The duality of the skeleton as both a biological and cultural entity has formed the theoretical
basis of bioarchaeology. In recent years bioarchaeological studies have stretched the early …

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human
skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones …

The study of juvenile skeletal remains can yield important insights into the health, behavior,
and biological relationships of past populations. However, most studies of past skeletal …

Objectives Recent developments in incremental dentine analysis allowing increased
temporal resolution for tissues formed during the first 1,000 days of life have cast doubt on …

Endochondral growth, appositional growth, and acquisition of cortical bone thickness in the
femur are investigated in subadult skeletons (N= 43, dental age range birth to 12 years) from …

Recently, significant attention has been paid to aspects of health associated with vitamin D
deficiency in the current population; this interest has coincided with identification of …

Background: Socioeconomic status is a powerful predictor of mortality in living populations,
as status affects exposure or access to a variety of factors that impact health and survival …

Urbanization is one of the most important settlement shifts in human history and has been
the focus of research within bioarchaeology for decades. However, there have been limited …

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, England underwent a period of rapid
urbanization and industrialization. The detrimental effects of urban living conditions and …

Objective Stark health inequalities exist in the present day between the North and South of
England, with people in the South, overall, experiencing better health across a range of …