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3. Dual ancestries and ecologies of the Late Glacial Palaeolithic in Britain

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Charlton, Sophy, Brace, Selina, Hajdinjak, Mateja, Kearney, Rebecca, Booth, Thomas, Reade, Hazel, Tripp, Jennifer A., Sayle, Kerry L., Grimm, Sonja B., Bello, Silvia M., Walker, Elizabeth A., Gilardet, Alexandre, East, Philip, Glocke, Isabelle, Larson, Greger, Higham, Tom, Stringer, Chris, Skoglund, Pontus, Barnes, Ian, and Stevens, Rhiannon E.

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2022
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11. Palaeoenvironment and dating of the Early Acheulean localities from the Somme River basin (Northern France): New discoveries from the High Terrace at Abbeville-Carrière Carpentier

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Antoine, Pierre, Moncel, Marie-Hélène, Limondin-Lozouet, Nicole, Locht, Jean-Luc, Bahain, Jean-Jacques, Moreno, Davinia, Voinchet, Pierre, Auguste, Patrick, Stoetzel, Emmanuelle, Dabkowski, Julie, Bello, Silvia M., Parfitt, Simon A., Tombret, Olivier, and Hardy, Bruce

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2016
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19. Making skull cups: Butchering traces on cannibalised human skulls from five European archaeological sites

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Generalitat de Catalunya, Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Marginedas, Francesc, Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Antonio, Soto, María, Bello, Silvia M., Cáceres, Isabel, Huguet, Rosa, Saladié, Palmira, Generalitat de Catalunya, Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Marginedas, Francesc, Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Antonio, Soto, María, Bello, Silvia M., Cáceres, Isabel, Huguet, Rosa, and Saladié, Palmira

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The presence of skull cups (bowls made from human calvaria) is considered evidence of the ritualistic treatment of human bodies. These artefacts are characterised by careful manufacturing which can be taphonomically observed in bone surface modifications (BSM) as cut marks and percussion marks. These BSM show morphological similarities across Upper Palaeolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Age assemblages. This study is focused on the analysis of the frequency and spatial distribution of cut marks on skull cups from Gough's Cave (UK), Herxheim (Germany), and El Mirador Cave (Spain), as compared to the frequency and spatial distribution of modifications on human skulls (non-skull cups) from TD6.2 of Gran Dolina (Spain) and Fontbrégoua (France), with the aim of identifying a common pattern related to a symbolic background. Nearest neighbour analysis and Kernel analyses were used to identify the distribution pattern of anthropogenically induced modifications. The results indicate that the frequency and distribution of cut marks on human skulls modified into skull cups are unique and are most likely to be the result of meticulous cleaning of skulls. A similar frequency and distribution pattern of modifications was also observed on skulls from Fontbrégoua, possibly related to the collection of skulls as war trophies. No parallels with the treatment of skulls of Homo antecessor at TD6.2 of Gran Dolina were observed. We suggest that the treatment of human skulls for ritualistic purposes therefore results in a consistent pattern of modification.

Published
2020

20. Age and sex bias in the reconstruction of past population structures

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Bello, Silvia M., Thomann, Aminte, Signoli, Michel, Dutour, Olivier, and Andrews, Peter

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Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. -- History, Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Research, Anthropology/archeology/folklore
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Palaeodemographical studies are founded on the assumption that the sex and age distribution of the skeletal sample reflects the constitution of the original population. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that the type and amount of information that may be derived from osteoarchaeological collections are related to the state of preservation of remains. This work proposes a new method to evaluate bone preservation, to identify age and sex biases in the preservation of human skeletal remains, and to assess whether differences in preservation patterns are more dependent on factors intrinsic or extrinsic to anatomical features of human bones. Three osteological collections and over 600 skeletons were observed. The state of preservation of human bones was assessed using three preservation indexes: the anatomical preservation index (API), the bone representation index (BRI), and the qualitative bone index (QBI). The results suggest that subadult skeletons are generally more poorly preserved and with bones less well-represented than adult skeletons. Among subadults, female and male skeletons have different patterns of preservation according to their age. This pattern of preservation depends on intrinsic anatomical properties of bones themselves, while external factors can only increase these differences in the state of preservation and representation of osseous remains. It is concluded from this that failure to recognize these differences may lead to misleading interpretations of paleodemography of past human populations. KEY WORDS human bones; subadults; preservation patterns; palaeodemography

Published
2006

22. Artists on the edge of the world: An integrated approach to the study of Magdalenian engraved stone plaquettes from Jersey (Channel Islands)

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Bello, Silvia M., primary, Blinkhorn, Edward, additional, Needham, Andrew, additional, Bates, Martin, additional, Duffy, Sarah, additional, Little, Aimée, additional, Pope, Matt, additional, Scott, Beccy, additional, Shaw, Andrew, additional, Welch, Mark D., additional, Kinnaird, Tim, additional, Millar, Lisa, additional, Robinson, Ruth, additional, and Conneller, Chantal, additional

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2020
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26. Cannibalism versus funerary defleshing and disarticulation after a period of decay: comparisons of bone modifications from four prehistoric sites

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Bello, Silvia M., Wallduck, Rosalind, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Živaljević, Ivana, Stringer, Chris B., Bello, Silvia M., Wallduck, Rosalind, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Živaljević, Ivana, and Stringer, Chris B.

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Objectives: Humanly induced modifications on human and non-human bones from four archaeological sites of known funerary rituals (one interpreted as cannibalism and three interpreted as funerary defleshing and disarticulation after a period of decay) were analyzed to ascertain whether macromorphological and micromorphological characteristics of cut marks can be used to distinguish cannibalistic from secondary burial practices. Material and methods: Four collections were analyzed: the Magdalenian assemblage from Gough's Cave (UK) and the Mesolithic-Neolithic bone samples from Lepenski Vir, Padina and Vlasac (Serbia). A total of 647 cut marks (345 on human and 302 on non-human remains) were imaged and measured using an optical surface measurement system, the Alicona InfiniteFocus, housed at the Natural History Museum (London, UK). Results: The frequency of cut marks at Gough's Cave exceeds 65%, while it is below 1% in the Serbian sites, and no human tooth marks and only one case of percussion damage have been observed on the three Serbian collections. The distribution of cut marks on human bones is comparable in the four assemblages. Cannibalized human remains, however, present a uniform cut mark distribution, which can be associated with disarticulation of persistent and labile articulations, and the scalping and filleting of muscles. For secondary burials where modification occurred after a period of decay, disarticulation marks are less common and the disarticulation of labile joints is rare. The micromorphometric analyses of cut marks on human and non-human remains suggest that cut marks produced when cleaning partially decayed bodies are significantly different from cut marks produced during butchery of fresh bodies. Conclusions: A distinction between cannibalism and secondary treatment of human bodies can be made based on frequency, distribution and micromorphometric characteristics of cut marks.

Published
2016

27. New genetic and morphological evidence suggests a single hoaxer created 'Piltdown man'

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De Groote, Isabelle, Flink, Linus Girdland, Abbas, Rizwaan, Bello, Silvia M., Burgio, Lucia, Buck, Laura Tabitha, Dean, Christopher, Freyne, Alison, Higham, Thomas, Jones, Chris G., Kruszynski, Robert, Lister, Adrian, Parfitt, Simon A., Skinner, Matthew M., Shindler, Karolyn, Stringer, Chris B., De Groote, Isabelle, Flink, Linus Girdland, Abbas, Rizwaan, Bello, Silvia M., Burgio, Lucia, Buck, Laura Tabitha, Dean, Christopher, Freyne, Alison, Higham, Thomas, Jones, Chris G., Kruszynski, Robert, Lister, Adrian, Parfitt, Simon A., Skinner, Matthew M., Shindler, Karolyn, and Stringer, Chris B.

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In 1912, palaeontologist Arthur Smith Woodward and amateur antiquarian and solicitor Charles Dawson announced the discovery of a fossil that supposedly provided a link between apes and humans: Eoanthropus dawsoni (Dawson's dawn man). The publication generated huge interest from scientists and the general public. However, ‘Piltdown man's’ initial celebrity has long been overshadowed by its subsequent infamy as one of the most famous scientific frauds in history. Our re-evaluation of the Piltdown fossils using the latest scientific methods (DNA analyses, high-precision measurements, spectroscopy and virtual anthropology) shows that it is highly likely that a single orang-utan specimen and at least two human specimens were used to create the fake fossils. The modus operandi was found consistent throughout the assemblage (specimens are stained brown, loaded with gravel fragments and restored using filling materials), linking all specimens from the Piltdown I and Piltdown II sites to a single forger—Charles Dawson. Whether Dawson acted alone is uncertain, but his hunger for acclaim may have driven him to risk his reputation and misdirect the course of anthropology for decades. The Piltdown hoax stands as a cautionary tale to scientists not to be led by preconceived ideas, but to use scientific integrity and rigour in the face of novel discoveries.

Published
2016

28. Correction to ‘New genetic and morphological evidence suggests a single hoaxer created ‘Piltdown Man’’

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De Groote, Isabelle, primary, Flink, Linus Girdland, additional, Abbas, Rizwaan, additional, Bello, Silvia M., additional, Burgio, Lucia, additional, Buck, Laura Tabitha, additional, Dean, Christopher, additional, Freyne, Alison, additional, Higham, Thomas, additional, Jones, Chris G., additional, Kruszynski, Robert, additional, Lister, Adrian, additional, Parfitt, Simon A., additional, Skinner, Matthew M., additional, Shindler, Karolyn, additional, and Stringer, Chris B., additional

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2016
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30. New genetic and morphological evidence suggests a single hoaxer created ‘Piltdown man’

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De Groote, Isabelle, primary, Flink, Linus Girdland, additional, Abbas, Rizwaan, additional, Bello, Silvia M., additional, Burgia, Lucia, additional, Buck, Laura Tabitha, additional, Dean, Christopher, additional, Freyne, Alison, additional, Higham, Thomas, additional, Jones, Chris G., additional, Kruszynski, Robert, additional, Lister, Adrian, additional, Parfitt, Simon A., additional, Skinner, Matthew M., additional, Shindler, Karolyn, additional, and Stringer, Chris B., additional

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2016
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34. Calcul du 'Profil théorique de survie osseuse la plus probable' et son utilisation dans l’interprétation des processus taphonomiques pouvant déterminer la formation d’un échantillon ostéologique humain

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Bello, Silvia M., Thomann, Aminte, Lalys, Loïc, Signoli, Michel, Rabino-Massa, Emma, Dutour, Olivier, The Natural History Museum [London] (NHM), Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap), Centre Michel de Boüard - Centre de recherches archéologiques et historiques anciennes et médiévales (CRAHAM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Dynamique de l'évolution humaine : individus, populations, espèces [Paris] (DEHIPE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 6578 : Adaptabilité Biologique et Culturelle (UAABC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2, Laboratoire d'Anthropologie, Université de Turin, De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (PACEA), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 6578 : Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle (UAABC), Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), and Thomann, Aminte

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[SHS.ARCHEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory, [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory, [SHS.ANTHRO-BIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Biological anthropology, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, [SHS.ANTHRO-BIO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Biological anthropology
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Published
2003

35. La conservation différentielle des os humains et le 'Profil théorique de survie osseuse'

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Bello, Silvia M., Thomann, Aminte, Signoli, Michel, Rabino-Massa, Emma, Dutour, Olivier, The Natural History Museum [London] (NHM), Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap), Centre Michel de Boüard - Centre de recherches archéologiques et historiques anciennes et médiévales (CRAHAM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), UMR 6578 : Adaptabilité Biologique et Culturelle (UAABC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2, Laboratoire d'Anthropologie, Université de Turin, De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (PACEA), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 6578 : Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle (UAABC), Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), and Thomann, Aminte

Subjects
[SHS.ARCHEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory, [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory, [SHS.ANTHRO-BIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Biological anthropology, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, [SHS.ANTHRO-BIO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Biological anthropology
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Published
2002

36. Nouvelle méthode de quantification de l’état de conservation des surfaces corticales et son application dans les études paléopathologiques et paléoépidémiologiques

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Bello, Silvia M., Signoli, Michel, Thomann, Aminte, Lalys, Loïc, Dutour, Olivier, The Natural History Museum [London] (NHM), UMR 6578 : Adaptabilité Biologique et Culturelle (UAABC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2, Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap), Centre Michel de Boüard - Centre de recherches archéologiques et historiques anciennes et médiévales (CRAHAM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Dynamique de l'évolution humaine : individus, populations, espèces [Paris] (DEHIPE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (PACEA), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), UMR 6578 : Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle (UAABC), Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), and École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE)

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[SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory, [SHS.ANTHRO-BIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Biological anthropology, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
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Published
2002

37. Etude anthropologique du cimetière médiéval de Saint-Estève le Pont (Berre l’Etang) : résultats préliminaires

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Thomann, Aminte, Lalys, Loïc, Bello, Silvia M., Adalian, Pascal, Ardagna, Yann, Devriendt, William, Maczel, Marta, Genot, Alain, Dutour, Olivier, Signoli, Michel, Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap), Centre Michel de Boüard - Centre de recherches archéologiques et historiques anciennes et médiévales (CRAHAM), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Dynamique de l'évolution humaine : individus, populations, espèces [Paris] (DEHIPE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), The Natural History Museum [London] (NHM), Anthropologie bio-culturelle, Droit, Ethique et Santé (ADES), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-EFS ALPES MEDITERRANEE-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 6578 : Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle (UAABC), Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Service Archéologique Municipal, De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (PACEA), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), Thomann, Aminte, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), UMR 6578 : Adaptabilité Biologique et Culturelle (UAABC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2, École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)

Subjects
[SHS.ARCHEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory, [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory, [SHS.ANTHRO-BIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Biological anthropology, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, [SHS.ANTHRO-BIO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Biological anthropology
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Published
2001

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