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  1. CW: Human remains

    #Tobacco use detectable in #archaeological #teeth 🚬
    Our #bioarchaeological research project in cooperation with the @univienna and the #ViennaBiocenter with funding from the #BABAO has developed a new method to detect tobacco use in archaeological #skeletons - using tooth #dentin!

    The study analysed teeth from #soldiers who died at the #Battle of #Wagram in 1809 during the #FifthCoalitionWar

    Click here for the article
    doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.106
    #Archaeology #austria #napoleon

  2. 10 #Oldest #Human #Skeletons in the World

    oldest.org/people/human-skelet

    While many #hominid or human #ancestor skeletons have been discovered that date back millions of years, the oldest modern human (#Homosapiens) skeletons are significantly more recent. Research suggests that Homo sapiens only appeared about 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. Some of the earliest #humanremains date back to this time, while the oldest nearly complete skeletons are only about 100,000 years old.

  3. #WordyWednesday: Catacombs

    Another “cat” derived post? Don’t mind if I do!

    Catacombs are underground galleries that house dead bodies in caskets, shrouds, urns, or fully exposed as bones.

    They're excavated into areas with tombs, niches, chambers, and passageways. Spaces for bodies in the wall (loculi) may be sealed with tiles, plaster, brick and mortar, or marble slabs.

    One of the most famous examples is the Paris Catacombs (although technically it's an ossuary since it's used for bones), which is home to over 6 million people's remains.

    #HisAndHearsePress #Vocabulary #MortuaryScience #Catacombs #Ossuary #Bones #Skeletons #Cemetery #Graveyard #Death

  4. A Maya ambassador’s grave reveals his surprisingly difficult life - Enlarge / This painted vessel, which depicts a bird, is one of two found in the ambassador's grave.... - arstechnica.com/?p=1750214 #pre-columbiancivilizations #biologicalanthropology #ancientcentralamerica #biologicalarchaeology #forensicanthropology #archaeology #gravegoods #skeletons #science #maya