The quantification and identification of components in archaeological micromorphology remain subjective and challenging, particularly for early-career researchers. To address this, we developed a deep learning tool for the automatic segmentation of t...
The estimation of weaning duration from incremental dentine δ15N and δ13C values offers insights into health, nutrition, and demography in past populations. In this study, we developed a novel machine learning approach to estimate weaning duration us...
Understanding past human and animal mobility is essential for reconstructing the social and cultural dynamics of ancient societies. Strontium isotope analysis (87Sr/86Sr) offers a powerful tool to investigate provenance and movement. The bioavailable...
One of the earliest and most enigmatic forms of rock art are finger flutings and previous methods of studying them relied on biometric finger ratios from modern populations to make assumptions about the people who left the flutings, which is theoreti...
Population movements constitute a significant driver of cultural change in prehistoric societies. In recent years, sulfur isotopes have emerged as a valuable approach for distinguishing human/animal provenance. However, the scarcity of sulfur isotope...
Predicting the original mass of a retouched scraper has long been a major goal in lithic analysis. It is commonly linked to lithic technological organization of past societies along with notions of stone tool general morphology, standardization throu...
Determining by means of palaeography the chronology of ancient handwritten manuscripts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls is essential for reconstructing the evolution of ideas, but there is an almost complete lack of date-bearing manuscripts. To overcome ...
Archaeologists often use high-resolution satellite imagery to identify potential archaeological sites or features, including ancient settlements, burial mounds, roads, and even subtle differences in vegetation or topography. Over the last several dec...
BACKGROUND: Capillariid nematode eggs have been reported in archaeological material in both the New and the Old World, mainly in Europe and South America. They have been found in various types of samples, as coprolites, sediments from latrines, pits,...
Historically, the extensive involvement of citizen scientists in palaeontology and archaeology has resulted in many discoveries and insights. More recently, machine learning has emerged as a broadly applicable tool for analysing large datasets of fos...
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