Who were the Hyksos? Challenging traditional narratives using strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis of human remains from ancient Egypt

C Stantis, A Kharobi, N Maaranen, GM Nowell… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
A foreign dynasty, known as the Hyksos, ruled parts of Egypt between c. 1638–1530 BCE.
Their origins are thought to be rooted in the Near East, which is supported by architectural …

Improving stable isotopic interpretations made from human hair through reduction of growth cycle error

LJ Williams, CD White… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A recent trend in stable isotopic analysis involves the reconstruction of short‐term variations
in diet using hair segments. However, bulk hair samples typically contain a growth cycle …

Health of the non‐elites at Tombos: Nutritional and disease stress in New Kingdom Nubia

MR Buzon - American Journal of Physical Anthropology: The …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract During the New Kingdom period, Egypt succeeded in occupying most of Nubia.
Colonial towns were built, which served as centers of government and redistribution. This …

Roman period fetal skeletons from the East Cemetery (Kellis 2) of Kellis, Egypt

MW Tocheri, TL Dupras, P Sheldrick… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Much can be learned about the religious ideology and mortuary patterns as well as the
demographic and health profiles of a population from archaeological human fetal skeletons …

Variability of bone preservation in a confined environment: the case of the catacomb of Sts Peter and Marcellinus (Rome, Italy)

K Salesse, E Dufour, M Lebon, C Wurster… - Palaeogeography …, 2014 - Elsevier
Most of the studies investigating the diagenetic trajectory of fossil bones focus on open-air
sites and very little work have been published in confined environments such as catacombs …

Multi-isotopic study of diet and mobility in the northeastern Nile Delta

C Stantis, A Kharobi, N Maaranen… - Archaeological and …, 2021 - Springer
The origin of the Hyksos dynasty (c. 1638–1530 BCE) is thought to be rooted in the Near
East given the architectural features and burial customs present at the site of Tell el-Dab ca …

Aging fetal and juvenile skeletons from Roman Period Egypt using basiocciput osteometrics

MW Tocheri, JE Molto - International Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This paper tests the use of basiocciput osteometrics against those of femoral diaphyseal
length and dental development for aging fetal and juvenile skeletal remains. The study …

[BOOK][B] Science in the study of ancient Egypt

S Zakrzewski, A Shortland, J Rowland - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt takes an innovative and integrated approach to the
use of scientific techniques and methodologies within the study of ancient Egypt. Accessibly …

Ascetic or affluent? Byzantine diet at the monastic community of St. Stephen's, Jerusalem from stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes

LA Gregoricka, SG Sheridan - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2013 - Elsevier
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios from bone collagen in skeletons from the
Byzantine (5th–7th century AD) monastery of St. Stephen's in Jerusalem were examined in …

The grasshopper or the ant?: cultigen-use strategies in ancient Nubia from C-13 analyses of human hair

HP Schwarcz, CD White - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2004 - Elsevier
Sections of human hair from naturally desiccated Sudanese Nubian mummies representing
X-Group (AD 350–550) and Christian (AD 550–1300) periods in the Wadi Halfa area were …