Constantly evolving drug-resistant “superbugs” have caused an urgent demand for novel
antimicrobial agents. Natural products and their analogs have been a prolific source of …

Analyses of human skeletal shape and geometry are used to investigate questions related to
habitual activities and physical lifeways, as well as biological distance and relatedness …

Objective This study aims to investigate parasitic infection in Italy during the Roman period
(27 BCE–476 CE) and subsequent Longobard (Lombard) period (6th–8th CE). Materials …

The study of ancient human dental calculus (mineralized dental plaque, also known as
tartar) is becoming increasingly important in osteoarchaeology, human palaeoecology and …

The remains that typically compose the human fossil record often bear cracks, damage, and
deformations. The recent rapid development of 'virtual anthropology'has provided innovative …

This work examines the carbon and nitrogen composition of human and animal collagen
from the Roman necropolis of Lucus Feroniae (Rome, 1st–3rd century AD) and the …

Over the last years, the exponential progress of technology introduced a broader population
of researchers and developers to the use of Virtual Reality (VR) devices in numerous …

Here we report the reconstruction of the osteobiography of an adult male buried in the
Longobard cemetery of Povegliano Veronese (Northern Italy, late 6th–early 8th century CE) …

Objective To explore care that was likely provided to an adult male amputee from medieval
Lithuania, positioning analysis within what is known of contemporary amputation practices …

The term bioarchaeology refers to the study of archaeological remains of organic origin,
including human and botanical remains, which are highly informative for reconstructing past …