Articles by Sandee Oster
Phys.org / How the palmette motif shifted from elite status symbol to royal emblem in Iron Age Judah
In a study published by Reli Avisar in the Levant journal, the author examines the symbol of the palmette and how its meaning changed together with the local political and social atmosphere.
Phys.org / Unique double-notched tail sets new Jurassic predatory fish apart from its relatives
In a recent study, a research team led by Martin Ebert from the Ludwig Maximilian University and Adriana López-Arbarello from the Unidad Ejecutora Lillo examined fossil fish specimens of the family Caturidae housed in various ...
Phys.org / Maya children also received jade tooth inlays, study finds
A study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports analyzed three Maya children's teeth. These teeth exhibited jade inlays, a practice typically reported in adult Pre-Hispanic Maya teeth.
Phys.org / First infant burial in Roman military camp discovered in Iberian Peninsula
A recent study by Marta Fernández-Viejo and her colleagues from the laboratory of Human Evolution of the University of Burgos and University of León, published in Childhood in the Past, examined the possible first-ever infant ...
Phys.org / Ibex motif linked to fertility and celestial symbolism in ancient Near East art
In a new study published in L'Antropologie, Dr. Shirin Torkamandi and his colleagues, Dr. Marcel Otte and Dr. Abbas Motarjem have analyzed the symbolic meaning of bovidea, particularly the ibex, in the ancient Near East.
Phys.org / Prehistoric female miners identified using multidisciplinary approach
Almost three decades ago, the chert mining area in Krumlov Forest was discovered. Since then, much has been written about the mining activity that took place here. While chert mining occurred here from as early as the beginning ...
Phys.org / Two new Thrissops species provide insights into early teleost evolution
A recent study by Dr. Martin Ebert in Zitelliana described two new species from the poorly known genus Thrissops. Thrissops ettlingensis sp. nov. was recently discovered in the lower marine Tithonian Plattenkalk of Ettling, ...
Phys.org / Stable isotope analysis shows shifting subsistence in ancient Andean civilization of Vichama
Dr. Luis Pezo-Lanfranco and his colleagues conducted stable isotope analysis to reconstruct the diets of 38 human individuals from the early Central Andean civilization of Vichama (1800 BCE–1300 CE).
Phys.org / Oldest known docodontan fossil found in Greenland narrows the evolutionary gap
In a recent study by Dr. Sofia Patrocínio and her colleagues, published in Papers in Palaeontology, a new specimen of Docodonta is described.
Phys.org / Wyoming archaeological site reveals Native American adornment practices in the 1700s during early European contact
Dr. Spencer Pelton and his colleagues have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the River Bend site (48NA202), Wyoming. The site, located near the North Platte River in Casper, Wyoming, was excavated in the 1970s as part ...
Phys.org / Scientists trace mineral sources for sacred Maya Blue in Late Classic pottery from Buenavista, Belize
In a recent study published in the journal Ancient Mesoamerica, Dr. Dean Arnold and his colleagues, Joseph Ball, Laure Dussubieux, and Jennifer Tachek, examined 17 samples of Maya Blue from pottery sherds dated to the Late-Terminal ...
Phys.org / Archaeologists uncover lavish Bronze Age burial of young woman in Greater Khorasan
A study by Ali Vahdati and his colleagues, Raffaele Biscone, Roberto Dan, and Marie-Claude Trémouille analyzed the remains and artifacts contained in the richest burial ever excavated from the Greater Khorasan Civilization ...
Phys.org / Study translates fragmentary ancient Sumerian myth around 4,400 years old
A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a tablet (Ni 12501) dating to the Early Dynastic IIIb period (ca. 2540–2350 BCE) from Nippur, Sumer.
Phys.org / First sperm whale tooth from 3rd millennium Iberian peninsula discovered
A team of researchers, led by Dr. Samuel Ramírez-Cruzado Aguilar-Galindo, recently provided a comprehensive, multidisciplinary study of a sperm-whale tooth found in the Copper Age mega-site of Valencina de la Concepción-Castilleja ...
Phys.org / Study reveals how ancient elk rock art transformed from realistic to warped wolf-like beasts
A recent study by Dr. Esther Jacobson-Tepfer, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, explores the transformation of elk rock art in the Mongolian Altai. Her research sheds light on the possible factors that influenced ...
