Skull-cup and human bone manipulation in Cueva de El Toro (Early Neolithic, southern Iberia).

Mammal remains from the excavations at Seamer Carr, Yorkshire, 1977-1986 (2019)
Book Chapter
Uchiyama, J., Clutton-Brock, J., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (in press). Mammal remains from the excavations at Seamer Carr, Yorkshire, 1977-1986. In P. Lane, & T. Schadla-Hall (Eds.), Hunter-Gatherers in the Landscape: Investigations of the Early Mesolithic in the Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire 1976-2000. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

Mammal remains from the Vale of Pickering Research Trust Excavations, Yorkshire, 1985-1998 (2019)
Book Chapter
Rowley-Conwy, P., Uchiyama, J., & Legge, A. (in press). Mammal remains from the Vale of Pickering Research Trust Excavations, Yorkshire, 1985-1998. In P. Lane, & T. Schadla-Hall (Eds.), Hunter-Gatherers in the Landscape: Investigations of the Early Mesolithic in the Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire 1976-2000. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

Faecal biomarkers can distinguish specific mammalian species in modern and past environments (2019)
Journal Article
Harrault, L., Milek, K., Jardé, E., Jeanneau, L., Derrien, M., & Anderson, D. (2019). Faecal biomarkers can distinguish specific mammalian species in modern and past environments. PLoS ONE, 14(2), Article e0211119. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211119

Identifying the presence of animals based on faecal deposits in modern and ancient environments is of primary importance to archaeologists, ecologists, forensic scientists, and watershed managers, but it has proven difficult to distinguish faecal mat... Read More about Faecal biomarkers can distinguish specific mammalian species in modern and past environments.

The re-discovery of Arma dell’Aquila (Finale Ligure, Italy): New insights on Neolithic funerary behavior from the sixth millennium BCE in the north-western Mediterranean (2019)
Journal Article
Sparacello, V., Panelli, C., Rossi, S., Dori, I., Varalli, A., Goude, G., …Biagi, P. (2019). The re-discovery of Arma dell’Aquila (Finale Ligure, Italy): New insights on Neolithic funerary behavior from the sixth millennium BCE in the north-western Mediterranean. Quaternary International, 512, 67-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.02.003

Evidence of Neolithic occupation at Arma dell’Aquila (Finale Ligure, Italy) had been unearthed in the 1930s, with the discovery of nine burials and a number of scattered human remains. The material, however, had never been systematically studied and... Read More about The re-discovery of Arma dell’Aquila (Finale Ligure, Italy): New insights on Neolithic funerary behavior from the sixth millennium BCE in the north-western Mediterranean.

Fungal, viral, multicelled parasitic and protozoan infections (2019)
Book Chapter
Grauer, A., & Roberts, C. (2019). Fungal, viral, multicelled parasitic and protozoan infections. In J. Buikstra (Ed.), Ortner’s Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains (441-478). (3rd ed.). Elsevier

Bacterial infections (2019)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., & Buikstra, J. (2019). Bacterial infections. In J. Buikstra (Ed.), Ortner’s Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains (321-439). (3rd ed.). Elsevier

A tribute to Don Ortner (2019)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., & Manchester, K. (2019). A tribute to Don Ortner. In J. Buikstra (Ed.), Ortner’s Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains (xvii-xviii). (3rd ed.). Elsevier

Trauma (2019)
Book Chapter
Redfern, R., & Roberts, C. (2019). Trauma. In J. Buikstra (Ed.), Ortner’s Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains (211-284). (3rd ed.). Elsevier

Towards a new osteometric method for sexing ancient cremated human remains. Analysis of Late Bronze Age and Iron Age samples from Italy with gendered grave goods (2019)
Journal Article
Cavazzuti, C., Bresadola, B., d’Innocenzo, C., Interlando, S., & Sperduti, A. (2019). Towards a new osteometric method for sexing ancient cremated human remains. Analysis of Late Bronze Age and Iron Age samples from Italy with gendered grave goods. PLoS ONE, 14(1), Article e0209423. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209423

Sex estimation of human remains is one of the most important research steps for physical anthropologists and archaeologists dealing with funerary contexts and trying to reconstruct the demographic structure of ancient societies. However, it is well k... Read More about Towards a new osteometric method for sexing ancient cremated human remains. Analysis of Late Bronze Age and Iron Age samples from Italy with gendered grave goods.

"Investigation of a Historical Crime Scene" - A Comprehensive Study of an Unusual Burial in the Calvinist Church of Sóly, Hungary (2019)
Journal Article
László, O., Millard, A. R., Gröcke, D., Rácz, M., & Nowell, G. (2019). "Investigation of a Historical Crime Scene" - A Comprehensive Study of an Unusual Burial in the Calvinist Church of Sóly, Hungary. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 25, 320-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.04.015

A rescue excavation in the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church of Sóly, explored a grave of two men in an unusual position among 20 other child burials in 2008-2009. The burial is dated to the early modern (16-17th century AD) Period. The 45-50-year-ol... Read More about "Investigation of a Historical Crime Scene" - A Comprehensive Study of an Unusual Burial in the Calvinist Church of Sóly, Hungary.

Single Context Archaeology as Anarchist Praxis (2019)
Journal Article
Eddisford, D., & Morgan, C. (2019). Single Context Archaeology as Anarchist Praxis. Journal of Contemporary Archaeology, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.33580

The organization of archaeological fieldwork often resembles a military-style campaign structured around rigid, top-down hierarchies. This is reflected in many aspects of current practice, including the ultimate authority of the site director, the us... Read More about Single Context Archaeology as Anarchist Praxis.

Dating the funerary use of caves in Liguria (northwestern Italy) from the Neolithic to historic times: results from a large-scale AMS campaign on human skeletal series (2019)
Journal Article
Sparacello, V., Varalli, A., Rossi, S., Panelli, C., Goude, G., Palstra, S., …Dori, I. (2019). Dating the funerary use of caves in Liguria (northwestern Italy) from the Neolithic to historic times: results from a large-scale AMS campaign on human skeletal series. Quaternary International, 536, 30-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.11.034

The multidisciplinary research team of this new project aimed at the chronological, anthropological and funerary behavior characterization of the skeletal remains unearthed from various caves in western Liguria (northwestern Italy) between the mid-18... Read More about Dating the funerary use of caves in Liguria (northwestern Italy) from the Neolithic to historic times: results from a large-scale AMS campaign on human skeletal series.