Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Safia Al Menoufy
Summary: The new species Nummulites multiplicutiospiralis is characterized by spiral multiplication and morphological features such as lenticular to flat tests, rounded periphery, and irregular spire. Further study is needed to understand the importance of these characters phylogenetically in Nummulites spp.
ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Petra Brukner Havelkova, Isabelle Crevecoeur, Ladislav Varadzin, Stanley H. H. Ambrose, Elise Tartar, Adrien Thibeault, Mike Buckley, Sebastien Villotte, Lenka Varadzinova
Summary: Burial assemblages not only provide insight into the biology, social relations, and ritual behavior of past societies, but also shed light on death and social violence. This study analyzes a perimortem injury found on skeleton PD8 at the Sphinx site in Central Sudan, which is attributed to the Early Khartoum culture. This rare case of violence resulting in death differs from the numerous cases of intergroup conflict documented in the Lower Nubia region, suggesting different patterns of violence and conflict resolution in the pre-Neolithic Nile Valley.
AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ahmed Abdelaal, Mohamed Sultan, Abotalib Z. Abotalib, Mohamed Bedair, R. V. Krishnamurthy, Mohamed Elhebiry
Summary: The past decade has seen a rise in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) activities in southern Egypt. These activities have had negative environmental and occupational health impacts on the farmers, residents, and Nile ecosystems in the region. This highlights the need for awareness campaigns and the adoption of better practices to address these issues.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Charles Le Moyne, Patrick Roberts, Quan Hua, Madeleine Bleasdale, Jocelyne Desideri, Nicole Boivin, Alison Crowther
Summary: Despite the presence of domesticated barley in associated graves, there is no clear evidence for routine consumption of domesticated cereals by Middle Neolithic individuals. Instead, there is evidence of the consumption of wild plant species, indicating dietary flexibility in Upper Nubia during the Neolithic period. These findings support the existing evidence linking increased agricultural reliance to the development of the Kerma culture.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Liang-Qian Tong, Sheng-Nan Jiang, Yan-Fang Sui, Yan-Hai Yin, Li-Qing Fu, Jiao-Yan Zhong, Jia-Ling Zhong
Summary: This study aimed to summarize valuable information for qualitative diagnosis by investigating the imaging signs from whole-body bone imaging of solitary rib lesions. It was found that different types of solitary rib lesions had relatively characteristic imaging signs in the bone imaging.
QUANTITATIVE IMAGING IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Isabelle Crevecoeur, Marie-Helene Dias-Meirinho, Antoine Zazzo, Daniel Antoine, Francois Bon
Summary: A reanalysis of the remains of 61 individuals buried in the cemetery of Jebel Sahaba reveals previously undocumented healed and unhealed lesions, with evidence suggesting the early interpersonal violence could be linked to major climatic and environmental changes.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Sean M. Bialosuknia, Alan P. Dupuis Ii, Steven D. Zink, Cheri A. Koetzner, Joseph G. Maffei, Jennifer C. Owen, Hannah Landwerlen, Laura D. Kramer, Alexander T. Ciota
Summary: This study presents updated surveillance and sequencing data for West Nile virus (WNV) in New York State (NYS) and investigates the association between NY10 genotype strains and phenotypic changes indicative of adaptive advantage. The results show a significant increase in prevalence of NY10 in mosquitoes and demonstrate that the NY10 genotype is associated with increased infectivity and transmissibility. Experimental infections show higher viremia kinetics for the NY10 genotype compared to WN02. These findings suggest that the adaptive advantage of the NY10 genotype has likely contributed to the increased prevalence of WNV in NYS.
EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Esmat Abou El-Anwar, Salman Salman, Doaa Mousa, Sami Aita, Walid Makled, Thomas Gentzis
Summary: The study evaluated the properties of organic-rich black shale in the El Sebaiya area in Egypt, finding it to be composed of quartz, calcite, kaolinite, and montmorillonite. The shale was deposited under marine conditions and has a range of organic richness and hydrocarbon potential. Organic petrography suggests that the kerogen is mixed types II/III and III and is immature to marginally mature, with the potential for oil and gas generation at higher maturity levels.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Michela Rossi, Giulia Battafarano, Viviana De Martino, Alfredo Scillitani, Salvatore Minisola, Andrea Del Fattore
Summary: This review discusses the impact of rare disorders on bone formation, such as sclerosteosis, van Buchem disease, hypophosphatasia, and Camurati-Engelmann disease. Research on these diseases can help us understand important pathways regulating bone formation, leading to new therapeutic approaches for managing common bone diseases.
JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Riccardo Cristiani, Fabian van de Bunt, Joanna Kvist, Anders Stalman
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with meniscal ramp lesions on MRI in patients with ACL injuries. The results showed that contact sports at ACL injury, specific bone bruising, and Segond fracture were associated with meniscal ramp lesions. Therefore, meniscal ramp lesions should be systematically searched for on MRI in patients with ACL injuries.
KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Maciej Wyzgol, Agata Deptula
Summary: This paper examines the history of Old Dongola and explores the impact of Funj-period households and building techniques on social differentiation and identity formation within the city.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Yuqing Yin, Chungkun Shih, Michael S. Engel, Dong Ren
Summary: Two new genera and species of Dermaptera are described from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. Applanatiforceps angustus belongs to the archidermapteran family Protodiplatyidae, and Ekpagloderma gracilentum belongs to the eodermapteran family Semenoviolidae. The discovery of these two new species enriches the fossil record of Dermaptera and highlights the diversity within this group.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Georgios Mantokoudis, Njima Schlapfer, Manuel Kellinghaus, Arsany Hakim, Moritz von Werdt, Marco D. Caversaccio, Franca Wagner
Summary: The study assessed the feasibility of using radiologic measurements to predict hearing outcomes in patients with temporal bone fractures. It found that the deviation of incus and malleus axis in CT scans was strongly predictive for poor hearing outcomes. A 3-level classification system based on radiologic measures was proposed for hearing outcome prediction.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Min Suk Lee, Jin Jeon, Sihyeon Park, Juhan Lim, Hee Seok Yang
Summary: Studies have shown that multifunctional bioactive peptides in casein can improve bone regeneration. By designing a tissue engineering platform and modifying the material surface, the MDP-DOPA group demonstrated faster mineral deposition and higher bone density compared to other groups.
BIOACTIVE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Dan Yan, Qingtian Lu, Zhusen Yang, Jiayong Yan, Xin Xiong, Yixiu Chen
Summary: Endogenic mineral deposits in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Valley Metallogenic Belt (MLYB) are concentrated at the junction of two basements, with zircon Hf isotope compositions suggesting a mixed origin. Large Cu-Au-Mo polymetallic deposits were formed during the compression-extension transition from 151 to 138 Ma, while magnetite deposits increased from 137 to 126 Ma.
Article
Paleontology
Carina Marques, Charlotte Roberts, Vitor M. J. Matos, Jane E. Buikstra
Summary: The study examines the assumption of cancer being a rare disease in the past, finding that the cancer prevalence in the reviewed literature exceeded the threshold for a rare disease. Methodological, theoretical, and historical factors were identified as contributors to the assumption of cancer being rare in the past.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PALEOPATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Alice Mora, Aryel Pacheco, Charlotte A. Roberts, Colin Smith
Summary: This study aimed to explore a novel use of single amino acid carbon isotope analysis in paleopathology by investigating the impact of tuberculosis on the isotope composition of collagenous tissues. The results showed differences in carbon isotope values between individuals with tuberculosis-like lesions and those without, suggesting a potential link to altered carbon metabolism. Further research is recommended to analyze stable carbon isotopes of non-essential amino acids for characterizing pathologically altered body tissues.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Paleontology
Anna M. Davies-Barrett, Charlotte A. Roberts, Daniel Antoine
Summary: The prevalence of maxillary sinusitis varies significantly between different time periods and subsistence economy groups, with factors such as increased aridity and urban environments playing potential roles in the development of the disease. This study provides a deep-time perspective on an issue of growing concern today.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PALEOPATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Kori Lea Filipek, Charlotte A. Roberts, Rebecca L. Gowland, Janet Montgomery, Jane A. Evans
Summary: This study reevaluates the social stigma associated with leprosy in the Medieval Period through isotopic and palaeopathological analyses of adolescent skeletons. The research found that individuals with visible signs of leprosy were buried in a normative manner with their local community, challenging previous notions of social exclusion. The study highlights the importance of bioarchaeological data in challenging broad medicohistorical and archaeological narratives.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Archaeology
Elina Petersone-Gordina, Janet Montgomery, Andrew R. Millard, Geoff Nowell, Joanne Peterkin, Charlotte A. Roberts, Guntis Gerhards, Vitalijs Zelcs
Summary: This study used strontium isotope analysis to investigate the origins of 19 children buried in two mass graves and the general cemetery at the post-medieval St Gertrude Church cemetery in Riga, Latvia. It also established local soil strontium biosphere ranges from faunal samples in two areas of Latvia. The results indicated one outlier and a child possibly from the Vidzeme region. The study is important for future research on comparative mobility studies in the region as it provides the first comparative strontium isotope data from archaeological skeletons in Latvia.
Article
Biology
Saskia Pfrengle, Judith Neukamm, Meriam Guellil, Marcel Keller, Martyna Molak, Charlotte Avanzi, Alena Kushniarevich, Nuria Montes, Gunnar U. Neumann, Ella Reiter, Rezeda I. Tukhbatova, Nataliya Y. Berezina, Alexandra P. Buzhilova, Dmitry S. Korobov, Stian Suppersberger Hamre, Vitor M. J. Matos, Maria T. Ferreira, Laura Gonzalez-Garrido, Sofia N. Wasterlain, Celia Lopes, Ana Luisa Santos, Nathalie Antunes-Ferreira, Vitoria Duarte, Ana Maria Silva, Linda Melo, Natasa Sarkic, Lehti Saag, Kristiina Tambets, Philippe Busso, Stewart T. Cole, Alexei Avlasovich, Charlotte A. Roberts, Alison Sheridan, Craig Cessford, John Robb, Johannes Krause, Christiana L. Scheib, Sarah A. Inskip, Verena J. Schuenemann
Summary: The study reconstructed 19 ancient M. leprae genomes to investigate genetic variation in Europe, confirming similar phylogeographic patterns and high diversity in leprosaria across the continent. A new genotype was identified in Belarus. The findings suggest branches with high diversity in leprosaria across Europe and provide insights into the historical spread of M. leprae.
Article
Anthropology
Alyson C. Caine, Charlotte A. Roberts, Derek Kennet
Summary: This paper examines the effects of aridification on skeletal and dental lesions in two Bronze Age skeletal samples from the United Arab Emirates. It finds that the sample from a period of aridification shows a higher prevalence of skeletal and dental lesions compared to the wetter period. The study suggests that the reliance on marine resources caused by intense aridification may have led to nutritionally deficient diets, resulting in higher rates of certain lesions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Charlotte Ann Roberts
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gwen Robbins Schug, Jane E. Buikstra, Sharon N. DeWitte, Brenda J. Baker, Elizabeth Berger, Michele R. Buzon, Anna M. Davies-Barrett, Lynne Goldstein, Anne L. Grauer, Lesley A. Gregoricka, Sian E. Halcrow, Kelly J. Knudson, Clark Spencer Larsen, Debra L. Martin, Kenneth C. Nystrom, Megan A. Perry, Charlotte A. Roberts, Ana Luisa Santos, Christopher M. Stojanowski, Jorge A. Suby, Daniel H. Temple, Tiffiny A. Tung, Melandri Vlok, Tatyana Watson-Glen, Sonia R. Zakrzewski
Summary: Climate change poses an undeniable threat to human health, particularly for societies already grappling with social inequality, political and economic uncertainty, and concurrent environmental challenges. Archaeological evidence from past climates and environments sheds light on the potential challenges humans may face and the long-term consequences of short-term adaptive strategies. Variations in human epidemiological patterns during rapid climate change (RCC) events and other periods of environmental change demonstrate that communities responded differently depending on historical, sociocultural, and biological factors. Factors such as social inequality and uneven resource distribution in complex societies can influence the likelihood of major sociopolitical disruptions or collapse. This survey of human-environment relations in the Holocene highlights the importance of flexibility, variation, and Indigenous knowledge in mitigating the impact of rapid and extreme environmental changes.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Diego Badillo-Sanchez, Maria Serrano Ruber, Anna M. Davies-Barrett, Donald JL. Jones, Sarah Inskip
Summary: Metabolomic analysis of dried botanical specimens provides valuable information about the past, including geographical origin, transformations, and evolution. This study demonstrates the feasibility of using dry botanical collections for obtaining metabolomic data and its significance in disciplines such as botany, history, and archaeology.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Diego Badillo-Sanchez, Maria Serrano Ruber, Anna Davies-Barrett, Donald J. L. Jones, Martin Hansen, Sarah Inskip
Summary: Metabolomics, a discipline studying small molecules called metabolites, has the potential to explore the past in a similar manner as genomics or proteomics. Archaeologists have been using metabolomic approaches, especially for organic residues on archaeological materials, for over a decade. With advancements in sensitivity, resolution, and availability of analytical platforms, metabolomics is now becoming a more feasible choice in archaeology. Additional approaches, like those presented by our group using human osteoarchaeological remains, demonstrate the versatility of metabolomics in uncovering knowledge about the human past. Although there is tremendous potential, further efforts are needed to establish metabolomics as a routine technique in archaeology.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Diego Badillo-Sanchez, Maria Serrano Ruber, Anna M. Davies-Barrett, Jatinderpal K. Sandhu, Donald J. L. Jones, Martin Hansen, Sarah A. Inskip
Summary: Metabolomics is a modern tool to understand molecular changes in organisms, and archaeological science explores archaeological materials using analytical tools. This study presents a protocol to extract and measure metabolites from osteoarchaeological material, revealing that it is a viable source of molecular information for metabolomic studies.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Kori Lea Filipek, Charlotte A. Roberts, Janet Montgomery, Rebecca L. Gowland, Joanna Moore, Katie Tucker, Jane A. Evans
Summary: This study examines the biological sex and geographical origins of adolescents buried at St Mary Magdalen leprosarium in Winchester, UK. The results reveal the presence of female adolescents with leprosy, making them the youngest confirmed female leprosy patients in the archaeological record. It is also found that some of the adolescents were local while others came from outside Britain.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Anthropology
Jane E. Buikstra, Sharon N. DeWitte, Sabrina C. Agarwal, Brenda J. Baker, Eric J. Bartelink, Elizabeth Berger, Kelly E. Blevins, Katelyn Bolhofner, Alexis T. Boutin, Megan B. Brickley, Michele R. Buzon, Carlina de la Cova, Lynne Goldstein, Rebecca Gowland, Anne L. Grauer, Lesley A. Gregoricka, Sian E. Halcrow, Sarah A. Hall, Simon Hillson, Ann M. Kakaliouras, Haagen D. Klaus, Kelly J. Knudson, Christopher J. Knusel, Clark Spencer Larsen, Debra L. Martin, George R. Milner, Mario Novak, Kenneth C. Nystrom, Sofia Pacheco-Fores, Tracy L. Prowse, Gwen Robbins Schug, Charlotte A. Roberts, Jessica E. Rothwell, Ana Luisa Santos, Christopher Stojanowski, Anne C. Stone, Kyra E. Stull, Daniel H. Temple, Christina M. Torres, J. Marla Toyne, Tiffiny A. Tung, Jaime Ullinger, Karin Wiltschke-Schrotta, Sonia R. Zakrzewski
Summary: This article presents outcomes from a workshop that aimed to explore reasons for the poor performance of research proposals by bioarchaeologists in recent funding competitions and provide advice for increasing success. The workshop discussed best practices for research design and training, as well as promising research trajectories related to contemporary topics of importance in bioarchaeology.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2022)