Cochlear Diameter Matches Complex Shape Models for Routine CT Sex Estimation
A study evaluating semi-automated clinical CT scans of 139 adult cochleae found that simple diameter measurements estimated sex with moderate ...
Tag: bioarchaeology
Freshwater Fish Diet Distorts Skeleton Radiocarbon Dating by Centuries
Consuming freshwater fish can cause human skeletons to appear centuries older during radiocarbon dating due to variable reservoir effects from ...
Ancient Peruvian Societies Remained Peaceful Despite Climate Disasters and Mass Sacrifices
An observational study of 1,633 ancient individuals in Peru's Lambayeque Valley found that everyday violence remained exceptionally rare despite catastrophic ...
Archaeologists Find Oldest Direct Evidence of Psychoactive Cannabis Use in Siberian Tomb
Archaeologists analyzing an eighth-century B.C. Scythian princely tomb in southern Siberia have uncovered the oldest directly dated molecular evidence of ...
Siberian Burial Mound Yields Earliest Direct Evidence of Psychoactive Cannabis Use
Chemical analysis of hair from an ancient Siberian tomb provides the earliest direct evidence of psychoactive cannabis use 2,800 years ...
Betel Nut Habit Dates to Ice Age Sulawesi Foragers
Dental wear and arecoline detected in two Sulawesi forager skeletons indicate habitual betel-nut sucking by as early as 25,000 years ...
Open isotope atlas consolidates post-Soviet archaeological data
A preprint introduces two open datasets consolidating stable-isotope measurements from 114 papers at 435 locations across the former Soviet space.
Hong Kong Anthropologist Wins Top University Teaching Prize for Human-Centred Science
Dr Michael Rivera of The University of Hong Kong has received the 2026 UGC Teaching Award in the Early Career ...
Museum Skulls Tell a Story of Colonial Violence on Austrian Warships
A new study reconstructs how violence shaped the acquisition and curation of human crania collected for Vienna's Natural History Museum ...
Forensic Science Exposes Human Sacrifice in Egypt’s First Dynasty Royal Burials
A forensic reexamination of skulls excavated at Abydos shows that at least 39 percent of First Dynasty retainers buried around ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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