Showing papers by "Andrzej W. Weber published in 2016"
TL;DR: In this article, a dataset of 256 AMS radiocarbon dates on human skeletal remains from middle Holocene cemeteries in the Cis-Baikal region, Siberia, and associated carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values are analyzed for new insights about culture history and processes of culture change.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an examination of osteoarthritis (OA) focuses on better understanding behavioral variability among the middle Holocene foragers of the Cis-Baikal, Siberia, particularly as it pertains to a unique period of diachronic cultural change.
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TL;DR: In this article, a data set of 116 AMS radiocarbon dates on human skeletal remains from an Early Neolithic (c. 7500-6700-cal BP) Shamanka II cemetery on Lake Baikal, Siberia, and associated carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values are analyzed for insights about site chronology and dietary variation of this group of hunter-gatherers.
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TL;DR: The environmental archive stored in the Lake Kushu sediment proves to be one of the key areas to study the archaeological sites in the region as mentioned in this paper, and the environmental archive storage in the lake sediment is a key area to study archaeological sites.
Abstract: Rebun Island with Hamanaka and Funadomari among the 43 documented archaeological sites and the environmental archive stored in the Lake Kushu sediment proves to be one of the key areas to study the...
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TL;DR: Dental non-metric trait data are shown to be an informative avenue for assessing past population events, revealing trends not detected by other data types, and directing research into the reconstruction of the history of these groups away from the shores of Lake Baikal to along the Angara River.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a multi-scalar investigation of interactions among hunter-gatherers in the Cis-Baikal region of Eastern Siberia during the transition to the Bronze Age (4900-3700 cal BP).
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TL;DR: How long bone robusticity changes from birth to young adulthood is considered in order to understand when population differences appear during development and why this occurs.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the relative cultural importance of fishing to Neolithic populations, multiple classes of grave goods and radiocarbon dates from the Shamanka II cemetery are analyzed for principal components.
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TL;DR: In this paper, instrumental neutron activation analysis, inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and electron probe microanalysis are used to validate portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and determine the overall suitability of this technique for archaeological obsidian provenance studies in Hokkaido, northern Japan.
Abstract: As a result of the limited application of portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) in archaeological research in Japan it is necessary to compare this technique to proven, laboratory-based, analytical techniques. In this study instrumental neutron activation analysis, inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and electron probe microanalysis are used to validate pXRF and determine the overall suitability of this technique for archaeological obsidian provenance studies in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Furthermore, the results of this study are compared to previously published data to assess reproducibility and compatibility. This study demonstrates the reliability of pXRF for the rapid characterization of Hokkaido obsidian while contributing to the ongoing evaluation of the applicability of “off-the-shelf” pXRF to obsidian provenance research in archaeology.
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TL;DR: The case of the oldest human skeletal case yet identified with possible SAPHO syndrome, a chronic disease involving the skin, bone, and joints, suggests the syndrome originated much earlier in human history.
Abstract: We present the oldest human skeletal case yet identified with possible SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis), a chronic disease involving the skin, bone, and joints. A human skeleton with a severe pathological condition was recovered from a shell mound of the prehistoric Okhotsk culture at the Hamanaka 2 site, Rebun Island, Hokkaido, Japan in 2013. Morphological and Amelogenin gene analyses determined the sex as female, and the age at time of death was estimated to be in the forties using analysis of the auricular surface of the ilium. The stable isotope ratios of this individual (NAT002) and other Hamanaka 2 samples indicated a heavy dependence on marine mammals and fish for dietary protein intake. Radiocarbon age on collagen from the bone of NAT002 was 1689 ± 20 BP, or 1060–1155 (68.2%) calAD. Macroscopic and computed tomography (CT) findings indicated diffuse hyperostosis in the axial and appendicular skeleton, including the mandible, vertebrae, clavicles, sternum, scapulae, humeri, radii, ulnae, and ilium, caused by osteitis and synovitis. The bilateral clavicles were most affected, in which CT imaging revealed irregular cortical thickening, termed ‘grotesque periostitis.’ The case was diagnosed as most likely having SAPHO syndrome, although dermatological findings could not be detected. Although SAPHO syndrome is a fairly new concept in autoimmune diseases, this case suggests the syndrome originated much earlier in human history.
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