Editor-in-Chief
Marta Licata
Managing Editors
Roberta Fusco, Chiara Tesi, Arianna Vanni
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Language: English
Frequency: 3 issues/year
Format: 20 x 27 cm
eISSN: 3034-8722
About the Journal
Bioarchaeology in a general sense is the discipline that deals with the study of any biological remains recovered from archaeological contexts. It concerns the analysis of human osteological remains of archaeological interest.
Bioarchaeology is an integrative, holistic field that combines different theories, methods, and studies to offer a comprehensive interpretative framework of archaeol
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Current Issue
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024)
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Editorial
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Entheseal changes of the Achilles tendon in the Samnitic population of Opi, Val Fondillo (VII-VI century BCE; Abruzzo, central Italy): a preliminary study.
Jacopo Cilli, Arianna Di Felice, Luigi Capasso, Ruggero D’Anastasio
• Entheseal changes provide an understanding of aging of the musculoskeletal system of ancient population.
• Female show enthesopathies due to normal age-related development.
• Male’s enthesopathies are much more influenced by external factors.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Preliminary study of the point cloud obtained with a low cost structured light scanner of third lower human molars
Matteo Orsi, Nicol Rossetti, Roberto Taglioretti, Silvia Zito, Alessandra Mazzucchi
• To initiate a technical protocol by testing the limits of the EinScan-SP V1 scanner using human teeth to evaluate the scanner's performance.
• To introduce the IUD (an environment where only points exist) to illustrate the difference between digital and physical worlds.
• To present the software osteo_labdig, aimed to perform point cloud processing for osteological data trough the libraries Open3D and Numpy.
• To present a new digital index based on OBB and called NOOBB (Normalized Osteological Oriented Bounding Box).
CASE REPORT: PALEOPATHOLOGY
Virtual autopsy investigation of gallstones in an 18th century Sicilian mummy
Luca Ventura, Valentina Pensiero, Guido Romeo, Alessandro Causarano, Claudio Caruso, Maria Grazia Palmerini, Mirko Traversari
• Gallstones have been infrequently described in human remains
• Virtual autopsy through CT scanning 3D reconstruction is the golden standard to identify gallstones
• Chemical composition of gallstones may be determined by Hounsfield scale measurements
• The vast majority of ancient gallstones are cholesterol-based, related to high social classes
SHORT COMMUNICATION: BIOARCHAEOLOGY
Bioarchaeology of affluence: Gold plate dentures as conspicuous consumption in the 19th century US South
Shawn M. Phillips, PhD
• The first examples of archaeologically recovered gold plate dentures are presented.
• Gold plate dentures reflect affluency and conspicuous consumption.
• This study demonstrates the mouth as a nexus of identity, status, affluence and functionality.
Published:
09-08-2024
Editorial
Original Article: Physical Anthropology
Entheseal changes of the Achilles tendon in the Samnitic population of Opi, Val Fondillo (VII-VI century BCE; Abruzzo, central Italy): a preliminary study
Abstract 145 |
PDF Downloads 96
Page e2024008
Preliminary study of the point cloud obtained with a low cost structured light scanner of third lower human molars
Abstract 231 |
PDF Downloads 111
Page e2024009
Short Report: Museum
Bioarchaeology of affluence: Gold plate dentures as conspicuous consumption in the 19th century US South
Abstract 405 |
PDF Downloads 122
Page e2024007
Case Report: Paleopathology
Virtual autopsy investigation of gallstones in an 18th century Sicilian mummy
Abstract 135 |
PDF Downloads 108
Page e2024010
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Current Issue
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024)
Click for printable Cover and Index
Editorial
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Entheseal changes of the Achilles tendon in the Samnitic population of Opi, Val Fondillo (VII-VI century BCE; Abruzzo, central Italy): a preliminary study.
Jacopo Cilli, Arianna Di Felice, Luigi Capasso, Ruggero D’Anastasio
• Entheseal changes provide an understanding of aging of the musculoskeletal system of ancient population.
• Female show enthesopathies due to normal age-related development.
• Male’s enthesopathies are much more influenced by external factors.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Preliminary study of the point cloud obtained with a low cost structured light scanner of third lower human molars
Matteo Orsi, Nicol Rossetti, Roberto Taglioretti, Silvia Zito, Alessandra Mazzucchi
• To initiate a technical protocol by testing the limits of the EinScan-SP V1 scanner using human teeth to evaluate the scanner's performance.
• To introduce the IUD (an environment where only points exist) to illustrate the difference between digital and physical worlds.
• To present the software osteo_labdig, aimed to perform point cloud processing for osteological data trough the libraries Open3D and Numpy.
• To present a new digital index based on OBB and called NOOBB (Normalized Osteological Oriented Bounding Box).
CASE REPORT: PALEOPATHOLOGY
Virtual autopsy investigation of gallstones in an 18th century Sicilian mummy
Luca Ventura, Valentina Pensiero, Guido Romeo, Alessandro Causarano, Claudio Caruso, Maria Grazia Palmerini, Mirko Traversari
• Gallstones have been infrequently described in human remains
• Virtual autopsy through CT scanning 3D reconstruction is the golden standard to identify gallstones
• Chemical composition of gallstones may be determined by Hounsfield scale measurements
• The vast majority of ancient gallstones are cholesterol-based, related to high social classes
SHORT COMMUNICATION: BIOARCHAEOLOGY
Bioarchaeology of affluence: Gold plate dentures as conspicuous consumption in the 19th century US South
Shawn M. Phillips, PhD
• The first examples of archaeologically recovered gold plate dentures are presented.
• Gold plate dentures reflect affluency and conspicuous consumption.
• This study demonstrates the mouth as a nexus of identity, status, affluence and functionality.
Published: 09-08-2024
Editorial
Original Article: Physical Anthropology
Entheseal changes of the Achilles tendon in the Samnitic population of Opi, Val Fondillo (VII-VI century BCE; Abruzzo, central Italy): a preliminary study
Abstract 145 | PDF Downloads 96Page e2024008
Preliminary study of the point cloud obtained with a low cost structured light scanner of third lower human molars
Abstract 231 | PDF Downloads 111Page e2024009
Short Report: Museum
Bioarchaeology of affluence: Gold plate dentures as conspicuous consumption in the 19th century US South
Abstract 405 | PDF Downloads 122Page e2024007
Case Report: Paleopathology
Virtual autopsy investigation of gallstones in an 18th century Sicilian mummy
Abstract 135 | PDF Downloads 108Page e2024010