Purpose The relevance of each ligament comprising the lateral ankle ligament complex,
including the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL), calcaneofibular ligament (CFL), and …

The adoption of bipedalism is a key benchmark in human evolution that has impacted talar
morphology. Here, we investigate talar morphological variability in extinct and extant …

Osteological collections are an essential source of information on human biological and
cultural variability, providing insights about developmental, evolutionary, and biocultural …

The estimation of biological sex is a primary source of information regarding unidentified
skeletal individuals in bioarcheological and forensic contexts. This study aims to propose …

The estimation of biological sex is of paramount relevance in the analysis of skeletal
remains recovered in forensic contexts. This study aims to assess sexual dimorphism for …

Neanderthal foot bone proportions and morphology are mostly indistinguishable from those
of Homo sapiens, with the exception of several distinct Neanderthal features in the talus. The …

This article aims to introduce a new virtual database of skeletal human remains from the
Documented Human Osteological Collection (DHOC) of the Certosa Cemetery of Bologna …

The evolution of the medial longitudinal arch (MLA) is one of the most impactful adaptations
in the hominin foot that emerged with bipedalism. When and how it evolved in the human …

Objectives During the middle‐to‐upper Paleolithic transition (50,000 and 40,000 years ago),
interaction between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens varied across Europe. In southern …

Among the different types of anthropological items that have been amassed over time for
research and didactic purposes (eg identified human osteological series and anthropometric …