Adaptation of populations to changing environments: Bioarchaeological perspectives on health for the past, present and future

Roberts, Charlotte A.

doi:10.1007/s13219-010-0008-9

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“…Dental status including tooth loss, caries, calculus, periodontal diseases, enamel hypoplasia, dental wear grade and characteristics were documented to allow for dietary reconstruction (58)(59)(60)(61)(62). Furthermore, all observable paleopathological changes, traumata, and activity markers (63)(64)(65)(66)(67) were noted as health status indicators, as well as inheritable morphological variants (68,69) for studies on kinship and population heterogeneity.…”

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First bioanthropological evidence for Yamnaya horsemanship

Trautmann

Frînculeasa²,

Preda-Bălănică

et al. 2023

Sci. Adv.

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The origins of horseback riding remain elusive. Scientific studies show that horses were kept for their milk ~3500 to 3000 BCE, widely accepted as indicating domestication. However, this does not confirm them to be ridden. Equipment used by early riders is rarely preserved, and the reliability of equine dental and mandibular pathologies remains contested. However, horsemanship has two interacting components: the horse as mount and the human as rider. Alterations associated with riding in human skeletons therefore possibly provide the best source of information. Here, we report five Yamnaya individuals well-dated to 3021 to 2501 calibrated BCE from kurgans in Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary, displaying changes in bone morphology and distinct pathologies associated with horseback riding. These are the oldest humans identified as riders so far.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

First bioanthropological evidence for Yamnaya horsemanship

Trautmann

Frînculeasa²,

Preda-Bălănică

et al. 2023

Sci. Adv.

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“…The use of standardized methods of reporting skeletal collections, and the study of past populations in the context of their diet, living conditions, work patterns, and type of society, has facilitated the study of health and disease over time [62]. Evidence of habitations, population density, animal domestication, tools and agriculture is supplied by traditional archaeological assessments.…”

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Insights gained from palaeomicrobiology into ancient and modern tuberculosis

Donoghue

2011

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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The direct detection of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis molecular biomarkers has profoundly changed our understanding of the disease in ancient and historical times. Initially, diagnosis was based on visual changes to skeletal human remains, supplemented by radiological examination. The introduction of biomolecular methods has enabled the specific identification of tuberculosis in human tissues, and has expanded our knowledge of the palaeopathological changes associated with the disease. We now realize that the incidence of past tuberculosis was greater than previously estimated, as M. tuberculosis biomarkers can be found in calcified and non-calcified tissues with non-specific or no visible pathological changes. Modern concepts of the origin and evolution of M. tuberculosis are informed by the detection of lineages of known location and date.

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“…This technology requires less training than traditional film radiography, it allows for more images to be taken in a shorter amount of time (Roberts 2010), and because it is a digital resource the acquired images can be more easily archived and disseminated via the internet. This technology requires less training than traditional film radiography, it allows for more images to be taken in a shorter amount of time (Roberts 2010), and because it is a digital resource the acquired images can be more easily archived and disseminated via the internet.…”

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confidence: 99%