Fabian Kanz
Biographic Data
| ID | 98555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fabian Kanz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fabian |
| FAMILY NAME | Kanz |
| SIGNATURE | KANZ F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Medical University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6720-6781 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Diet, mobility and gendered violence
Multi-method analysis integrates proteomic sex identification with isotope analyses. • Integrates the divergent methodologies of analysing cremated and inhumed individuals. • Provides individual biographies with sex-linked data on mobility, diet, and violence. • Contributes to understanding gendered lifeways and emerging social stratification in Early Iron Age Central Europe. The Early Iron Age cemetery of Statzendorf (c. 800–400 BCE), which at d…
Gender identities in the prehistoric societies of south-eastern Iberia
Anthropological skeletal remains provide access to the embodied dimensions of daily life, allowing the exploration of how gender was shaped through culturally specific practices. Non-masticatory dental wear has recently emerged as a valuable proxy for identifying craft-related activities and their potential association with gendered roles. The aim of this study is to explore gender identities through non-masticatory dental wear analysis and the c…
From bone chemistry to human demography
First-ever multi-method approach to Iberian Copper Age society, including standard bioarchaeological approach, amelogenin peptide analysis, stable strontium analysis, aDNA and total mercury analysis. • Based on a sample of 126 well-dated and well-contextualized individuals from the Valencina Copper Age mega-site. • Discussion of results included burial rites and gestures, sex and age demographics, pathologies, mobility, biological kinship, ancest…
Fresh insights into sex-specific mobility in Copper Age Perdigões (Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal) provided by amelogenin peptide analysis
Sex estimation based on amelogenin peptides in dental enamel has opened up possibilities to study prehistoric demography in a new light. The application of this technique is of particular importance for the analysis of prehistoric collective burials, where the commingled and disarticulated nature of human remains makes sex estimations challenging. This paper presents data on the sex of 35 individuals from the Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic site of P…
More Error than Minority
The Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age ( c. 2900–1600 bc ) of Central Europe are characterized by burial practices that strongly differentiate between men and women through body placement and orientation in the grave, as well as through grave goods. The osteological sex estimation of the individuals from the cemeteries of Franzhausen I and Gemeinlebarn F corresponds to the gender expressed in the funerary practice in 98 per cent of cases. In thi…
Gendered burial practices in Copper Age non-adults of Iberia
A case of congenital multiple epiphyseal dysplasia from the Late Migration Period graveyard in Drnholec (Czech Republic)
Yersinia pestis im frühbronzezeitlichen Gräberfeld von Drasenhofen. Die derzeit ältesten Pesttoten Österreichs in ihrem kulturhistorischen Kontext
Der Nachweis der derzeit ältesten Pesttoten à sterreichs erfolgte im Rahmen einer interdisziplinären Analyse der frÃ1⁄4hbronzezeitlichen Bestattungen aus Drasenhofen. Die männlichen Individuen, die im Alter von 23â 30 bzw. 22â 27 Jahren verstarben, wurden nicht weit voneinander im nordöstlichsten bzw. sÃ1⁄4döstlichsten Grab des insgesamt 22 Gräber umfassenden Reihengräberfeldes bestattet. Trotz der räumlichen und zeitlichen Nähe wiesen die geneti…
In the bosom of the Earth
Antequera in southern Spain is widely recognised as an outstanding example of the European megalithic phenomenon. One of its most remarkable features is the evident relationship between conspicuous natural formations and human-built monuments. Here, the authors report the results of their investigation of a tomb newly discovered at the site of Piedras Blancas at the foot of La Peña de los Enamorados, a limestone massif that dominates the Antequer…
The Late Migration Period Cemetery at Drnholec (Břeclav District, Czech Republic) / Pohřebiště z konce doby stěhování národů z Drnholce (okres Břeclav, ČR)
The authors present part of a burial ground of the Late Migration Period in Drnholec - Pod sýpkou (Břeclav district, Czech Republic), where seven graves were discovered in 2016 and 2017. The grave goods were identified, by typological analysis, as Langobardian/Lombardian. The authors argue that even a small part of a cemetery with a limited number of graves can bring important new data and open strategic questions, challenging traditional interpr…
Gendered burial practices of early Bronze Age children align with peptide-based sex identification
Gendered burial practices that differentiate between men and women by the way the body was placed were used over large parts of Central Europe in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age (c. 2900–1600 BC). Until recently, it was unknown if the sex-based differentiation of bodies was extended to children, and if the biological sex of the children matched the classification as men and women placed on the left/right side in the opposite orientation. …
Quantification of dental macrowear using 3D occlusal surface topographic measurements in deciduous and permanent molars of children
OBJECTIVES: Childhood paleodietary reconstruction via dental macrowear analysis is limited in part by available methods to measure dental macrowear. We describe a method to quantify dental macrowear progression (in both deciduous and permanent molars) using a handheld intraoral scanner and two 3D occlusal topographic measurements. We assess the agreement of our macrowear proxies with an established qualitative wear scoring system and their relati…
Methodological implications of intra- and inter-facet microwear texture variation for human childhood paleo-dietary reconstruction
The present study concerns occlusal dental microwear texture variation on the deciduous molars of children. A description and evaluation of microwear texture variation within facet 9 and a comparison of microwear textures between grinding facets 9 and 11 are presented. The relationship between wear facet surface area and intra-facet microwear texture variability is evaluated. The sample is composed of naturally-exfoliated, taphonomy-free deciduou…
Appendix 1. Catalogue of Human Remains from Schleinbach
Sophie Zimmermann, Barbara Horejs Editorial Artikel / Articles Doris Pany-Kucera, Michaela Spannagl-Steiner, Lukas Waltenberger, Walther Parson, Christina Strobl, Barbara Rendl, Lukas Janker, Fabian Kanz, Katharina Rebay- Salisbury Social Relations, Deprivation and Violence at Schleinbach, Lower Austria. Insights from an Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Early Bronze Age Human Remains Appendix 1. Catalogue of Human Remains from Schleinbach â ONLI…
Social Relations, Deprivation and Violence at Schleinbach, Lower Austria. Insights from an Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Early Bronze Age Human Remains
The interdisciplinary analysis of the skeletal remains of 63 individuals from settlement features and graves from Schleinbach in Lower Austria brought new insights into Early Bronze Age social relations, health aspects, signs of stress and trauma patterns. The individuals were buried in two groups of formal graves as well as in former storage pits. Mitochondrial DNA analysis identified genetic relationships between two individuals placed close to…
Child murder in the Early Bronze Age
The identification of sex-specific peptides in human tooth enamel by nanoflow liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS) represents a quantum leap for the study of childhood and social relations more generally. Determining sex-related differences in prehistoric child rearing and mortality has been hampered by the insufficient accuracy in determining the biological sex of juveniles. We conducted mass spectrometric analysis to id…
Nové poznatky o stravě mužů z kumulace lidských ostatků K7/90 na Cezavách u Blučiny v mladší době bronzové
Příspěvek zpřesňuje a rozšiřuje informace o stravě pěti dospělých mužů z kumulace lidských ostatků K7/90 velatické fáze kultury středodunajských popelnicových polí v lokalitě Cezavy u Blučiny. Vzhledem ke špatné zachovalosti kosterního materiálu byla získána izotopová data od čtyř z pěti jedinců a ze čtyř vzorků fauny. Původní výsledky izotopové analýzy publikované v roce 2012 naznačovaly významnou roli živočišné složky potravy s potenciálním pod…
Motherhood at Early Bronze Age Unterhautzenthal, Lower Austria
This article utilises skeletal evidence (n = 57) from settlement features and graves at Unterhautzenthal, Lower Austria, to outline our methodological approach to researching motherhood in prehistory. Unterhautzenthal includes the grave of a pregnant teenager, a triple burial of a woman with two children and a family grave of a man, woman and baby; additional womenâ s graves include remains of neonates and young children. Comparing archaeological…
Survival after trepanation—Early cranial surgery from Late Iron Age Switzerland
Trepanation is defined as the intentional perforation of the cranial vault with removal of a piece of skull bone. In Europe, trepanation is known to have been practiced at least since the Neolithic, and it can still be found today in East African native tribes. Two skulls with lesions from the Late Iron Age site Münsingen-Rain (420-240 BC) were investigated. The aim of this study was to analyse the lesions and to determine whether they were cause…
Sex estimation using the femur of Austrians born in the 19th to the middle of the 20th century
Sex estimation of human bones or bone fragments is crucial for the identification process of unknown bodies. Regional differences and secular changes lead to ever changing osteometric standards for different populations. This study provides femoral dimensions of Austrians born between 1822 and 1949 and evaluates the discriminating power of sex estimation functions developed by discriminant analyses. Depending on the state of preservation up to 12…
A probable case of congenital syphilis from pre-Columbian Austria
This study examines the skeletal remains of a subadult from an archeological site in Austria. Radiocarbon dating and archeological attribution indicate that this individual is of pre-Columbian origin. Most of the skeleton was recovered, and only the teeth and the orbital roofs show changes. Dental defects such as the mulberry molar and a tapered, fang-like canine suggest a diagnosis of congenital syphilis. This is the first probable case of conge…
Investigations on human and animal remains from a medieval shaft well in Ayasuluk/Ephesos (Turkey)
In course of the archaeological survey of Ayasuluk/Ephesos region (Turkey), a shaft well situated at the area of an extensive medieval bathing complex was excavated. In the stratum corresponding to the reign Mehmed II the well-preserved skeletons of two humans, an equine and a canine were recovered. Anthropological analysis of the human skeletons indentified two males aged 22 (± 3) and 36 (± 5) years. The skeleton of the younger individual showed…
Die Damianosstoa in Ephesos. Bericht über die Ausgrabung 2002 im Abschnitt Kathodos III
Aus dem Inhalt:JÃ1⁄4rgen BORCHHARDT, In memoriam Ekrem Akurgal; Friedrich KRINZINGER, In memoriam Bernhard Neutsch; Johanna AUINGER, Eine spätantike TogabÃ1⁄4ste aus Balçova; Dimitrios BOULASIKIS, Das sogenannte Freudenhaus zu Ephesos; Florens FELTEN Stefan HILLER Claus REINHOLDT Walter GAUSS Rudolfine SMETANA, à gina-Kolonna 2002. Vorbericht Ã1⁄4ber die Grabungen des Instituts fÃ1⁄4r Klassische Archäologie der Universität Salzburg; Verena GASSNE…
Child murder in the Early Bronze Age
The identification of sex-specific peptides in human tooth enamel by nanoflow liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS) represents a quantum leap for the study of childhood and social relations more generally. Determining sex-related differences in prehistoric child rearing and mortality has been hampered by the insufficient accuracy in determining the biological sex of juveniles. We conducted mass spectrometric analysis to id…
Motherhood at Early Bronze Age Unterhautzenthal, Lower Austria
This article utilises skeletal evidence (n = 57) from settlement features and graves at Unterhautzenthal, Lower Austria, to outline our methodological approach to researching motherhood in prehistory. Unterhautzenthal includes the grave of a pregnant teenager, a triple burial of a woman with two children and a family grave of a man, woman and baby; additional womenâ s graves include remains of neonates and young children. Comparing archaeological…
Gendered burial practices of early Bronze Age children align with peptide-based sex identification
Gendered burial practices that differentiate between men and women by the way the body was placed were used over large parts of Central Europe in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age (c. 2900–1600 BC). Until recently, it was unknown if the sex-based differentiation of bodies was extended to children, and if the biological sex of the children matched the classification as men and women placed on the left/right side in the opposite orientation. …
Methodological implications of intra- and inter-facet microwear texture variation for human childhood paleo-dietary reconstruction
The present study concerns occlusal dental microwear texture variation on the deciduous molars of children. A description and evaluation of microwear texture variation within facet 9 and a comparison of microwear textures between grinding facets 9 and 11 are presented. The relationship between wear facet surface area and intra-facet microwear texture variability is evaluated. The sample is composed of naturally-exfoliated, taphonomy-free deciduou…
Social Relations, Deprivation and Violence at Schleinbach, Lower Austria. Insights from an Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Early Bronze Age Human Remains
The interdisciplinary analysis of the skeletal remains of 63 individuals from settlement features and graves from Schleinbach in Lower Austria brought new insights into Early Bronze Age social relations, health aspects, signs of stress and trauma patterns. The individuals were buried in two groups of formal graves as well as in former storage pits. Mitochondrial DNA analysis identified genetic relationships between two individuals placed close to…
A probable case of congenital syphilis from pre-Columbian Austria
This study examines the skeletal remains of a subadult from an archeological site in Austria. Radiocarbon dating and archeological attribution indicate that this individual is of pre-Columbian origin. Most of the skeleton was recovered, and only the teeth and the orbital roofs show changes. Dental defects such as the mulberry molar and a tapered, fang-like canine suggest a diagnosis of congenital syphilis. This is the first probable case of conge…
In the bosom of the Earth
Antequera in southern Spain is widely recognised as an outstanding example of the European megalithic phenomenon. One of its most remarkable features is the evident relationship between conspicuous natural formations and human-built monuments. Here, the authors report the results of their investigation of a tomb newly discovered at the site of Piedras Blancas at the foot of La Peña de los Enamorados, a limestone massif that dominates the Antequer…
Die Damianosstoa in Ephesos. Bericht über die Ausgrabung 2002 im Abschnitt Kathodos III
Aus dem Inhalt:JÃ1⁄4rgen BORCHHARDT, In memoriam Ekrem Akurgal; Friedrich KRINZINGER, In memoriam Bernhard Neutsch; Johanna AUINGER, Eine spätantike TogabÃ1⁄4ste aus Balçova; Dimitrios BOULASIKIS, Das sogenannte Freudenhaus zu Ephesos; Florens FELTEN Stefan HILLER Claus REINHOLDT Walter GAUSS Rudolfine SMETANA, à gina-Kolonna 2002. Vorbericht Ã1⁄4ber die Grabungen des Instituts fÃ1⁄4r Klassische Archäologie der Universität Salzburg; Verena GASSNE…
Investigations on human and animal remains from a medieval shaft well in Ayasuluk/Ephesos (Turkey)
In course of the archaeological survey of Ayasuluk/Ephesos region (Turkey), a shaft well situated at the area of an extensive medieval bathing complex was excavated. In the stratum corresponding to the reign Mehmed II the well-preserved skeletons of two humans, an equine and a canine were recovered. Anthropological analysis of the human skeletons indentified two males aged 22 (± 3) and 36 (± 5) years. The skeleton of the younger individual showed…
Survival after trepanation—Early cranial surgery from Late Iron Age Switzerland
Trepanation is defined as the intentional perforation of the cranial vault with removal of a piece of skull bone. In Europe, trepanation is known to have been practiced at least since the Neolithic, and it can still be found today in East African native tribes. Two skulls with lesions from the Late Iron Age site Münsingen-Rain (420-240 BC) were investigated. The aim of this study was to analyse the lesions and to determine whether they were cause…
Sex estimation using the femur of Austrians born in the 19th to the middle of the 20th century
Sex estimation of human bones or bone fragments is crucial for the identification process of unknown bodies. Regional differences and secular changes lead to ever changing osteometric standards for different populations. This study provides femoral dimensions of Austrians born between 1822 and 1949 and evaluates the discriminating power of sex estimation functions developed by discriminant analyses. Depending on the state of preservation up to 12…
A probable case of congenital syphilis from pre-Columbian Austria
This study examines the skeletal remains of a subadult from an archeological site in Austria. Radiocarbon dating and archeological attribution indicate that this individual is of pre-Columbian origin. Most of the skeleton was recovered, and only the teeth and the orbital roofs show changes. Dental defects such as the mulberry molar and a tapered, fang-like canine suggest a diagnosis of congenital syphilis. This is the first probable case of conge…
Motherhood at Early Bronze Age Unterhautzenthal, Lower Austria
This article utilises skeletal evidence (n = 57) from settlement features and graves at Unterhautzenthal, Lower Austria, to outline our methodological approach to researching motherhood in prehistory. Unterhautzenthal includes the grave of a pregnant teenager, a triple burial of a woman with two children and a family grave of a man, woman and baby; additional womenâ s graves include remains of neonates and young children. Comparing archaeological…
Nové poznatky o stravě mužů z kumulace lidských ostatků K7/90 na Cezavách u Blučiny v mladší době bronzové
Příspěvek zpřesňuje a rozšiřuje informace o stravě pěti dospělých mužů z kumulace lidských ostatků K7/90 velatické fáze kultury středodunajských popelnicových polí v lokalitě Cezavy u Blučiny. Vzhledem ke špatné zachovalosti kosterního materiálu byla získána izotopová data od čtyř z pěti jedinců a ze čtyř vzorků fauny. Původní výsledky izotopové analýzy publikované v roce 2012 naznačovaly významnou roli živočišné složky potravy s potenciálním pod…
Methodological implications of intra- and inter-facet microwear texture variation for human childhood paleo-dietary reconstruction
The present study concerns occlusal dental microwear texture variation on the deciduous molars of children. A description and evaluation of microwear texture variation within facet 9 and a comparison of microwear textures between grinding facets 9 and 11 are presented. The relationship between wear facet surface area and intra-facet microwear texture variability is evaluated. The sample is composed of naturally-exfoliated, taphonomy-free deciduou…
Appendix 1. Catalogue of Human Remains from Schleinbach
Sophie Zimmermann, Barbara Horejs Editorial Artikel / Articles Doris Pany-Kucera, Michaela Spannagl-Steiner, Lukas Waltenberger, Walther Parson, Christina Strobl, Barbara Rendl, Lukas Janker, Fabian Kanz, Katharina Rebay- Salisbury Social Relations, Deprivation and Violence at Schleinbach, Lower Austria. Insights from an Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Early Bronze Age Human Remains Appendix 1. Catalogue of Human Remains from Schleinbach â ONLI…
Social Relations, Deprivation and Violence at Schleinbach, Lower Austria. Insights from an Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Early Bronze Age Human Remains
The interdisciplinary analysis of the skeletal remains of 63 individuals from settlement features and graves from Schleinbach in Lower Austria brought new insights into Early Bronze Age social relations, health aspects, signs of stress and trauma patterns. The individuals were buried in two groups of formal graves as well as in former storage pits. Mitochondrial DNA analysis identified genetic relationships between two individuals placed close to…
Child murder in the Early Bronze Age
The identification of sex-specific peptides in human tooth enamel by nanoflow liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS) represents a quantum leap for the study of childhood and social relations more generally. Determining sex-related differences in prehistoric child rearing and mortality has been hampered by the insufficient accuracy in determining the biological sex of juveniles. We conducted mass spectrometric analysis to id…
Quantification of dental macrowear using 3D occlusal surface topographic measurements in deciduous and permanent molars of children
OBJECTIVES: Childhood paleodietary reconstruction via dental macrowear analysis is limited in part by available methods to measure dental macrowear. We describe a method to quantify dental macrowear progression (in both deciduous and permanent molars) using a handheld intraoral scanner and two 3D occlusal topographic measurements. We assess the agreement of our macrowear proxies with an established qualitative wear scoring system and their relati…
The Late Migration Period Cemetery at Drnholec (Břeclav District, Czech Republic) / Pohřebiště z konce doby stěhování národů z Drnholce (okres Břeclav, ČR)
The authors present part of a burial ground of the Late Migration Period in Drnholec - Pod sýpkou (Břeclav district, Czech Republic), where seven graves were discovered in 2016 and 2017. The grave goods were identified, by typological analysis, as Langobardian/Lombardian. The authors argue that even a small part of a cemetery with a limited number of graves can bring important new data and open strategic questions, challenging traditional interpr…
Gendered burial practices of early Bronze Age children align with peptide-based sex identification
Gendered burial practices that differentiate between men and women by the way the body was placed were used over large parts of Central Europe in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age (c. 2900–1600 BC). Until recently, it was unknown if the sex-based differentiation of bodies was extended to children, and if the biological sex of the children matched the classification as men and women placed on the left/right side in the opposite orientation. …
A case of congenital multiple epiphyseal dysplasia from the Late Migration Period graveyard in Drnholec (Czech Republic)
Yersinia pestis im frühbronzezeitlichen Gräberfeld von Drasenhofen. Die derzeit ältesten Pesttoten Österreichs in ihrem kulturhistorischen Kontext
Der Nachweis der derzeit ältesten Pesttoten à sterreichs erfolgte im Rahmen einer interdisziplinären Analyse der frÃ1⁄4hbronzezeitlichen Bestattungen aus Drasenhofen. Die männlichen Individuen, die im Alter von 23â 30 bzw. 22â 27 Jahren verstarben, wurden nicht weit voneinander im nordöstlichsten bzw. sÃ1⁄4döstlichsten Grab des insgesamt 22 Gräber umfassenden Reihengräberfeldes bestattet. Trotz der räumlichen und zeitlichen Nähe wiesen die geneti…
In the bosom of the Earth
Antequera in southern Spain is widely recognised as an outstanding example of the European megalithic phenomenon. One of its most remarkable features is the evident relationship between conspicuous natural formations and human-built monuments. Here, the authors report the results of their investigation of a tomb newly discovered at the site of Piedras Blancas at the foot of La Peña de los Enamorados, a limestone massif that dominates the Antequer…
Fresh insights into sex-specific mobility in Copper Age Perdigões (Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal) provided by amelogenin peptide analysis
Sex estimation based on amelogenin peptides in dental enamel has opened up possibilities to study prehistoric demography in a new light. The application of this technique is of particular importance for the analysis of prehistoric collective burials, where the commingled and disarticulated nature of human remains makes sex estimations challenging. This paper presents data on the sex of 35 individuals from the Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic site of P…
More Error than Minority
The Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age ( c. 2900–1600 bc ) of Central Europe are characterized by burial practices that strongly differentiate between men and women through body placement and orientation in the grave, as well as through grave goods. The osteological sex estimation of the individuals from the cemeteries of Franzhausen I and Gemeinlebarn F corresponds to the gender expressed in the funerary practice in 98 per cent of cases. In thi…
Gendered burial practices in Copper Age non-adults of Iberia
Diet, mobility and gendered violence
Multi-method analysis integrates proteomic sex identification with isotope analyses. • Integrates the divergent methodologies of analysing cremated and inhumed individuals. • Provides individual biographies with sex-linked data on mobility, diet, and violence. • Contributes to understanding gendered lifeways and emerging social stratification in Early Iron Age Central Europe. The Early Iron Age cemetery of Statzendorf (c. 800–400 BCE), which at d…
Gender identities in the prehistoric societies of south-eastern Iberia
Anthropological skeletal remains provide access to the embodied dimensions of daily life, allowing the exploration of how gender was shaped through culturally specific practices. Non-masticatory dental wear has recently emerged as a valuable proxy for identifying craft-related activities and their potential association with gendered roles. The aim of this study is to explore gender identities through non-masticatory dental wear analysis and the c…
From bone chemistry to human demography
First-ever multi-method approach to Iberian Copper Age society, including standard bioarchaeological approach, amelogenin peptide analysis, stable strontium analysis, aDNA and total mercury analysis. • Based on a sample of 126 well-dated and well-contextualized individuals from the Valencina Copper Age mega-site. • Discussion of results included burial rites and gestures, sex and age demographics, pathologies, mobility, biological kinship, ancest…
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (15 works) · Archaeology (11 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Biology (9 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · History (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Bronze Age (6 works)