The article presents 19th‑century tombstone inscriptions from Catholic cemeteries in Podolia. An important part of the inscription is marking founder and their relationship to deceased. analyzes historic Podolia that were made 19th early 20th century. presented saved photographed by author during research internships, “Save my great‑grandfather save oblivion” (“Mogiłę pradziada ocal od zapomnie...

mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtdna) polymorphisms were examinedin bone samples of individuals buried inan early neolithic (c. 5800–4900 bce) hunter-gatherer cemetery, shamanka ii, located atthe southwestern tip of lake baikal, siberia. the mainobjective was to compare the mtdna polymorphisms observed at shamanka ii to those previously reportedfrom the lokomotiv (early neolithic) and ust...

<p>The educational use of ancient necropolises is widespread in the western world, examining them light archaeological, historical, artistic and environmental interest. However, culture does not encourage school visits to modern cemeteries, even though they are historically artistically important monuments, such as First Cemetery Athens. It was founded 19th century on basis landscape arch...

Folk beliefs associated with death and disease can impact on the bioarcheological record. Unusual postmortem actions by humans and distinctive paleopathological evidence may be clues to these beliefs. This report presents bioarcheological and paleopathological evidence in support of a 19th century New England folk belief in vampires with a particular reference to a colonial period burial. The N...

In ancient DNA studies the low amount of endogenous DNA represents a limiting factor that often hampers the result achievement. In this study we extracted the DNA from nine human skeletal remains of different ages found in the Byzantine cemetery of Abdera Halkidiki and in the medieval cemetery of St. Spiridion in Rhodes (Greece). Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used ...

This paper presents the results of an isotopic investigation of population and dietary diversity in Roman Gloucester, focusing on individuals found in a late 2nd century AD mass burial pit at London Road, and comparing them to those found in the nearby cemetery. There were no statistical differences in isotopic composition between mass grave and cemetery burials, suggesting, in agreement with t...

BACKGROUND Inequalities in the health of different sections of populations are well recognized but were difficult to demonstrate before death registration was introduced in 1837. In the early years of civil registration, geographical and sex differences in mortality were clearly recognized, as were occupational hazards, but socio-economic differences were barely explored in the Annual Reports o...

Monumental tombs reflect various social, cultural, architectural, religious, economic, and engineering features of a community. However, environmental weathering, natural disasters, poor maintenance, vandalism, and misuse unfortunately pose serious threats to these cultural assets. Historic monuments are often exposed to the highest risk due to their vulnerability. The Ottoman-style Nişancı Ham...

Lead poisoning has been suggested as being partially responsible for the ‘demise’ of the British military in the West Indies during the colonial era. Lead was pervasive in the colonial environment, being employed in items such as eating and cooking utensils, water catchments and alcohol distillation equipment. This preliminary study represents the first attempt to determine whether this suggest...